Homemade Coconut Milk

Without added ingredients or thickeners.

 I can blend up a batch of coconut milk in about 5 minutes.

You will need:

4 cups filtered water
1 cup organic, unsweetened shredded coconut (desiccated) No additives. No preservatives.
2 dates, pitted (optional)
pinch of sea salt (optional)

That’s it!

In a blender, add filtered water.

2 pitted dates…or more…or none.  I like a little sweetness.

Throw in a pinch of sea salt for a little flavor…or not.

add the unsweetened coconut.

Turn blender on high speed and blend for about 3 minutes.

While the coconut milk in blending, place a strainer over a large bowl and line strainer with cheese cloth or a clean dish cloth.  A nut bag may be used as well.

Pour mixture into the lined strainer.

Stir the coconut milk to allow the milk to strain through to the bowl.  Once most of the liquid is drained.  Squeeze out remaining milk.

I have found that a tightly woven cotton dish cloth works great.  I like it because I can squeeze it and the pulp will not squeeze through the fibers.

I can squeeze the daylight out of this cloth and get alot of milk out of the pulp.

As you can see the coconut is pretty dry.  You can use the pulp in cooking, smoothies or compost it.

There you go coconut milk in 5 minutes.  No additives or thickeners.  No preservatives.

 Pour into a container and store in refrigerator.

Note:  The coconut milk will separate while chilled and a thicker layer of coconut milk may form on top.  Just give the jar a good shake to mix.

Did I mention it’s great poured over chocolate granola.  In place of almonds in the recipe I used hazelnuts.  Be still my heart.

4 cups filtered water
1 cup organic, unsweetened shredded coconut (desiccated) No additives. No preservatives.
2 dates, pitted (optional)
pinch of sea salt (optional)

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend on high for 3-4 minutes.  Strain through cheesecloth or nut bag.  Store in refrigerator.  Makes 4 cups.

Note:  The coconut milk will separate while chilled and a thicker layer of coconut milk may form on top.  Just give the jar a good shake to mix.