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Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-05T21:08:54Z

I'm going to be making the switch to mostly paleo living (after years of swapping back and forth between SAD) and I'm sure I'm going to have a million questions.. First one is about coconut milk in my coffee. Do you just use canned coconut milk (full fat/lite) in place of milk or creamer? I just can't seem to do the black coffee thing.. And how do you store what's remaining in the can? How long does it keep? Thanks for the help and support!!

Answer by pjnoir for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-05T21:16:49Z

A small tab of heavy cream is going to be better than coconut milk which never worked for me. I drink way too much coffee and it has to be cream or I wait till I can. Even drinking superior coffee I still like my hit of cream. Coc milk seems to separate and look oily.

Answer by Chris for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-05T21:24:49Z

I think there are plenty of people who just use coconut milk (full fat!) or creamed coconut in their milk, no other cream or sugar. (I don't- another heavy cream user, sorry!)

But regarding the rest of the can, I can tell you this- don't store it in the can. Most of us pour it out into a glass or plastic jar. I use a glass pint-sized mason jar. It keeps in the fridge for a couple weeks generally. You can open up the jar and give it a BIG whiff- if it smells funky or "off," dump it out! It will smell funny before anything starts growing on it.

Answer by sophia.rains for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-05T21:25:25Z

Coconut cream in coffee is my favourite part about paleo, hands down!

I use concentrated coco cream which is great, and fills me up, so I don't always have to eat a big breakfast in the morning. http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/coconut_cream_concentrate.htm

This stuff is great too, although only lasts about 2 days max. Basically, if you use this your going to want to make a smoothie that day too. http://www.philamfood.com/AROY-D-COCONUT-CREAM-33.8OZ.html

Answer by twochickadeez for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-05T21:26:19Z

I love coconut milk in my morning coffee! I use full fat and scrape the thick cream that has separated and put that in my coffee. I put the remaining milk in a ball jar and shake it up. I assume it would last quite a while, but I go through a can every 4 days or so. I also sometimes add a little pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon.

Answer by Sal for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-05T21:27:00Z

I use coconut milk. Full Fat!! I open a can and take a couple of days to drink it..some in my coffee...some just for snack, some in meals...etc. I would try not to drink it all in one day cause it will act as a laxative.

Answer by Grover for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-05T21:31:30Z

Give this one a whirl. Mix the coconut milk with a little honey and cinnamon, drop that in your coffee and throw some into your scrambled eggs, and then think about all those poor suckers eating Special K and Sugar Smacks in the morning. I also just tried mixing 100% cacao powder into the coconut milk, with a bit of honey, and chilling it for a while in the fridge, its my replacement ice cream, fantastic.

Answer by Jake for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-05T21:31:55Z

I love coffee and I love Coconut Milk but I really don't recommend having them together.

Organic cream is healthy and tastes so good in coffee! Any decent coffee shop will be able to offer an Espresso Con Panna (even if its not on the menu).

Also, consider enjoying a fresh black coffee, ditch the complexities and enjoy the simple, natural taste. Start on a medium roast filter coffee, then before you know it, you will be adventuring into a double espresso in no time :)

Answer by Danie for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-05T21:33:54Z

Try some grass fed butter in your coffee....taste just like cream!!

Answer by PaleoVenus for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-05T21:35:13Z

YUMMMM!! I use coconut milk from a can. I buy it at Trader Joe's and they ONLY have lite. Other full fat versions I've found at other markets have all kinds of craptastic preservatives.

DO NOT store it in the can. I use a washed out empty almond butter jar (glass) and store it in the fridge.

Something I've noticed about lite vs. full fat: if the coffee is hot and the coconut milk is cold and shaken up, the lite coconut milk foams up when I pour it in! Insta-latte! Full fat doesn't do that (maybe full fat without preservatives would? I haven't found any yet).

Answer by Bex for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-05T21:40:01Z

I've used Wilderness Family Natural's coconut cream - it is a fully emulsified liquid with no additives, comes in a tetra pack with a small opening like a juice box. Nice and thick like heavy cream at room temperature, and you can even whip it up just like whipped cream. It's awesome.

