Chinese Coconut Milk Drink

Coconut milk is poured from a glass bottle into a hollowed-out coconut shell.

Chinese Coconut Milk Drink

5 from 3 votes

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Chinese, Asian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 15

Servings: 4 cups

Calories: 135kcal

Author: Kelly

Cost: $1.50 per cup

My homemade version of the famous Hainan Yeshu Coconut Milk. This Chinese coconut drink is made from just one ingredient: young coconut. Oh so refreshing!

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Equipment

High speed blender (Vitamix, Ninja, or Blendtec all work great; I use this Vitamix model)
Sharp knife or cleaver
Spoon
Cut-resistant gloves (see Note 1)

Ingredients

2 young coconuts (also known as Thai coconut or green coconut)
Sweetener to taste (see Note 2)

Instructions

Using a cleaver, chop at the top of the coconut until you create a small opening.
Hold the coconut upside down over a blender jar to pour out the coconut water.
Chop at the opening to make it bigger until you can insert a spoon inside.
Use the spoon to scoop out all of the coconut meat, and add it to the blender.
Add sweetener if desired. Blend coconut water and coconut meat together on high speed until smooth, around 30–45 seconds.
Pour into glasses (or right back into the hollowed-out coconuts themselves)!

Notes

Gloves: If you have cut-resistant gloves, I recommend putting them on while you chop the coconut. Just in case your hand slips! I use this pair from Amazon.
Sweetener: This is optional. I like to drink my homemade coconut milk beverage without any added sugar, but you can sprinkle in some sugar, syrup, stevia, or any other sweetener of your choice.

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