There are so many things we can do with coconut and when you do it yourself you can be sure to avoid additives, sugars, and even the influences of certain kinds of packaging.
Making your own coconut milk is quick, easy and you only need a few simple ingredients.
Magic Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups unsweetened desiccated coconut, soaked for 1 hour
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of vanilla essence
4 cups of boiled water
2 tbsp coconut oil (optional and good for added creaminess)
You will also need:
A nut milk strainer bag
A blender
This is so easy and you will be amazed how delicious and fresh coconut milk will taste when you are making your own.
What to do:
Combine the desiccated coconut and water in your blender. Let it soak for a few minutes and then start blending until the ingredients are well combined.
Place the nut milk bag inside of a bowl and pour the milk from the blender through the nut milk bag keeping your hands out of the way because the ingredients are hot.
Press the milk out and don’t throw the coconut flesh away.
Pour the creamy coconut milk in mason jars or air tight container and let it cool. This can be kept in the fridge for up to 5 days, sealed in a bottle or jar.
The milk will separate; shake it well before you use it.
Use it in your tea or coffee, in your curries, desserts, smoothies, or make some delicious coconut yoghurt.
Enjoy!
Author: Jenni Madison
Jenni started Coconut Magic when she returned from living in Thailand in 2011.Whilst abroad, Jenni had discovered the most amazing quality of coconut oil and experienced her own health transformation. Jenni returned with very little other than her coconut oil discovery and a desire to share it with the world. Just a few months after her return coconut oil and a whole new perception of well being started to become 'rediscovered' in the west. People were looking for clean, pure and sustainable, health products. People were eager to learn about health food, raw food and healing with plant-based nutrition. Based on this, alongside Jenni's passion to share what she had discovered in the East, the company grew fast.
Coconut Magic is committed to bringing you the highest quality coconut products, backed by sustainable, fairly traded production, and well being education.
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