Answer by Mike Shyu for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-05T23:06:12Z

I tried full fat coconut milk in my coffee, but to me it was disgusting. I'm sticking to heavy whipping cream.

Answer by Freddy for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-06T03:31:45Z

I use a vanilla protein drink instead of milk!!!

Answer by Paul D for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-06T04:07:38Z

I whole heatedly second what karate_schnitzel wrote. I like my coffee black, but add Aroy-d 100% Coconut Cream to my morning coffee to cool it so I can drink it quicker before heading out the door to work. I find that 1 oz (2 Tablespoons) is enough in a 7 oz mug of coffee to cool it, but not overpower it with coconut (though I DO like the coconut taste). It definitely changes the taste of the coffee, but a little research will show that black coffee on an empty stomach is not the best thing for you - a little fat makes it much better. I've never tried butter in coffee, but I'm really tempted now...

As for storing the remainder of the carton: I'll divide the remainder into two glass jars (empty coconut butter jars :)) and keep them in the fridge. The coconut cream seems to last a little longer as the second jar does not get opened until needed. It is true that the Aroy-D, being preservative free, will only last a couple of days once opened, but we routinely use it for up to 4 days. I actually like it better as it gets older as it gets even creamier.

I'll echo what others have stated: find what works for you and go with it!

Answer by Brenna for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-06T04:53:25Z

My morning coffee is my favorite part of my day, literally. It's the last thing I think about before I fall asleep and what gets me out of bed in the morning! I'm not crazy about coconut milk in my coffee, and if I was just going to use cream on its own I would end up using several tablespoons per cup and I try to avoid that. So here's what I do: Pour a tall mug of black coffee, then pour it directly into the blender. Add one 1/2 tablespoon of pastured full-fat cream and 1/2 tablespoon of raw extra virgin coconut oil (I use Nutiva.) Blend for 1 minute. I actually usually do two mugs of coffee, 1T cream, 1T coconut oil at once for two cups. Super fast, simple, DELICIOUS and it keeps me full for hours; I don't have my first meal until about 2PM (an hour post-workout.)

Seriously, try it. Just make sure to adequately blend it to keep the coconut oil from seeming, well, oily.

Answer by jess6 for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-06T16:31:20Z

I use coconut milk in my coffee, as dairy isn't an option for me at the moment. All the "dairy tastes better, just use that" suggestions are great... if you can handle the dairy.

You get used to it. I still prefer the taste of dairy milk in coffee, but the coconut is certainly better than black.

I've used both canned and homemade coconut milk. Canned works better, IMO - the homemade is too thin. At the moment, I just blend coffee with a few teaspoons of shredded coconut, and that works well (pour through a strainer if you don't want the fibery bits in your coffee).

Answer by Jules K for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-03-06T18:18:24Z

Sometimes I use grassfed heavy cream, but I do like coconut milk also. I get Golden Star coconut milk from Wal Mart- it is cheap and has no additives! I just scoop out the cream from the top, and I either chuck the water or use it in a smoothie- I find that it waters down my coffee if I include the water. This recipe is great too- http://followingmynose.blogspot.com/2010/10/primal-non-dairy-coffee-creamer.html It's dairy free and delish!

Answer by Patty B for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-09-01T13:46:49Z

I just started a raw food diet and needed to substitute creamer for my coffee. I really liked the powedered coffee creamer. But yesterday I bought a new item called Native Forest Unsweetened organic coconut milk. It comes in a 13.5 oz. can and it is fantastic. I never thought i could find something so natural that tasted like creamer but only healthier for me. with no soy or corn syrup in it. try it you will be very pleased!

Answer by Deborrah Cooper for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-11-14T08:14:50Z

I also buy Wilderness Farms Organic Coconut Cream in the juice box style carton. I cut the tip off and pour some out into my coffee cup, then pour in the hot coffee. Stir and drink. The taste of this stuff is awesome and I haven't tasted any coconut cream that tastes better. I also use it as a hair conditioner, but that's another story. I've kept mine in the refrigerator using some every day for just over a week and it was fine.

