I am so excited to be giving away the equivalent of a couple cases
of homemade coconut milk this week!
The winner of this giveaway will receive a gallon of Organic Shredded Coconut from Tropical Traditions, and a Nut Milk Bag from me, Betty Rawker. Your prizes will also be shipped to you for free. Giveaway limited to residents of USA and Canada.
You can also use this dried coconut from Tropical Traditions for all sorts of treats, like these Raw Goo Goo Clusters, Paleo Samoa Girl Scout Cookies, or Grain Free Raspberry Bliss Bars.
For an excellent homemade coconut recipe and tutorial video, you can visit Tropical Traditions recipe page to see how they recommend making your homemade coconut milk from dried coconut. Also, see their video on making coconut milk below!
Below is my simple version of the recipe.
Homemade Coconut Milk:
- 1 cup dried coconut flakes
- 2 cups+ hot tap water*
*To make a thinner coconut milk, just add another cup or 2 of water.
Blend coconut and hot tap water together on high. Pour through a nut milk bag. You now have close to 2 cups of coconut milk to use in smoothie, soups, or baking! You can also save remaining coconut pulp to use in other recipes. Here is a great recipe for a grain free “oatmeal” cookie from Against All Grain where you can use the coconut pulp in place of the dried coconut called for in her recipe. (Just use flax “eggs” to keep it vegan if you’d like! I find flax goes really well in cookies too!)
Please note, this homemade coconut milk when used right away is a pretty good replacement for what you might find in a can, but once you refrigerate this homemade milk it will separate quite a bit, and you will end up with a thick and pretty hard layer of coconut fat at the top. I just blend it back together and use it just fine. Just don’t expect it to create a super soft layer of fat as found in most cans of full fat coconut milk. I often use the canned coconut milk fat for whipped cream, but it is not possible to do the same with the homemade version.
Winner will be announced on October 30th, 2013. Limited to residents of the USA and Canada.
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Can I use cheesecloth for my nut bag to make the coconut milk?
Yes, you totally can. The nut milk bag is just a sophisticated industrial strength, reusable, machine washable, version of a cheesecloth.
I love making homemade coconut butter out of coconut flakes!
This is so cool. If I won, I’d give the bag to a friend, but keep the coconut for myself!
(I already have a bag) 🙂
Thanks!
I’ve only made granola with coconut flakes, and I’ve never tried to make coconut milk, but I would love to. I’d also love to make coconut butter.
My favorite recipe is The Paleo Mom’s chewy granola bars. http://www.thepaleomom.com/2012/01/recipe-paleo-and-vegan-chewy-granola.html
Coconut butter is my favorite thing to make!
I just ordered shredded coconut yesterday from Tropical Traditions. You can never have too much. 🙂
This is an awesome contest, I’ve been wanting to make my own coconut milk, thanks for this opportunity!!! Coconut in general is a gift from the gods. I wouldn’t be able to eat my almond flour pancakes without coconut butter!!!
Overnight piña colada oats were my fave thing to make with coconut/coconut milk
I love it in my coffee & whipped into a shake with bananas and pineapple mmmmm tropical love
I haven’t made my own coconut milk but I LOVE to eat it 😉
But I currently make shakes from the store bought stuff.
I know just the person to give the nut milk bag to if I won, it’s exciting to think of all the yummy goodies I could make with all those coconut flakes, and just in time for the holidays!
Raw Macaroons!!!
Dude, pineapple coconut chicken. My lady made some the other night, one of our faves!
I hope this earned my entries, fingers crossed.
My favorite recipe that uses dried coconut is ‘coconut tofu.’ Cut firm tofu into small squares, dip in a batter of flour and liquid, then roll in coconut shreds and can add s little spice and sweetener. I saute them with a small amount of oil until golden. These are great in salads, or to snack on, or have for dinner!!!
Everything. I use coconut for everything! My favorite recipe is probably the standard macaroon – or blending it with nuts/manna for a nutty roll.
I love coconut everything ! Coconut Milk ( ice cold) with raw macaroons ! 🙂
My favorite recipe to use coconut milk is:
Banana coconut bread
Waffles
I use coconut flakes to make a tart crust.
Adding coconut to breakfast bars!
*kelly
kelly-tillotson@hotmail.com
I use dried coconut in granola bars and coconut pie. The great thing about dried coconut is you can throw it in just about any baked good and it turns out great.
Coconut milk + avocado + raspberries. Blend together and freeze to make “ice cream.”
I love using home made coconut milk for my smoothies.
I love using dried coconut for scones and coconut chicken, and coconut milk for Thai curry. Yum!
Coconut Butter! So yummy!
I like to make coconut cream pie and add coconut to cookies.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com
One of my favourtie recipes is fiddle faddle, it is a no bake cookie recipe that uses dried coconut.
This is SO awesome! I’d love to try all of the above – the coconut milk using the nut milk bag (never even heard of it – can’t wait to try!!), and then the non oatmeal oatmeal cookies 😉
I love making homemade macaroons.
I’ve always wanted to make coconut milk. Sounds awesome. I heart all things coconut. I could just eat it by the handful.
My go to snack is to make energy bites. I love em. I use coconut oil and milk and raw coconut in so many desserts, entrees and for oil pulling. I mix coconut in with nut butter and honey then usually add dry fruit, sometimes chocolate chips and sometimes chia seeds. I then roll the whole mixture in coconut again. Yum.
I love to make what we used to call “Dolly Madison’s”—cookie bars with coconut,chocolate chips, graham crackers,nuts, condensed milk. I now make a healthier version with unsweetened coconut.
I throw a little into my apple crisp recipe and it’s yum!
I cook my basmati rice with coconut milk. Learned that from an awesome cook in Jamaica.
A filipino dish called Biko uses coconut milk..Love it!
Smoothies with berries!
I love coconut butter and would love to win and make my own. Need a good nut milk bag, too!!
My FAVORITE thing to make is the Raw Rasberry Bliss Bars – with strawberries. They taste like a nutri-grain bar only so much better – and you have to make the glaze frosting too. It is such a treat!
I would be making lots of granola bars with the dried coconut and making coconut milk for all of our baked goods this season!!
I love coconut milk based curry!
I love making coconut milk, and then drying the pulp out to grind into coconut flour!
I love homemade chocolate made with coconut oil and shredded coconut!
I really liked your recipe for raw samaos that used dried coconut. I will be making those again!
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