Homemade raw coconut milk blended using fresh coconut meat and coconut water. Healthy, unprocessed, and enzyme-rich recipe which includes a video tutorial.
Two of the top items I buy at my local Asian Supermarket are bags of fresh coconut meat and young coconuts, which I use to make raw coconut milk.
High-quality coconut milk is a must-have staple in the kitchen. It is a much healthier option than hormone-disrupting soy milk.
The most highly desirable nutrient in coconut fat is lauric acid. The body uses this fatty acid for energy. It is also highly anti-microbial.
In fact, this lipid is so important to human health that the mammary gland makes lauric acid for breastfeeding babies! It is also present in a quality homemade baby formula recipe, but not in commercial brands even if organic.
Most homemade coconut milk recipes utilize boiling hot water to reconstitute desiccated coconut meat. This method is fine if you plan to make a cooked dish such as coconut milk pudding.
I personally prefer to make coconut milk in a manner that maintains rawness so that all enzymes and nutrients are intact.
This is important, especially for dairy-intolerant children who may consume it frequently as a healthy milk substitute.
If you prefer even more probiotics in your coconut milk, you can use this raw coconut milk and ferment it into coconut milk kefir.
The leftover coconut meat can be used to make homemade coconut flour for baking so that nothing goes to waste.
Homemade RAW Coconut Milk Recipe
Easy, homemade raw coconut milk you can make in minutes using fresh coconut meat and coconut water. Recipe includes video tutorial.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Frozen, raw coconut meat
- 1 young coconut
- 2 cups coconut water use if a young coconut is not available
Instructions
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Thaw the frozen shredded coconut meat.
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Open the young coconut as demonstrated in the video below and drain the coconut water into a bowl.
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Place one cup of fresh coconut water and one cup of shredded coconut meat into a blender or food processor.
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Blend until smooth. Check the consistency of the mixture. If it is extremely watery, add a bit more shredded coconut and blend again until smooth.
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Pour coconut meat/coconut water mixture into a juicer to quickly strain out the coconut fiber. What is left is raw, whole coconut milk!
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Alternatively, line a large bowl with a fine mesh cheesecloth or dishtowel and pour the coconut mixture into the bowl. Gather up the ends and squeeze out the coconut milk into the bowl.
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Repeat to make one more cup of coconut milk. Making one cup of coconut milk at a time seems to work best in my experience so as not to overfill the blender and to achieve ideal consistency for the coconut milk.
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Refrigerate the fresh, raw coconut milk. It will last for one week in the refrigerator.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
Raw coconut water brands from the store can be substituted for the fresh coconut water as desired if fresh young coconuts are unavailable.
Using the coconut water from a young coconut is a great idea. I have only ever used water to make my coconut milk and sometimes I find that it comes out more watery than I like.
I actually had a happy accident last time I made coconut water using my food processor. I used cold water and after processing the coconut for a while I had coconut oil stuck all over the inside of my food processor. I got around 4 tablespoons of coconut oil with fine coconut shreds in it. It works great for sauteing vegetables or using as a butter replacement in cookies.
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How would this compare to the regular taste of drinking 2% or whole dairy milk? ive just recently gave up dairy and the hardest part to be without is the milk is it similar and taste and if not what would be the closest to dairy milk?
I just made this coconut milk. It is delicious! It is mildly coconut-y and sweet. I am just drinking it by the glass right now. It was very easy to make. I couldn’t find the soft spot, so I used a flat head screwdriver and a hammer to just punch two holes in the end of the coconut. Then I used a small saw to cut off the end so that I could scrape out the meat. Easy and delicious!
Do you have any suggestions for what to do with the remaining coconut pulp? Can it be dehydrated or toasted for baked goods?
Dah! to get the water out of the coconut FAST, poke 2 holes on opposite sides of the top. Let air in one hole while pouring the water out of the other. Works for me!
Hello, I have a question @ klabbering raw milk. I left @ a qt. of raw milk out on my kitchen counter for THREE Days! But, only some solidified and separated while most remained liquid. It certainly smelled sour but, when I tried to strain in cloth it went through so fast and was very milky not at all clear. Not even semi-clear. I scooped out the solids put in a jar and used the rest of the milk (?) not sure if that was whey….to soak my organic whole wheat flour for pancakes. I don’t know if I actually clabbered my milk and if using what rushed thru the cloth to soak my pancake flour was ok? PLEASE HELP!!!
Thanks,
Vivi
Thank you for the video.
I recently ditched the tetra-paks and I’m glad I did.
I have been making coconut milk with fresh young coconut meat & coconut water.
I love using a nut milk bag to strain the milk, and clean up is a breeze.
My only problem with coconut milk made this way is the taste. My 4 yr old does not like the tanginess of coconut water, and he refuses to drink the fresh raw coconut milk since it has a much earthier, tangier taste than coconut milk made by rehydrating coconut flakes. (I’ve been making it that way for a few years).
Sadly, it is also very expensive (and I live in Hawaii). I end up using about 6 coconuts to make about 6 cups of milk (coconuts here are about $4 a piece at the farmers market). Sad that real raw food has to cost so much. Its just not affordable.
One more question.
I do make the coconut milk the old way with some warm water. I use fresh coconut since I live in Hawaii.
What is the difference between this and the one you showed on the video with coconut water?
Thanks
Love your videos.
Have one question.
I live in Hawaii. Do you know where to find live kefir over here.
Hawaii does not allow to commercialize raw milk unfortunately. Where is the alternative milk again.
Thank you so much
Telma,
On maui, you can buy raw milk if its “pet food”. So, farmers here are selling raw milk that way. Ask around or get to know organic farmers. They won’t advertise it, you have to find out by word of mouth. It is I agree though, very hard to find, and much more demand than supply I’m afraid.
Hi, just noticed you using a juicer to separate your coconut mixture. Great idea except your using a centrifugal style juicer which happens to introduce a lot of oxygen to whatever your juicing causing an ‘oxidative’ effect. Rather try using a press, a slow spinning juicer, such as the omega 8006 or similar, or use the chess cloth method.
Thanks for the videos and keep up the good work!