Homemade Coconut Milk
Make your own coconut milk using this simple 2 ingredient method that uses coconut flakes and water. The measurements below will yield a 1/2 cup of coconut milk, however notes are included for making any size batch you need.
Equipment:
- High Speed Blender
- Nut Bag or Fine Mesh Strainer
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup Unsweetened Coconut Flakes
- 3/4 cup Water
Instructions:
- Place the 1/2 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes into the blender.
- Heat the 3/4 cup of water just to the boiling point. I heat mine in the microwave for one minute and 30 seconds so that it is just starting the bubbling of coming to a boil.
- Pour this very hot water over the coconut flakes in the blender.
- Let the coconut flakes and the hot water sit uncovered in the blender for one hour so that the coconut flakes soften and infuse the water with their flavor.
- After this soaking time, put the cover on the blender and blend on high for one minute.
- Empty the blended contents into a nut bag or a fine mesh strainer and strain the liquid off, squeezing as needed to get the maximum amount of liquid strained off.
- This homemade coconut milk will keep for only 2 or 3 days. If it separates during that time, you can stir it back together. If I am using my homemade coconut milk the same day that it was made, I do not refrigerate it. If I am going to use it in the next day or two, I refrigerate it and stir it back together again as needed.
- This recipe will yield a generous 1/2 cup of coconut milk. See the notes below for other size batches.
Notes:
To make different size batches of coconut milk, use the same amount of coconut flakes as the final amount of coconut milk you wish to make. Then use the same amount of water, plus a 1/4 cup. For example:
¾ cup of coconut flakes + 1 cup of water = ¾ cup of milk
1 cup of coconut flakes + 1¼ cups of water = 1 cup of milk