Liquid sweeteners will make it more runny where as the powdered sugar improves the texture. It takes much longer by hand, but it should work! Like in the old days of making thick yogurt you would use a coffee filter and a strainer…can you do that process with a can of coconut milk ? that’s my problem. I’m worried the fat will start to melt and it won’t hold its whipped cream shape?! What could I use instead of powdered sugar? Just had some on some Costco fruitcake last night which just took it too the next level! I just do not want anybody to assume that powdered sugar us automatically vegan, which it may not be. I’ve put it back into the fridge to see if I can save it. I’ve always had a hard time getting all the cream out after doing this the few times I have made coconut whipped cream using an iSi whipper. In Canada I found Savoy at Walmart for a good price. You have to find coconut cream which contains much more fat about 34.68 grams to 100 gram content in order to do so. I’ve tried it both ways. Just hand whip – takes several minutes But totally worth it. But it might still work! I don’t have a hand-held mixer. Thanks for adding that. I’m making this with the Carrot Cake recipe for my boyfriends 30th I refrigerate. Sorry :/ I’m crazy. I know it says this recipe is vegan but I know regular white sugar isn’t vegan and icing sugar just comes from regular white sugar. Finally don’t have to worry much about sugar,sodium or the total calories and also other ingredients which will be way higher in processed food. Do you mean with a young or green coconut or from the brown nut you buy in da store?bi live in Hawaii and. But if you give it a try, we would love to know how it goes! The coconut cream in the can shown here is more natural than you might think. Any suggestions own to save it. I wonder if this recipe could be modified at all! I make cookies, bread so not a serious baker, although with a good hand mixer I could do more in the kitchen. Hi Dana. I followed your tip about putting the reserved water a little at a time but I’m not sure if it was too much or if maybe I over whipped it? The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of MLive Media Group, You are viewing this article in the AnnArbor.com archives. I’ve tried slicing the coconut cream into smaller pieces, but this still looks pretty rough. :). Hi Eleonora, we updated the post with brand recommendations and tips that might help you next time! My wife loves coconut and whipped cream so I think I’ll make this for her birthday next month. Anything else should be discarded! We’ve been using a natural product without guar gum, chilled first in the fridge. I used Spiceup! Taste and adjust sweetness as needed. sweetened. If exposed to extreme cold conditions, the contents may solidify. Do you think I could use my Vitamix to create the whipped cream? I will definitely try your recipe. Aroy-D is by far the best Coconut Milk and Coconut Cream, 100% Coconut with no additives. Perfect! Hi Blu, You may want to check out our updated brand recommendations in the post. I will report back with my results! I think you need to make sure you’re using coconut cream. We haven’t tried that, but we don’t think it would work. Stay in the loop and get more tips! OMG. We recommend storing in the fridge for best results. I did have more luck with the full original fat than the light for making whipped cream. I live in South Africa and we don’t have access to all the ingredients, e.g. They’re my go-to! if i want to use it for cake filling or frosting and decorating do i need to use gelatin or cornstarch or sth to stabilise it like norma whipped cream or coconut makes it thick enough?thanks. I have a Trader Joe’s near me so now I’m looking forward to trying this :c). It came out so hard that it literally would not make cream I whipped it for over 10 minutes and it’s just like flaky coconut. I’m interested in trying it, but don’t want to add sugar. 00 (£13.00/l) Save 5% more with Subscribe & Save. Thank you so much for this recipe. Looks yummy. I’d like to try and make a butter cream frosting with it. This was delicious! Toss into an XL graham cracker Pie crust and top with the leftover Coconut Fluff I mixed up before. After all most Whipped Topping is Coconut Oil, Water, Chemicals, Air, Whipped into a cream like substance then shelf stabilized until used. I refrigerated it for 12 hrs. The coconut did separate from being in the fridge but nowhere near a solid. Complete fail, I’m so disappointed as I thought I had something for my daughter who is allergic to dairy. It separates and gets all clumped up and is a yucky texture. Hi Nikki, sorry to hear it didn’t turn out for you. Has anyone tried freezing this whipped cream? The authentic recipe