Food coating compositions and methods of making food coating compositions

A method of making a food coating composition comprising:

• providing a porous coating composition, at least one flavor composition, and an oil feedstock having a melting point greater than 20° C.;
• mixing the porous coating composition with the at least one flavor composition, wherein at least a portion of the at least one flavor composition is absorbed into pores of the porous coating composition;
• heating the oil feedstock to a temperature greater than the melting point of the oil feedstock to form a liquid oil;
• mixing the liquid oil with the at least one flavor composition prior to, contemporaneous with, or after the at least one flavor composition is mixed with the porous coating composition to provide an oil-flavor-porous coating mixture;
• and
• cooling the oil-flavor-porous coating mixture to 25° C. or less to form a food coating composition having a plurality of granules, wherein the liquid oil solidifies as an exterior coating for the porous coating composition and the flavor composition absorbed within the pores of the porous coating composition,
• wherein the cooling of the oil-flavor-porous coating mixture is conducted prior to an optional application of the food coating composition to a food product.