they will still be small and i can't put a stick in them or anything (well maybe i could with toothpicks), but i want to try.
now, i am aware that the coconut milk i have is most likely not raw, since it has been canned.
to get real raw milk, i wold need to open a coconut, and shred and press the meat myself. every time i buy a coconut, i always leave it for too long and it is rotten inside. i just don't seem to have the willpower to do it right away for some reason.
since i'll be making some red curry for my sweetheart tonight, i will use some of the can of coconut milk for his dish, and some for freezing into delicious treats.
so the ingredients of the original bars are:
raw coconut milk,coconut oil, coconut sugar, lucuma powder, vanilla bean.
but here's what i did.
i have some finely shredded coconut( third of a cup? half?), so i put that in a bowl, poured in almost all of the agave syrup i had left (1/4 cup).
then a few spoons of coconut butter, and just a bit of coconut oil after that (not pictured).
plus, a few drops of vanilla extract. then i mixed those together to break up the stiff coconut butter. at that point it looked like that delicious topping on german chocolate cake. mmmm...
by the way, i went with
so then i poured in half a can of coconut milk. so i ended up with four different sources of coconut in there!
i figured i would pour the liquid from the mixing bowl, but i think i made a good choice with just using a spoon to fill the mold.
i have it on a small plate to stabilize the floppy silicon mold, and i can just put the whole thing right into the little icetray area in my freezer.
i had about a third of it left after filling the mold. it would have been great to fill up a small yogurt cup and freeze it with a stick in it.
the whole thing took less than ten minutes to add ingredients, mix, and pour. then the only thing to do is wait, while it freezes... "quiesently"
and then Voila,
they never really hardened up like ice cubes, and melt really quickly after they leave the freezer. i think adding at least some water would make them more icey and likable. the taste is good, but could be a little sweeter. i once had a homemade chai popsicle and this would be good to try in this recipe, adding cinnamon, cardamom, and chopped almonds :)
i think one of the great things about raw cooking (or "uncooking") is the experimentation. you can get a bunch of ingredients that are yummy, throw them together, and result is usually yummy as well!like, throwing a bunch of different fruits in a blender. or making a raw cracker with seeds and nuts and vegetables and spices. the exact proportions, amounts, or exact food species are usually critical. not like in say, a souffle, or some other baked item where the chemistry and timing have to be correct to produce the desired result. anyway, i think you all know what i mean, don't be afraid to play with your food! and if it all goes terribly wrong, just feed it to the worms and we won't mention it to anyone. ;D more later on the box of worms that lives in my kitchen..
P.s. the Chaokoh brand of coconut milk is manufactured by THEPPADUNGPORN Coconut co. ltd. *snark*
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