This was one of those "things" that happens when you try a new recipe. I was dying to make this whipped coconut lemonade from a recipe on Kitchen. It sounded so refreshing. The key is to find cream of coconut--not coconut whipping cream, coconut cream or coconut milk. My husband offered to go to the grocery store and I didn't realize I'd left the cream of coconut on the list. (If he's going to the store I leave off any esoteric items that might be hard to find and plan on getting them myself.) He couldn't find cream of coconut, and to be fair, neither could I when I went looking. He brought home coconut whipping cream. I thought I'd give it a whirl and see what happened. I chilled the cream and was surprised to find it had solidified. But I soldiered on. The whole thing whipped up into a sort of loose sherbet but without enough sweetness. I added some sugar. I added some more sugar and finally, it was actually not half bad. I am sure if you can find cream of coconut, this would be delicious. From Google: Coconut Cream: Unsweetened, rich, and thick; used for cooking and baking. Cream of coconut is a thick, syrupy, and heavily sweetened coconut product. If you want to try this, be sure to get cream of coconut. I imagine it would be delicious!
1 1/2 cups ice
1/4 lemon juice
1/2 cup cream of coconut
NO!
Juice lemon until you have 1/4 cup of fresh juice
Add ice, lemon juice and cream of coconut and blend on high speed.
Pour into a glass and enjoy!
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Whipped Coconut Lemonade does sound delicious. I do know about cream of coconut from past baking, but hadn't ever heard of coconut whipping cream.
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I use cream of coconut to make pina colada. Thank you for the recipe. Deborah
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a refreshing summer drink, Peg! Thanks for sharing. Cream of coconut is generally located in the liquor section of grocery stores, alongside grenadine, Rose's lime juice, and other cocktail additions.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading that it goes in pina coladas, I wondered that myself. Next time I'll check the liquor department!
DeleteLooks so nice and refreshing. Trying it this summer!
ReplyDeletePeg, I don't know what the chances are of finding cream of coconut in Connecticut, but even with the substitution, your lemonade sherbet experiment sounds pretty tasty.
ReplyDeleteIntriguing recipe! I want to try it, sometime.
ReplyDeleteOh this sounds perfect as a summer refresher, whether as a drink or the sherbet. Love most things lemon! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteCream of coconut can be found at liquor stores or in the liquor aisle of grocery stores (where you find things like Marischino cherries and Bloody Mary mix). And this sounds great--kind of like a tart piña colada!
ReplyDeleteIt's always a challenge to find where the store has put a product.
ReplyDeleteI go and ask and often find things in a section I would have never thought of. But I do, usually, see some logic. It just isn't mine!
Looks very refreshing.
I agree! Why not put canned fruit and canned vegetables together in the same aisle? And just when you have the store figured out, they rearrange it!
DeleteOh this sounds perfect for the hot summer weather! aprilbluetx at yahoo dot com
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