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Default COPHA - any substitute for?

On Wednesday, 1 May 1996 19:00:00 UTC+12, Marilyn Bolton wrote:
> I live in Canada and wish to make the Australian recipe "Chocolate
> Crackles" which calls for copha - a hard fat made from coconut I think.
> Does anyone have an idea for a substitution? Crisco works, but tastes
> awful in this recipe. Thanks,
>
> Marilyn


Hi Marilyn I use Coconut Oil instead of Copha, much healthier although Copha is just hydrogenated coconut oil, the cold pressed or virgin coconut oil is better and works just as well.