Savory Coconut Milk Sausage Soup

Servings: 4–6
Preparation Time: 30–35 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 large green bell pepper, diced
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced or pressed
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 cups pinto beans, precooked or drained and rinsed if using canned
• 2 cups coconut milk*
• 6 ounces fresh spinach, chopped
• 1 pound precooked sausage, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• Himalayan Pink Salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste

Directions:

Heat coconut oil in a soup pot over medium heat and sauté the onion, bell pepper, and garlic until soft, about 8–10 minutes.

Add the cumin and pinto beans and stir well.

Add the coconut milk, spinach, sausage, and rice.

Cover the pot and heat to serving temperature. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Note: If a thinner soup is desired, add more coconut milk or water.

Homemade Coconut Milk:

*For the freshest coconut milk, make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Honey, Peach, Coconut Ice Cream

Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 cups coconut milk*
• 6 peaches, peeled and frozen, 3 of them diced
• 1/2 cup raw honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• pinch salt

Directions:

Blend all ingredients except the three diced peaches. Stir in the three diced peaches. Pour into your ice cream maker, ice cream ball, or use any preferred ice cream making method.

Homemade Coconut Milk:

*For the freshest coconut milk, make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Naturally Sweet Coconut Hot Cocoa

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups coconut milk*
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup maple syrup or raw honey
• pinch salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Homemade Coconut Milk:

*For the freshest coconut milk, make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

Directions:

Combine and whisk all ingredients except vanilla in a saucepan. Heat over campfire or stove until hot but not boiling. Stir in vanilla and enjoy with all-natural marshmallows.

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