Easiest Coconut Milk Recipe

By Kathy C.

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried unsweetened shredded coconut
• water to make 5 cups of coconut milk
• Sweetener (optional. If using, add a dash of salt as well.)
• 1/4-1/2 tsp glucomannan powder or guar gum (*not in original recipe, but I add this to thicken milk & prevent cream part from hardening in refrig)

Details

Servings 5
Adapted from wholenewmom.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. This is the new step: Grind the coconut in your blender or spice grinder until fairly finely ground.
2. Add 1 cup of water to the ground coconut in a high powered blender (like Vitamix) and blend on high for 1 minute.
3. Add water to make 5 cups of coconut milk. Blend on high for 3 minutes. (*add gluco powder)
4. Enjoy and store in the refrigerator.

If you really want to make this smoother, you can strain it through a nut bag or cheesecloth. I don’t bother doing that. When it gets thick I just add some more filtered water and stir it up. We’re pretty use to “not perfect” coconut milk now :) .