for Pina Colada contains no dairy at all. The brand in my fridge right now is Aroy-D. Hope that helps ? Sorry, I don’t have any troubleshooting tips for that. Hope you love it as much as I do! Great products and great prices! Anyhow the cake itself looks pretty lovely without eggs, and the batter tastes quite good. Tried with hand whisk. I’ve made this recipe before, and it’s so great! What is your coconut milking process? :). OMG Melina thank you for that! :). You can also buy pure coconut cream itself in a can. Thanks! Thank you. However, after I removed the can from the fridge and separated the hardened cream from the liquid, and whipped only the hardened cream with the other ingredients called for, I found it was so hard, it wouldn’t whip at all. Transferred to chilled bowl and stand mixer. I was hoping to make this coconut whip cream for a friends birthday. That should work! Almost too easy to do, I’ll have to restrict myself from buying coconut cream… :). Hi Jen, You could maybe make a thick coconut milk/cream with it and then make it into coconut whip. I have developed so many food allergies. I accidentally shook my can….is all lost? Hi Alyssa, coconut whip doesn’t do well at room temp for long periods of time. I made this recipe last night using Trader Joe’s coconut creme and it turned out beautifully and delicious! It’s in the fridge now, so hopefully I can save it! Hmm, personally my go-to for coconut whipped cream is Savoy coconut cream. I don’t know if you will see this but a lot of coconut creme has filler like gellum in it. **The brand from Trader Joes’s pictured in the write up, with the brown label, worked really well (except for the occasional dud can). Don't confuse this with coconut milk or coconut cream, which are used in cooking many Asian savory and sweet dishes. Hi Margaret, sorry to hear you’re having trouble getting it to work! What is your favourite ice cream recipe with coconut cream? If you try this recipe let us know! It really would be helpful to know what to avoid for those of us who don’t have easy access to the brands listed! Turn your back and the heat from the Vitamix will ruin the cream you should have taken off before you turned your back! I made this to top my pumpkin cheesecake, and it turned out quite nice! I wanted to use this to frost a watermelon “cake” on Christmas so I did a trial run the other day. Sorry! Tastes fine, though, and would love to find a use instead of throwing it out. Made a whole bowl full of delicious whipped coconut cream more than I expected (maybe about 3-4cups). https://www.thespruceeats.com/homemade-coconut-cream-recipe-1807876 The tapioca flour absolutely saved the frosting for me because I had two dud cans! Any insight would be great! Coconuts come from all tropical regions. Hi Bojana, hmm, that’s strange! Hello, can I substitute maple syrup for powdered sugar? Hi Lisa, we would recommend frosting once you get there, if possible. I don’t have tapioca starch. I didn’t try piping it, but I assume it might be too soft to hold a “piped” shape. I’m going to use another commenters suggestion and add rosewater and use it as a keto frosting on avocado/cocoa pudding next time. Hi Jennifer, you can certainly omit or use stevia instead. Great!Thanks for sharing! Can i substitute sugar with agave syrup? So if all you want to do is use it between cake layers and on the top it will be fine. Hope that clarifies! It’s 100% coconut, nothing else. We chilled it before dolloping on our whoopie cakes (which are amazing, thank you Dana! Granted, I froze it at night (11 PM) and woke up at 5AM. Is canned coconut milk the same as the carton coconut milk you would use for cereal. EXCELLENT! Xo, How are us vegans supposed to survive now that Trader Joe’s changed their coconut cream?! Maybe some vegan pie, cake, avocado chocolate pudding. So strange! Should I just cover it and leave it out on the counter? Just saw this in an April comment. THIS Has changed my life :) also I always have been buying coconut cream and just diluting it if I want something thinner. Sorry my question wasn’t asked the right way, what I wanted to say is that here I live we don’t have any of the brands mentionned in canned coconut milk when only have fresh coconut milk sold at the market. Trader Joe’s coconut cream works best with this, agreed! Perhaps! Canned coconut milk is extremely versatile, so we rarely leave the supermarket without it. I keep the coconut milk in the refrigerator all the time. Hi there alison, I’m in australia too – just wondering which brand you ended up using? Hi Candy, Another commenter mentioned that using a whipped cream dispenser caused clumps that clogged the valve and prevented proper foaming/dispensing. Hello! Use immediately or