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Homemade Coconut Milk

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Things have been a bit quiet here at Savory Simple.  It’s because I’m currently doing a 7 day detox from Baltimore Health Coach!  No sugar, dairy, gluten, caffeine, soy, corn, or processed foods for one week.  The first few days were rough, but now I’m feeling great!  It’s amazing how much the foods we consume effect our bodies.  I’m waking up without coffee and my night time sugar cravings are gone.  I feel clear-headed and energized.  I think I may do this once per month since I work with sugar and gluten so often.

As you can imagine, it’s been difficult to cook and bake for the blog this week.  Next time I detox I really need to bank some entries in advance.  However, I’ve been wanting to make coconut milk ever since I made raw almond milk.  This was the perfect week to try.  And it was so easy and delicious.  It has a consistency similar to regular milk, but tastes like the canned variety.  Canned coconut milk is much thicker and I tend to use it in curries and ice cream.  I’d recommend this version for cereal and smoothies, or wherever you might use regular milk.  You can store it in the refrigerator for a few days but I wouldn’t let it sit too long.  Natural separation will occur, so shake it before using.  I store my milk in a mason jar for easy shaking.

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