Answer by Aughra for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-11-14T10:05:13Z

I either make my own almond/cashew milk in the blender by soaking the nuts over night and then blending and straining the "milk" out or I use canned coconut milk. I really like milky-coffee so for a while there I was getting in to trouble using the full fat coconut milk. Yes Fat is good for you, no... it isn't inherently bad but for someone like me who literally likes about a 6-8 fl oz of milk with her 6-8oz of coffee, you can get in to real trouble, caloric-ally. I think the almond milk is pretty tasty when it's home made. The tetrapak crap from the store is overpriced and gross.

Another thing I noticed was that unlike dairy-milk, the nut milks don't raise the PH of the coffee very well, so even with a lot of milk it's still more bitter than it would be with dairy. A tiny pinch of baking soda helps and then you can use less creamer. Buying a really good high end coffee will help with that too.

Answer by Sataran for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-11-14T15:22:26Z

Coconut milk may not compare well with heavy cream in terms of richness but I think it's the best alternative if you wanna be dairy-free. It lasts about a week but I buy cans of them (about $3 bux each) and use them (about 14 oz. per can) before they spoil. I store them in small glass bottles, though, since you don't want it to sit in an open can for a week.

I've found that incorporating coconut milk with a stronger cup of coffee works well -- it's weaned me from coffee with heavy cream and half & half. I tried black coffee with some coconut oil solids but I simply prefer coffee with some milk, dairy or otherwise.

So I switched over completely to instant coffee from filter coffee. I know some of you might not like that but it's easier to make stronger coffee and add other ingredients that improve the taste: unsweetened cocoa, some stevia, cinnamon, instant espresso, etc.

I blog about it right here. Let me know what you think.

http://mednutrition.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/how-instant-coffee-replaced-filter-coffee/

Answer by Arjuna for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2012-11-27T18:56:53Z

i use milk creamer. Try organo gold coffee. its amazing http://mycapturepage.com/cp23.php?id=470

Answer by Miranda for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2013-01-19T04:21:41Z

I found a recipe somewhere for coffee creamer where you blend up some coconut milk with a few dates. That works beautifully for me. I use about 3 dates per can, and keep it in the fridge. It does separate a bit but oh well. Tastes nice.

I used to use just a teaspoon of heavy cream, so this works for me.

Answer by Janknitz for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2013-01-19T04:46:26Z

I found a recipe for "Primal Cream". You blend an egg (raw) with 1 can of ff coconut milk. The added protein/fat helps the primal cream mellow the coffee. Just right when frothed with my $3 Ikea frother.

Answer by Richard for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2013-04-02T08:46:21Z

Make your own coconut milk in a blender. Canned/carton c/milk has other stuff in it like emulsifiers which obviously aren't paleo. Make a batch and use it over a few days, it's easy and tastes much better.

Answer by Vossman for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2013-04-02T13:40:42Z

I use full fat coconut milk (Native Forest Organic brand) and found that if I heat it up before adding it to my coffee it is smoother and does not alter the flavor of the coffee much.

Answer by BethyT for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2013-04-02T13:55:20Z

I make homemade ghee with kerrygold unsalted butter and put that in my coffee. I like coconut but it just never went well in coffee to me. But anyway I store remaining canned coconut milk in glass jar in fridge for 3 days or else I pour it in ice cube tray and just take out a cube at a time.

Answer by Soul for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2013-04-02T19:50:55Z

Coconut milk from cans usually ruin the taste of coffee. If you can, you should make your own. You can store the coconut milk can in the fridge after you open it(open it partly and then close it again or cover with foil).It will keep for about a week(just go by smell).

Recipe to make your own fresh coconut milk that isn't diluted: http://ilovetraditionalfoods.blogspot.ca/2013/02/how-to-make-coconut-milk.html

Answer by CD for Coconut Milk in my Coffee

2013-05-08T15:34:34Z

Whole foods organic coconut milk is great in coffee.