Ah I really missed condensed milk when we started Paleo. Thankfully, it isn’t hard to make yourself a version using just two ingredients – full cream coconut milk and honey. And it’s gluten and dairy-free!
Bring a can of full-cream coconut milk to boil in a saucepan.
Reduce heat to a slow simmer and add some honey. Then simmer for 30 minutes until the liquid is reduced by half.
And you should have some yummy condensed milk for your coffee or part of another recipe.
You’ll need:
- 1 14 oz can of organic, full-cream coconut milk
- 1/4 cup of raw honey
- Bring coconut milk to a boil in a saucepan
- Reduce to a slow simmer and add honey
- Simmer for 30 minutes (whisking periodically) until liquid is reduced to half. You should have about 1 cup.
I’m new to all the coconut substitutes. What brand(s) are best? I tried buying one of those cartons of coconut milk and its the first time my 4-year has refused anything and told me it was bad for him! He eats literally everything and begs me to buy him extra veggies!
I use this canned product that is BPA free
http://www.amazon.com/Native-Forest-Organic-Classic-13-5-Ounce/dp/B001HTJ2BQ
Hi,
Could you use a reduced fat coconut milk?
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Ashleigh, I’m not sure if reduced fat would work very well for the final consistency. We’re a big fan of full fat coconut milk here!
Reduced fat coconut milk is just full fat coconut milk with water added. 🙂 I don’t know how that would change the final consistency but you can save money by buying full fat and adding water. 🙂
Actually some brands may add guar gum for their “reduced fat” version to make it look like the full-fat.
I have never used reduced fat so I don’t know how it would turn out but it might be a bit watery or you may need to reduce it more and get a lower yield.
How long does the condensed milk keep for?
It should keep at least for a week!
Could I use coconut nectar or coconut sugar instead of honey?
Honey is high fructose and doesn’t go too well when it’s heated.
Hi Danielle – Yes you can make this with coconut nectar. I don’t know if the coconut sugar will dissolve very well but it will definitely work with nectar.
I really considered going Paleo, especially since my sister and cousin swear by it, but my food budget is $75 dollars a week. So far, every recipe I’ve seen calls for nut flours (which run at least $8 / pound), coconut milk (which is around $7 bucks a pint, on sale) and coconut oil ($12 for a 12 oz jar.) I cannot live on coconut, and my family would annihilate me if I spent half the weekly food budget on these ingredients ALONE. Apparently, Paleo is for people who earn at least 50 grand a year.
I don’t.
Hi Katherine.
I totally hear you on the cost thing.
There are ways that lots of families try to save on this lifestyle. I personally don’t use a lot of flour in my cooking. With most stir fries, flour is limited to a tablespoon or two for thickening. My $7 20 oz bag of Red Mills Tapioca flour lasts me for a month. A lot of people are big on making baked Paleo food. Not only is it cost-prohibitive like you mentioned, it should also be just a once-in-a-while treat.
For coconut milk, we buy this from amazon and it works out to be about $3 a pint.
We also buy our meat and produce from local coops too!
Google this “paleo on a budget”. My initial investment was quite a bit, but some of those things I bought lasted for months!
Is there a substitute for evaporated milk on the paleo diet? Do you have a recipe to make it?