Coconut, Protein, Fruit Smoothie
Author’s Note – Enjoy this sweet, nutritious, and delicious breakfast or anytime-of-the-day smoothie.
Tag: Coconut Cream Concentrate
Using Coconut Oil in Beverages
Author’s Note – Coconut oil is a great addition to your favorite beverage recipe! You can add it to smoothie recipes for a quick, healthy breakfast, an energy boost, a pick-me-upper, or a snack.
No-Cook, Coconut Cream Applesauce
Use crisp apples for this such as organic gala or pink lady.
No-Cook, Coconut Cream Applesauce
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
- 2 organic apples
- 1 tablespoon or more Coconut Cream Concentrate, warmed slightly if necessary
- 1 dash pumpkin pie spice, to taste
- few drops lemon juice, optional
Directions:
Coarsely grate the apples (you don’t have to peel them if they are organic). Mix in Coconut Cream Concentrate until well blended.
Sprinkle with spice. Add lemon juice, if desired.
Recipe submitted by Simi, Los Angeles, CA.
Recipe prepared by Sarah Shilhavy and photographed by Jeremiah Shilhavy (all copyrights reserved).
Coconut Cream, Orange Frozen Pops
These refreshing, frozen treats are made with Coconut Cream Concentrate and orange juice.
Coconut Breakfast Rice
Coconut Breakfast Rice
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
- 1 cup hot rice
- 2 tablespoons dried coconut
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 2 tablespoon chopped walnuts or almonds
- 2 tablespoons Coconut Cream Concentrate
- 1 piece crystalized ginger, minced
- 1 teaspoon honey (optional)
- dash cinnamon
Directions:
Stir all ingredients together in a serving bowl. Serve with milk and eat as a hot cereal.
Recipe submitted by Kristel, Traverse City, MI.
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Chocolate, Coconut Satin
Author’s Note – This could be served as a delicious pudding, as a frosting, or as a dip for your fruit such as strawberries, bananas, sweet cherries, or pineapple. The uses are endless with your imagination. Enjoy!
Using Coconut in Savory Dishes
Author’s Note – Coconut can be used in many different ways and just as much in savory dishes as in desserts. For now I’ll tell you how to use Coconut Cream Concentrate (CCC) in savory dishes.
Coconut-Banana-Carob Smoothie
This is a quick, high-protein meal or snack that tastes like a dessert.
Coconut-Banana-Carob Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 cup plain rice milk, almond milk, or coconut milk*, as needed
- 1–2 tablespoons carob powder
- 1 ripe banana, peeled and mashed
- 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
- 2 tablespoons Coconut Cream Concentrate, warmed slightly if necessary to soften
Directions:
Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Makes 1 serving.
*Use 1 teaspoon of Coconut Cream Concentrate for every 6–8 ounces of water for coconut cream milk. Mix together and use as directed or make homemade coconut milk.
Recipe submitted by Simi, Los Angeles, CA.
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