Coconut Milk

I have to admit I dislike coconut. If you want me to get away from your cake, cookie or pastry desert just sprinkle coconut on it and I'll leave it alone. So I've stayed away from the coconut flour and coconut milk that is P3 safe and usually just used milk. But after a month on my second round of HCG I was so happy to get to drink some milk with my coffee (leche con cafe) and so sad to feel the pain in my tummy from the bloating and g.... well you know... that it gave me. I turned back to revisit the coconut issue. The store milk was way too coconutty for me. So I made my own. This is from Elana's Pantry and I have to say, it's pretty good. I didn't put the Stevia or the vanilla in it. I also noticed once it was in the fridge it made the fat skim up at the top and I was able to skim it off and make "skim" coconut milk which made it even better. I got the shredded coconut frozen at the asian market. That seemed to work just fine. The picture below is from Elana's website, not mine. :)

picture courtesy of Elana's Pantry


Coconut Milk
2 cups shredded coconut (I use unsweetened)
4 cups water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 drops stevia

1. Soak coconut in water for 1-2 hours (do not discard water)
2. In a Vita-Mix (or other high speed blender), combine coconut, water, vanilla and stevia and process on highest speed
3. Strain liquid through a fine mesh paint strainer bag, discarding solids
4. Serve

recipe rom Elana's Pantry: http://www.elanaspantry.com/diy-coconut-milk/