Coconut Ice Cream?

[Pailani]

Did I read about someone adding coconut oil to banana ice cream? I bought a jar of cold-processed coconut oil and added some, but it doesn't have a good coconut flavor. It tastes like canned coconut milk. In fact, even fresh, raw coconut doesn't have the coconut flavor I really like, the sweetened Durkee shredded stuff they sell in the baking aisle. Has anyone found a way to replicate that flavor? Short of tossing a Mounds bar into the food processer when I make the ice cream, that is. ;)

[ksabe98]

What about coconut extract? I know people use vanilla and almond extracts why not try the coconut.
Lisa

[Rawkinlocs]

Pailani,

Are you using the brown coconuts or the young/Thai ones?

But I know what you mean...I'm thinking that the roasting/or whatever other cooking method) used for the dried coconut you are referring to may bring out the flavor more...not sure. Or...perhaps they are adding something to "enhance" the flavor.

I generally tend to use dried shredded coconut found at my healthfood store. I don't know if it is or isn't truly raw...I do know it's unsulfured, so I buy and I use!

[CAdreamer]

As with eveything else, you have to get used to unprocessed foods tasting (and performing) differently than their commercial counterparts. God didn't create the coconut to taste like the sugery Durkee's soft and fluffy, made-to-last-forever kind,

It's important to learn new taste pleasures, and not to rely on what you knew from the past. It will take time for your palate (and mind) to unlearn what food tasted like before going raw, and then to appreciate, enjoy, and even lust after the new tastes and textures. Soon you will begin to crave the taste of fresh, raw coconut and Durkee's will be a thing of the past....a fading memory.

We've all had our favorites and have a great deal of difficulty duplicating them....so, find a new favorite and enjoy it.

[Rawkinlocs]

As with eveything else, you have to get used to unprocessed foods tasting (and performing) differently than their commercial counterparts. God didn't create the coconut to taste like the sugery Durkee's soft and fluffy, made-to-last-forever kind,

It's important to learn new taste pleasures, and not to rely on what you knew from the past. It will take time for your palate (and mind) to unlearn what food tasted like before going raw, and then to appreciate, enjoy, and even lust after the new tastes and textures. Soon you will begin to crave the taste of fresh, raw coconut and Durkee's will be a thing of the past....a fading memory.

We've all had our favorites and have a great deal of difficulty duplicating them....so, find a new favorite and enjoy it.

That's some *berry, berry* good advice! :) Wow!! That really, REALLY spoke to me...thank you CAdreamer!

[Pailani]

What about coconut extract? I know people use vanilla and almond extracts why not try the coconut.
Lisa

I've tried the artificial flavoring, but not extract. I'll see if I can find any!

[Pailani]

Are you using the brown coconuts or the young/Thai ones?

The brown ones, we don't get the Thai ones here.


I generally tend to use dried shredded coconut found at my healthfood store.

I see this from time to time, I'll see if that's any better.

[RawTruth]

As with eveything else, you have to get used to unprocessed foods tasting (and performing) differently than their commercial counterparts. God didn't create the coconut to taste like the sugery Durkee's soft and fluffy, made-to-last-forever kind,

It's important to learn new taste pleasures, and not to rely on what you knew from the past. It will take time for your palate (and mind) to unlearn what food tasted like before going raw, and then to appreciate, enjoy, and even lust after the new tastes and textures. Soon you will begin to crave the taste of fresh, raw coconut and Durkee's will be a thing of the past....a fading memory.

We've all had our favorites and have a great deal of difficulty duplicating them....so, find a new favorite and enjoy it.Well said, CADreamer! You're a great addition to this forum. Your replies are always well-reasoned, supportive, and wise.

[siempresam]

Yeah I tried adding coconut oil the other day, too, and it didn't taste very good. I have tried the young baby coconuts before and it really made my smoothies creamy. Too bad you can't get them where you are!

[Sharon in Colorado]

A couple of years ago, my niece had her 16 birthday party with a hawiian luau theme. Of course I brought a couple of young coconuts. I cracked one open and drank it for myself, and then cracked one open for my sil. She didn't like it and proceeded to pass it around to all the kids at the party so that they could 'taste' how gross it was. I was perterbed at that point because she was on a mission for everyone to taste it, knowing they wouldn't like it, and eventually sipping the rest of the water out of my $2.50 coconut! I quickly grabbed it away from her, and had the rest for myself.

My main point though (aside from the rant) is that a lot of folks expect a really sweet mounds bar or coconut macaroon taste to fresh or minimally processed coconut water and oil. I'd suggest using the extract and even a generous amount of agave nectar to get a similar flavor.

[Shan]

I read in another post that someone juiced the meat of the coconut and it can out all creamy then they whipped it into cream. Wouldn't that mean that somehow you could make it into ice cream? Just a thought.