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Homemade Coconut Milk Recipe


Homemade Coconut Milk Recipe
Coconut milk sold in cans and tetra packs are not natural! All have some kind of additives and stabilizers in them to stop them from separating like the natural coconut milk does. This could include ingredients like soy lecithin, which some people co... More

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Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 7/8 cups dried, unsweetened, shredded coconut

Directions
  1. In a medium-size kettle, heat the water, but do not bring it to a boil.
  2. Place the coconut in a blender and add 1 cup of the hot water.
  3. Blend for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Place a colander in a bowl and line the colander with 4 thicknesses of cheesecloth.
  5. Pour the blended coconut mixture into the cheesecloth and twist to extract the milk, letting the milk go into the bowl.
  6. Return the coconut pulp to the blender and add the remaining 1/2 cup of hot water. Blend for 1-2 minutes, strain and press through the cheesecloth into the bowl.

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Thank you for posting this recipe... it is nice to be able to make this at home.. five forks
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You're welcome, and thank you! :)


Nice post!


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