Coconut Milk with Omega J8004 Juicer & Mature Coconuts

Use the Omega J8004 Masticating Juicer to make coconut milk from freshly shredded coconut from mature brown coconuts. In this video I start with shredded coconut from four mature coconuts. To this I added three cups of warm to medium hot water. I have read that using hot water helps in the release of the fat from the coconut meat. Not to hot as you don't want to harm the beneficial biotics. I have since started using 1 cup water per coconut, as this is the perfect amount for using the milk to make ice cream. I mash the shredded coconut and water a little and let it sit for 1 or 2 minutes. Then I start feeding it into the Omega Juicer. Keep an eye on the container catching the milk, when it gets near full stop the juicer and pour the milk into your pitcher. Replace the container and keep juicing. In the video I forgot to put the strainer screen on the container that catches the juice. The Omega Juicer comes with this strainer screen that catches the small amount of pulp/fiber that may come out with the juice. Using this will make your coconut milk smoother.

I take the coconut fiber that is caught in the 2nd container and put on a baking pan in the over at about 200F for an hour or 2. Then I run it through the blender. This makes a nice flour to add to your pancakes or waffles or baked goods.

The Omega 8000 Series Masticating Juicers are slow speed, single gear type juicers that are the best type for juicing green leafy vegetables as they wring out almost all of the juice. They also excel at squeezing out all the good fat out of coconut meat. They are also great for juicing all kinds of fruits and vegetables, where the centrifugal types of fast spinning juicers are mainly good for soft fruits.

If you are going to use the milk to drink you will be adding more water after juicing as it is so thick. I usually use 3 coconuts to make 2 quarts of coconut milk. To keep the fat from separating I use some Guar Gum (Bob's Red Mill is good). I mix 1/8 teaspoon of Guar Gum in a cup with 1/4 cup or less of coconut sugar ( or regular sugar, Erythritol or your favorite powered sweetener). Mixing the Guar Gum with the powdered sweetener keeps the Guar Gum from immediately clumping up when adding it to the milk. I put the milk in a pitcher and stir the milk with an immersion blender and slowly add in the Guar Gum and sweetner mix. I also add 1/2 Tablespoon Vanilla extract. You can use a normal blender here. Then I add more water to bring it up to 2 quarts. The milk can separate a little bit overnight in the refrigerator. A little shaking or stirring with a spoon will mix it back up. Use this milk to make your cappuccinos also, it is awesome!  ( I think Starbucks stole me idea, as they are starting to offer it). Enjoy!

How To Open a Coconut with Husk

In this post's video I will show you how to remove the coconut from the husk. This is for a mature brown coconut. This uses commonly available tools; two spade shovels. I learned this method in the Florida Keys where there are a lot of coconuts. My own coconut palm tree is producing a lot of coconuts so I use method all the time. It is so much faster than trying to chop open a coconut with a machete - not to mention safer. After removing the husk you can see my prior posts on the quick and safe way to remove the water and crack the coconut into two nice even halves. I then use an inexpensive hand crank coconut grater to shred the coconut right in the shell. This is another big time saver. I use the shredded coconut to make coconut macaroons, coconut milk, coconut butter and even coconut ice cream. Check out some of these on my prior posts, and subscribe to see future fresh coconut recipes.

How To Open a Coconut

In this post I will show you how to open a coconut. This is for the mature kind of coconut that has all the husk removed, not the young coconuts. The video shows you how to split it open into two nice halves. This is important if you want to shred the coconut meat right in the shell using the Odiris Coconut Grater. This saves tons of time and I will show you how to do that in the next post. Shredded coconut can then be used many ways. You can eat it fresh, as a topping, make coconut milk, bake coconut squares, make coconut butter and lots of other goodies. Coconut is a super-food that contains healthy fat that has a lot health benefits and does not contribute to your cholesterol, so eat up!