(If you're dairy - free there are plant milk versions,
like coconut milk kefir, that contain the same probiotic benefits.)
Not exact matches
Like regular
milk kefir,
coconut milk kefir is made by using
milk kefir grains to ferment the
coconut milk, but of course it is dairy free.
Since
coconut milk does not contain lactose
like regular
milk does, there are a few modifications that should be made to keep the
kefir grains strong.
Because I avoid dairy, I rotate my
kefir grains between whole
milk (their favorite) and
coconut milk (what I
like to drink).
Natural food sources of probiotics can be found in
coconut water
kefir,
coconut milk kefir, kombucha, yogurt and fermented veggies
like sauerkraut and kimchii.
However, if you are using watered down «drinking»
coconut milk from a tetra pak (not all brands are watered down for drinking), then you will need to either drip it thick
like old - fashioned yogurt, or use it
like kefir in smoothies.
You can use
milk kefir grains to ferment cow
milk or non-dairy
milk like coconut but then need to replenish them in cow or goat
milk.
I make
kefir w /
coconut milk, and use some
like sourcream or yogurt as a a source of probiotics.
Since
coconut milk does not contain lactose
like regular
milk does, there are a few modifications that should be made to keep the
kefir grains strong.
For breakfast every day I had a «Zen smoothie,» which included ingredients
like coconut milk,
kefir, hemp protein powder, organic blueberries, lavender buds, and valerian extract.
But you can also use (i) regular cow's
milk (or goats
milk), (ii) another non-dairy
milk like almond, cashew or oat
milk, (iii)
coconut water or (iv) try using 1/2 — 1 cup of natural yoghurt or
kefir (a fermented
milk drink) and thinning out with water, as required.
My question; I would
like to make
coconut milk kefir, but I am wondering if I can rehydrate my grains using
milk made from «powdered
milk» (I am using dehydrated grains).
Coconut milk kefir is not very thick and is more
like drinkable style yogurt.
My favorite probiotic rich cultured foods are: Jun tea, (directions for making Jun & why I love it here), raw fermented sauerkraut and cultured veggies
like carrots, beets, & ginger, Kevita sugar - free
kefir made from fermented
coconut water, and goat
milk kefir (which I love in this no - churn goat
kefir ice cream recipe).
Water
kefir, just
like milk kefir, utilizes a beneficial culture of microbes that consume the simple sugars in the juice,
coconut water or sugar water base to create a plethora of probiotics.
In this smoothie I used
coconut milk kefir that has fewer carbs than regular dairy
kefir and just
like other fermented foods, it's good for your gut and easy to make at home.
Natural food sources of probiotics can be found in
coconut water
kefir,
coconut milk kefir, kombucha, yogurt and fermented veggies
like sauerkraut and kimchii.