refrigerate – it will harden and set in the fridge the longer it’s chilled. Typically both regular rum and coconut rum (Malibu or other). Strawberry Coconut Cream Pie. I am planning on serving it tomorrow. Thank you for mentioning the dud part. To add to what Bea mentioned, you definitely want coconut milk without guar gum which like she said Native Forest now contains. I wouldn’t use it entirely as the base for the pudding, but when mixed in yes it should work well to lighten it! Then I would apply it between the cake layers and then chill until service. I made that mistake once, and ugh! i lowered the fridge temp snd left the cake in there covered,, it lasted fine because it stayed cold. We haven’t, but we aren’t sure it would retain the same texture. Hope that helps!! I am then planning on covering with ready roll icing. Coconut oil is something else; just pure oil, and cannot be used to make coconut whipped cream. Is it still good for use if you do so? I couldn’t find a bigger fat content. I can’t wait to try these recipes. Hi do you know if I could use this to with a vegan cream cheese? I think we can make our own coconut cream…. ❤️ I’ve made the cheesecake its in deep freeze hiding for Christmas ???? And a little more runny than I’d like. I used a can of chilled coconut cream (just the solid part) & a generous amount of powdered sugar. Thank you! It’s my go to coconut milk so I guess I’ll give it a try. I really liked Trader Joes coconut cream. A LOT of us don’t eat refined sugar, especially paleo, keto or diabetic people. But, like another poster, I used a can that had been sitting in the fridge for a long time, not just overnight to chill. Will this hold up if I use it to frost a cake? My son who is the Vegan and 24 still lives at home and keeps pestering me to make another pie, I now have leverage to use when wanting him to do chores around the house Hahahahah LOVE IT – Thank you. Hey Zoe, I also tried it with Biona – twice – and it simply didn’t work. My coffee shop offers lattes topped with whipped cream, but for the lactose intolerant, we use soy milk instead of real milk. Hi Chris, here is the one we use and enjoy! Hi Kristine, we find it works as long as it isn’t left out at room temperature too long. Huh!) If you give it a go, report back! I ‘m just about to go make it with my coconut milk I made yesterday. But is because the Incas from the Incas Empiere from Perú. In fact, mine broke before 1 minute was up so I borrowed a good old fashion hand mixer from my neighbor! This was a total FAIL for me. Hi! We’re all human beings trying to do our best. It may just be better used in smoothies in that instance. I should have read it first and then I would have bought a different brand. I make a frozen Peanut butter pie, and as an experiment turned that recipe into Coconut Cream Pie. Love this recipe. First time making this and have wanted to do it for awhile. I make my own to spread on bread as I need soy free too, but that’ll probably not do for making icing? Thank you for explanation!!! Let us know how it goes! I may or may not have made myself a second serving, and possibly also ate the whipped cream with a spoon as I was adding it to the hot chocolate. I want to add food coloring and use the whip on cake/cupcakes for my little one’s birthday – this should be fine right? Thank you! I was trying to make this tonight. I’d love to figure out a way to replicate the look of dispensed cream, it’s so pretty! I’ve tried it in the fridge and room temp with the same result. My question: If I make this in advance, refrigerate it in a piping bag, would it harden enough to pipe into a design on top of a chocolate pie? It dissolved nicely, the only drawback is that it will turn your white coconut cream brown. Do you think I can use this recipe and then (already hand whipped) put it into a whip cream canister for easy pouring? Some brands simply use a thickener such as guar gum to thicken coconut milk. You can take cane sugar and whirl it into powder in a spice or coffee grinder. I would also like to add there are some awesome vegan friendly quick/easy recipes and ideas to choose from, I don’t generally return to food blogs, but this one is proving irresistible! More like heavy cream. No tapioca flour needed. 