Homemade Coconut Milk

*Special thanks to Blendtec for generously providing the Blendtec Designer 625 Blender and Blendtec Twister Jar for this series to review, however all opinions as usual are my own.

We recently discovered there is an ingredient in many of the store bought almond and coconut milks out there that we don’t want in our milk: carrageenan. It’s an unnecessary additive and carcinogen. I first learned of it from the Food Babe (whom I love) in her article Watch Out For This Carcinogen In Your Organic Food. Pretty much anytime I learn about something from the Food Babe, it changes my life forever: i.e. I have not {for at least 3+ years) and refuse to eat at Subway or Chick Fil A, I won’t drink Starbucks coffee, and I won’t touch anything with artificial raspberry flavoring (see her article Do You Eat Beaver Butt). 

After learning how easy it is to make your own, I’ve been wondering why on earth we haven’t been doing this before now. We most often drink almond milk, but also like coconut milk as well. Both are ridiculously easy. With the help of my Blendtec Designer 625 Blender this milk came together in less than 60 seconds. That’s it. can you believe it? I hardly can. So quick, so smooth, SO easy!  Between the almond and the coconut, I’m not sure if I would be able to pick a favorite – they are both fantastic! We keep bins of unsweetened coconut and raw almonds on hand, so if ever we are out of milk, we simply just whip up another batch!

Items used in this post:

Let’s Do Organic Shredded, Unsweetened Coconut
Pro Quality Nut Milk Bag
Vintage Milk Bottle – 500 ml / 17 oz.
Real Salt Shaker Realsalt 10 oz Salt
The Pampered Chef Classic Batter Bowl

Homemade Coconut Milk

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Coconut Milk

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 202 kcal

Author: Yvonne

You would not believe how easy it is to make your own coconut milk! The best part about it is there are only four ingredients. All you need is your Blendtec and less than five minutes of your time!

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Ingredients

• 1 c. unsweetened shredded coconut
• 4 c. water
• 3-5 dates pitted
• ¼ tsp. Salt

Instructions

1. On high speed, blend all ingredients for 50 seconds. 

2. Strain liquid through a nut milk bag into a large bowl. Squeeze as much of the milk out as you can. Transfer milk to carafe, mason jar, or airtight jar.

3.  Store in refrigerator up to one week.

Recipe Video

Nutrition Facts

Homemade Coconut Milk

Amount Per Serving

Calories 202 Calories from Fat 171

% Daily Value*

Fat 19g29%

Saturated Fat 16g100%

Sodium 76mg3%

Potassium 177mg5%

Carbohydrates 8g3%

Fiber 5g21%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin C 0.4mg0%

Calcium 11mg1%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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