Coconut milk and other nut milk are readily available in almost every grocery store these days. While the store brands are great for convenience, because of the stabilizers and preservatives used to make it shelf and refrigerator stable, the flavor cannot compare to homemade.
Fresh homemade coconut milk is easy to make. All you need is a couple of tools and fresh DIY coconut milk is at your fingertips. It also saves refrigerator space for other things.
A high-speed blender is required to extract maximum flavor from the coconut (my personal favorite is this Blendtec but this Oster beehive blender does a decent job). A nut milk strainer or bag removes sediment from the final product.
DIY nut milk tends to separate so make sure to stir or shake before use.
DIY Coconut Milk
- Prep Time10 min
- Yield1 quart
- Serving Size1 cup
- Energy132 cal
Ingredients
- 4 c filtered water
- 1 c unsweetened coconut flakes
Instructions
Blend coconut for 3-5 minutes in half of the water. Add the remaining water until blended. Strain in a nut milk bag or strainer.
Add vanilla if desired after straining milk. This milk will separate if stored. Just shake to blend again.
Dehydrate the leftover coconut pulp to make homemade coconut flour.
- Serving Size1 cup
- Amount per serving
- Calories132
- % Daily Value*
- Total Fat12.91 g17.93%
- Saturated Fat11.44 g57.2%
- Polyunsaturated Fat0.14 g
- Monounsaturated Fat0.55 g
- Sodium16.88 mg0.73%
- Total Carbohydrate4.73 g1.72%
- Dietary Fiber3.26 g11.64%
- Total Sugars1.47 g
- Sugar Alcohal0.005 g
- Protein1.38 g2.76%
- Calcium12.31 mg0.95%
- Iron0.66 mg3.67%
- Potassium108.6 mg2.31%
- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)0.3 mg0.33%
- Vitamin E (Tocopherol)0.09 IU0.27%
- Vitamin K0.06 mcg0.05%
- Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)0.01 mg0.83%
- Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)0.02 mg1.54%
- Vitamin B3 (Niacin)0.12 mg0.75%
- Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)0.06 mg3.53%
- Folate1.8 mcg0.45%
- Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)0.16 mg3.2%
- Phosphorus41.2 mg3.3%
- Magnesium20.37 mg4.85%
- Zinc0.43 mg3.91%
- Selenium3.7 mcg6.73%
- Copper0.18 mg20%
- Manganese0.55 mg23.91%
