How to make Coconut Milk (super creamy)

This dairy free coconut milk recipe is creamy and sweet, super easy to make only 2 ingredients and a great dairy free alternative.

How to make Coconut Milk

Coconut milk is just like making Oat, Cashew or Almond Milk, you simply add you ingredients to a blender (in this case unsweetened shredded coconut and water) and blend until all broken up and creamy, then you strain through a nut milk bag, after that you can either enjoy it or you can add is back to the blender to add your sweetener of choice as well as a flavor option if you choose too.

How long will homemade Coconut Milk last?

I personally only keep it 3 days in the fridge and since homemade milks do not contain any stabilizers natural separation will occur so just shake well before consuming.

What is the best kind of coconut for coconut milk?

Shredded plain unsweetened coconut or coconut flakes.

Do you need to soak coconut for coconut milk?

No soaking required for this coconut milk recipe.

How to flavor homemade dairy free Milks?

I like to blend the unsweetened shredded coconut and water first and strain through a mesh nut bag, after that you can pour it back into the blender and blend for about 15 seconds with a pinch of salt and vanilla for a nice plain unsweetened version or if you feel like sweeter is more your thing you can add a sweetener such as pure maple syrup or vegan cane sugar.  

For other flavors such as chocolate you can add plain unsweetened powder but make sure you don’t skip the sweetener if you choose to make it chocolate cocoa sweetened because without a sweetener it will taste very bitter!

A good rule of thump is to start out small because you can always add more,  I would start with 1 tablespoon sweetener and 1 tablespoon cocoa powder per 16 oz. then adjust and add more if desired.

Do I need a nut milk bag?

Personally I will say yes to that, I tried it myself with a fine mesh sieve/strainer and it just didn’t do as well as a nut milk bag, there was too much texture left behind for my liking.

If you want more “how-to’s” check out my “Back to Basics” category where I am adding everything that’s not really a “recipe” but things that are more like a tutorial or how to do/make something.

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