Learn how to make homemade coconut milk from dried coconut. DIY coconut milk is one of the easiest and quickest things to make and I made my own coconut milk in no time at all. Packed with tropical flavors, this will quickly become one of your favorite ingredients to use in dishes.
Course Drinks
Cuisine African, Asian, Mexican
Keyword coconut milk recipe, diy coconut milk, homemade coconut milk, how to make coconut milk, what is coconut milk
Place coconut and water in the blender and blend for a good minute or two until liquid is milk-like.
Place the linen napkin in the strainer over a bowl.Pour the liquid onto the napkin and strainer. Allow to cool and drip into the bowl.
Once the milk has cooled enough to handle, carefully lift the four corners of the napkin and begin squeezing the liquid out.
When most of the liquid has been squeezed out, begin twisting the napkin around the pulp from the coconut meat. This will force any remaining milk to drain out.
Discard the pulp. Use your fresh coconut milk in your recipe and enjoy!
Notes
For unsweetened coconut milk, use unsweetened shredded coconut.
instead of a milk bag, I just used a white linen napkin