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How to Make Coconut Milk

Brittany Bly
This creamy, delicious fresh Coconut Milk is better than anything you can buy in the store! Learn how to make it - it's easy and can be customized to your tastes!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Drinks
Servings 4 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Coconut
  • 4 cups of cold water

Optional:

  • 1 Tablespoon Honey -or-
  • 1 Tablespoon Maple Syrup -or-
  • 1 Fresh Vanilla Bean Pod -or-
  • Get creative! Lots of ideas are available here!

Instructions
 

  • Break open a fresh coconut that swishes with liquid when you shake it.
  • Remove 1 cup or more of the coconut meat.
  • Use a vegetable peeler to remove the brown peel attached to the coconut meat.
  • Chop the coconut into bite size pieces and place the pieces and water in a blender. If you decide to add, vanilla bean, vanilla extract, honey, maple or anything else place that in the blender as well! Recipe ideas are included in the text above.
  • Pulse and blend the coconut and water on high for around 90 seconds. The coconut milk will still have small pieces of pulp but will be a chunky, gritty white.
  • Using a cheese cloth, metal sieve or a tea strainer, strain out the pulp and into your storage vessel for the coconut milk. If the milk pools in the strainer and doesn't strain through easily, clean the strainer and start fresh.
  • Keep your coconut milk in a storage vessel with a lid and in the fridge for 3 to 5 days.
Keyword coconut milk, coconut milk recipe, fresh coconut milk, milk alternatives, non dairy milk