Kale to the Queen
  • Kale to the Queen
  • Rechewvenating Recipes
    • Recipe Blog
    • Healthy Kitchen Essentials >
      • Kombucha
      • Kefir
      • Sprouting
    • Homemade Personal Care Products
    • Iherb Coupon
  • About Me: The Sunburst Sprout
  • Dancing through Life
  • Photos

Coconut Milk Kefir

1/2/2013

0 Comments

 
Picture
Coconut milk kefir is a vegan kefir alternatives that still has amazing benefits.
If you have never heard of kefir, I am about to change your life. It is similar to a yogurt, only thinner and with significantly more health benefits. Kefir contains around 35 major strains of healthy bacteria that do not exist in yogurt. Don't get me wrong, yogurt is still very healthy! But unlike yogurt, kefir’s healthy bacteria, active yeast, and digestive enzymes actually help digest all of the foods you eat. The healthy bacteria not only eats up candida and sugars, it actually colonizes in your gut to help digest your food and kill off future pathogens. It helps keep you regular (not in a bad way!) so I highly doubt you will ever suffer from constipation. Also, if you drink it at night you will not have acid reflux.
I also read about a study where they put harmful bacteria into the kefir and the grains were not contaminated, but completely destroyed it! 
I know I post about kefir all the time, but I will never be able to cover all of its health benefits. I am always reading new studies and articles on the amazing qualities of kefir and there are countless stories about people who have cured longe term illnesses, allergies, digestive problems, etc. 
You can buy kefir from the grocery store, but making it at home is really simple, helps you save money, and is also much healthier because it doesn't have additives. To start making it, all you need are some kefir grains. I can send you some or you can order them other places on line. Once you have the grains they will last forever and continue to multiply if you keep feeding them with milk. I am constantly dehydrating my extra grains to save them (instructions to come).  
Here is the link to my milk kefir article: Making Kefir



Coconut Milk Kefir Instructions:
Place one tablespoon of the kefir milk grains in about 2 cups of coconut milk. (It is best to use a glass jar when fermenting).
Cover the jar with a cloth or paper towel and secure it with a rubber band. Let it sit for 12-36 hours; the fermenting time will depend on you taste preference. The longer it sits, the more sour it will get. Also, the warmer the room the faster it will ferment.
It is good to stir it halfway through the fermenting process to mix the grains around (you can just shake it a little or stir it whenever you think about it). 
When the kefir is done fermenting stir it with a wooden or plastic spoon (metal may harm the kefir grains) and remove the kefir grains. I usually do this by passing it through a fine plastic strainer, but you can also use a cheesecloth, milk bag,  or fish out the grains with a plastic fork. 
When you put the coconut kefir into the fridge, it should thicken up a lot, similar to yogurt. 

Now the kefir is ready to drink and the grains are ready to be put into new coconut milk to start the process over. 
Storing the grains:
If you want to take a break from making kefir, you can store the grains in a little bit of coconut milk in the fridge. If you do this, you should put them in fresh coconut milk every couple of weeks.


0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Chelsea Rose
           (장미)  

        the sunburst sprout 
      

    Categories

    All
    Agave
    Almond
    Aloe Vera
    Amaranth
    Apple
    Avocado
    Baked Goods
    Banana
    Bee Pollen
    Beverages
    Blackberry
    Blueberry
    Brazil Nuts
    Bread
    Breakfast
    Buckwheat
    Cashew
    Chia Seeds
    Chocolate
    Cinnamon
    Coconut Milk
    Coconut Oil
    Cranberry
    Crêpes
    Cucumber
    Cultured
    Dates
    Dessert
    Dips And Dressings
    Fermented
    Fig
    Flax Seeds
    Ginger
    Gluten Free
    Grape
    Hazelnuts
    Hemp Seeds
    Hummus
    Ice Cream
    Kale
    Kefir
    Kombucha
    Korean Fusion
    Kumquat
    Lemon
    Lentils
    Lime
    Lunch
    Main Dish
    Mango
    Mint
    Mushrooms
    Nutella
    Nut Free
    Nut Pulp
    Oats
    Parsley
    Pear
    Pecan
    Persimmon
    Pie
    Pistachio
    Porridge/죽
    Porridge/죽
    Prune
    Psyllium Husks
    Pudding
    Pumpkin
    Pumpkin Seeds
    Quick Meals And Snacks
    Quinoa
    Raw
    Rice
    Saffron
    Salads
    Scones
    Seaweed
    Sesame Seeds
    Sides And Snacks
    Soba
    Sorbet
    Soup
    Spinach
    Sprouted
    Squash
    Strawberry
    Sunflower Seeds
    Sweet Potato
    Tangerine
    Thai Fusion
    Truffles
    Turmeric
    Vegan
    Walnut
    Yeast Free

    Archives

    September 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    November 2011
    October 2011
    October 2010

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.