365 organic coconut milk and scoop off only the cream portion of it. Do you think creamed coconut might actually work better than coconut cream? I’ve tried the coconut cream at Trader Joe’s but find it has a very off taste to me. To be powdered sugar you need to add cornstarch 1C sugar, 1 Tablespoon cornstarch. Curry paste goes well with both canned coconut milk and cartoned coconut milk. Serve immediately. My son also makes a fabulous shampoo out of 1/3 cup Dr. Bronners liquid soap, 1/4 c. coconut milk, and 1 tsp nut oil (he uses walnut). Thanks for sharing! You can blend it in a blender with crushed ice. Thanks for your help! Thankfully Trader Joe’s just introduced canned coconut milk without additives! Let us know if you try it! 301–304. Any idea what would cause this to happen? I love this option for those of us who do not tolerate dairy products. In Southeast Asia, Africa and even South America, coconut milk is used in curries, soups (like Thai chicken and coconut), sauces, even sweets, such as rice puddings and some baked goods. I get Native Forest brand (none or few additives) easily through amazon prime….I live in Alaska. Thanks for sharing, Nicola! Most Coconut milk/Cream is not being separated by using the Acid method instead of simply cold pressing that might have something to do the consistency and why it does not always thicken like it should. Seriously. Hi Martyna, It unfortunately doesn’t do too well at room temperature, but chilling it does help it firm up. Although there isn’t much in the recipe, I like to stay away from sugar when I have certain guests over. An emulsifier is used to prevent separation- we aren’t sure whether it impacts thickening. It’s super helpful for us and other readers. Hello! When I did whisk it it didn’t get thick and didn’t take very long to just separate into what looked like sloppy porridge, lol. Take shallow scoops, and stop as soon as you begin to see the clear coconut water. Wonder what I am doing wrong?? I intuitively did the shake test in the store, ‘cause I bought a store brand. Whether you looking to add mild coconut flavor and rich, creamy texture or to replace dairy with an alternative ingredient, coconut milk … Any ideas or suggestions? ), … Hello! It feels like I’m trying to whip coconut oil. I’m thinking it has something to do with the coconut cream starting out rock hard out of the can versus thick and creamy like in the pictures, maybe my fries is too cold? Took about 5 mins with a hand mixer to whip up. I refrig I subbed stevia and it turned out to be too sweet :( Aside from adding more coconut cream? Can I ask how strong the coconut taste is after adding vanilla? Thank you for sharing, i would love to learn. www.eatingwell.com/gallery/7577449/canned-coconut-milk-recipes Dana you should try it!!! Yeah, I think that would work! Maybe arrowroot or cornstarch? Dana, thank you SO MUCH for posting all of your incredible recipes, I use them as a guide almost every single day and this one is definitely in my top 10! Try it with your morning coffee and you will be in heaven. Also, my world has been blown by adding rosewater and serving with rosewater-and-sugar-macerated strawberries. (And it’s dairy-free, … Came out so fluffy and smooth i was so excited!! BPA is another concern with canned coconut milk. There are giant lumps of solid coconut milk that my mixer is just flinging around – and the consistency of the remaining coconut cream is lumpy as well. Place hardened cream in your chilled mixing bowl. So much faster than using the handheld blender too :). Thanks for sharing, Sabrina. Are there any coconut products that state that no animals were abused to harvest them? I sort of mickey-moused this recipe… I had opened a can of Aroy-D coconut milk for golden milk the day before (which I had stirred before using) then popped the half or so remaining in a mason jar in the fridge. Blessings!!! Room temp is hot here (~30 degrees) so I had to work fast. WF 365 is great for coconut yogurt, but sometimes it can be a little thick and not whip quite as well. Thank you! Hi , do you have any recommendation for a hand mixer? We don’t think it would freeze well, unfortunately. the serving size is 2 tbsp, how many will one can make. Need a vanilla flavoured whipping cream. We’re thrilled to see interest in homemade alternative milks! But if you try it let us know how it goes! Let me add some notes: This “whipped cream” is not as workable as real whipped cream inasmuch as it is softer and not amenable to “frosting” a cake (while the addition of gelatin to real whipped cream does make a product that can frost the top and sides of a cake). It’s super helpful for us and other readers. Lately, I’ve been using a nice organic brand which has 70% coconut and 30% water, I make really good curries with it! My question is whether this is the same as coconut oil, as it looks very similar (hard, flaky and translucent). I concur. Hi, I made this over the weekend and it worked well…thankyou! I have had the exact same problem with the TJs coconut milk lately! Get our copy of FAN FAVORITES featuring 20 of our most loved, highly-rated recipes! I do not have a handmixer unfortunately. 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