Coconut milk has become one of my favorite things to cook with and to drink. Canned coconut milk taste totally different than fresh homemade coconut milk. I think you will be surprised how easy it is to make your own coconut milk and it tastes so much better than canned coconut milk! In addition, I will show you how to make and dehydrate your own coconut flakes. Again, there is no comparison to store bought coconut flakes. Fresh coconut flakes are not stripped of all their fats and have so much flavor!
This week I am posting a 4 video series about coconuts. This is the second video in this series. You will learn the following in this whole series:
- Video 1: How to open up a coconut and get coconut water
- Video 2: How to make coconut milk and dehydrate coconut flakes
- Video 3: How to make coconut flour
- Video 4: How to make coconut butter or coconut cream
If you should have any questions about this first video, please feel free to leave them in the comment section below.
How To Make Fresh Organic Coconut Milk & Dehydrated Coconut Flakes (Video 2 Of A 4 Video Series)
Prep Time: 10 minutes- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
- Category: side dish
- Method: food processor
- Cuisine: american
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Coconut milk has become one of my favorite things to cook with and to drink.Learn how to make your own!
Ingredients
- 1 organic coconut
- hot water
Instructions
- Take the coconut meat out of the shell and cut into pieces (view the video here).
- Put into food processor and pour 2 cups of hot filtered water over the coconut meat.
- Pulse for 30 seconds until well combined.
- Drain mixture through cheesecloth or a fine strainer and press the coconut milk out of meat reserving the milk in another bowl.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
If you missed yesterdays video, here it is. https://wholelifestylenutrition.com/recipes/drinks/how-to-cut-open-a-coconut-and-get-coconut-water-video-1-of-a-4-video-series/
Yep I missed it…thanks Halle…love coconut even eating it fresh!
Ok I cannot believe how easy that was…I’m ready
how long will the water and milk keep in the refrigerator? Also the flour and butter?
I would drink the water and milk within a day or two at most. If you want it longer I suggest freezing it in an ice cube tray. Coconut flour will hold for awhile, but again, some of the fats are still in the coconut so the shelf life won’t be as long as store bought (I’d say about 3 months). Coconut butter you store at room temperature (like coconut oil). You might have to slightly heat it depending on how cool it is in your area. I would say about 3 months on this too.
Halle what do you use coconut butter for?
Oh Tina, it has become my new favorite! I put it on just about anything. I warm it slightly, as it becomes thick, like coconut oil being that it is winter here. I then drizzle it over fruit, spread it on apples, or use it as a spread on some of my coconut bread. Yum!
Thanks Halle McCulloch Cottis
I warm the whole jar of coconut butter, then pour it into a parchment lined 8×8 glass pan. After it cools and hardens, I cut it into Tbsp sized pieces and store them in a jar. I eat a piece several times a day. Mmmm!
Hey Halle, in the Tropical Traditions coconut milk video, they do a second round blending with hot water to get two presses of coconut milk. Do you have any experience with that? Is the second run too wimpy to bother with? Or does it take all the flavor out of the coconut flakes?
Hey Julie, The coconut flakes we are using are so fresh that I didn’t feel the need to do that a second time. I have tried TT Coconut milk before and although good and easy to make, mine did not require that second time. Feel free to do that if you want, but I think you will find that you won’t need to 🙂
Hi Halle, Is there a difference if I use young thai coconuts or should I be using the brown shelled coconut