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Coconut Milk

Marla Hingley
You can make coconut milk as creamy or as thin as you desire (think homogenized milk vs. skim). It’s all whatever tastes good to you!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ - 1 whole coconut depending on creaminess desired
  • 4 cups water room temperature

Equipment Needed

  • Hammer
  • Flat head screwdriver or oyster shucker
  • Vitamix or regular blender
  • Nut-Milk Bag nylon stocking, or strainer/cheesecloth
  • Pitcher

Instructions
 

  • Using the hammer, smash the coconut into several pieces (you won’t need the liquid inside the coconut for this recipe).
  • Use the screwdriver to separate the coconut meat from the shell. Place meat into bowl.
  • Add water to blender, and coconut meat (using ¼ of the meat will make it taste like skim milk, while using all of the coconut meat would be more like homogenized milk). Process on high for about 1 minute.
  • Place nut-milk bag into a pitcher and pour mixture in. Squeeze bag to separate liquid from fiber. If you don’t have a nut-milk bag, pour mixture though a sieve, then through a cheesecloth lined sieve. Trying to remove as much fiber and particulates as possible.
  • Store in fridge, shake as needed before using.

Notes

Reason’s why your milk may separate:
Using a regular blender. Because it cannot reach the speed of a Vitamix style blender, your milk may not be able to stay in emulsion.
Also water temperature will also play a part in its separation – too cold and it will separate. However, separated coconut milk does not affect the taste, and can easily be mixed back up by shaking it before using.
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