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Coconut milk experiment.

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I'm off for the weekend, visiting some friends.  Their 5-year-old is my godson.  We always have a good time over here.

That same 5yo is allergic to dairy.  And I had promised to make breakfast!  And I don't like soy milk.  😛

So I brought along a couple of cans of coconut milk, and some coconut oil, and substituted it for milk and butter respectively to make French toast.

Report:  French toast made with coconut milk and fried in coconut oil = very yummy.

Especially when topped with blackberry preserves and fresh blackberries.  Not that the maple syrup was bad, but the blackberries were fabulous with it. 

The texture was very creamy and, I don't know, fluffy.  I recommend it.

(Batter = 1 cup coconut milk, 2 eggs, 1 Tbsp sugar, dash salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla.  I used store bought bread, Brownberry Health Nut, which contains nuts but no dairy.)

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5 responses to “Coconut milk experiment.”

  1. jen Avatar
    jen

    Coconut Milk with Bailey’s is a very yummy (though very high fat) before bedtime treat. For grown-ups, of course.

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  2. 4ddintx Avatar
    4ddintx

    When I was making dinner for a new mother who was dairy free, I made a pumpkin pie using coconut milk instead of the evaporated milk. It was yummy (I made a 2nd for my family!).
    I will try the French toast soon with a loaf of GF bread.

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  3. Cathie B Avatar
    Cathie B

    We sub coconut milk in just about everything because 1) it’s just so yummy and 2) it’s just really good for you. I have a baked french toast recipe I’ll share with you that has coconut milk that taste like bread pudding, topped with apple slices and cinnamon. Make it ahead and bake in the morning….yummy.

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  4. 4ddintx Avatar
    4ddintx

    Cathie B, can you post that recipe in the combox? Sounds so yummy! I’m always looking for great breakfast ideas like that for my troops.
    Tabitha

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  5. Cathie B Avatar
    Cathie B

    Hi, Sorry for the delay. Here’s the recipe:
    Baked Apple French Toast
    (6 servings)
    * 1 large loaf of french bread (16 oz)
    * 8 eggs
    * 2 cans of coconut milk (14 – 15 oz cans)
    * 3/4 cup sugar — divided
    * 1 and 1/4 tablespoon vanilla
    * 5 Granny Smith apples
    * 2 tablespoons cinnamon
    * 2 tablespoons butter
    * 1 tsp. nutmeg
    Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Spray 9×13 pan with vegetable oil spray. Slice bread into 1 1/2 inch slices. Place bread tightly together in one layer in 9 x 13 pan.
    Beat eggs lightly-add milk, 1/4 cup sugar, nutmeg and vanilla and mix with whisk. Pour half of the liquid over the bread. Peel, core and slice apples into rings.Place apple rings on top of bread to cover.
    Pour remaining egg mixture over apples. Mix remaining 1/2 cup of sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over apples. Dot with butter. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.

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