Do you like coconut? New healthy extra milk!!!

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Tia1976

Full Member

• 8 June 2011

• #1

As advertised in this month's Sw magazine, KARA Dairy Free Milk original with calcium has been added to the Healthy Extra A list. A generous 400ml allowance for a HEX A.
I tried this last year, really liked it as the soya milk i had been using was no good for coffee (it curdles) and this doesn't.
This has a coconut taste, and is delicious on cereal, in hot drinks or alone.
I really miss not being able to eat coconut and this really hits the spot!
I bought mine today from Holland & Barrett (£1.59) and I beleive some of the larger TESCO stores stock it.
It is more expensive than milk, but it is worth it.
Just thought I would let you all know.
Kara Dairy Free Coconut Milk

 

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Circes

Strutting her stuff

• 8 June 2011

• #2

That's interesting - I wonder whether you could use it as a coconut milk substitute in cooking.

 

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Tia1976

Full Member

• 9 June 2011

• #3

You can use it for cooking according to the packet, much more runny than coconut milk though

 

silly sausage

Peas on Earth

• 9 June 2011

• #4

Thank you!

There is a recipe on that site for carrot and orange soup made with the coconutty milk. Sure it could be adapted to syn free. Oooh yummy.

 

hastalavegan

Silver Member

• 9 June 2011

• #5

Ooh I LOVE this milk! So happy to hear it's a healthy extra...although I won't be able to afford it often.

 

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mandy296

Silver Member

• 10 June 2011

• #6

Will definitely give that a try in the thai curry that I make instead of reduced fat coconut milk - its probably not much more expensive than that anyway.

Wonder if you could make a coconut flavoured rice pudding??

 

PurpleSky

banana phone

• 14 June 2011

• #7

Has found me a new healthy extra thanks for sharing. You could make some great things with that!

 

ermintrude

Gold Member

• 17 June 2011

• #8

Just got hold of some of this, it's mad! It's really creamy, tastes almost like full fat milk, I wondered for a minute if I'd got the wrong version and there was another lower fat version so looked it up, but no, this is the one. How come you can get 400ml of this and only 350ml of skimmed, bizarre! Its lovely! Im not a cereal person but if I was this would be delish! I've got a thai curry Im planning on making tomorrow, so Ill put some of this in it

 

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louisedan

Gold Member

• 19 June 2011

• #9

you can have coconut rice pudding-I've always put a few drops of essenve in it but won't need to now.

 

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Mz_Riskz

Member

• 21 June 2011

• #10

Oooo i might have to buy this. I love Coconut xxxxx

 

Debridger

Getting back to Target

• 21 June 2011

• #11

This sounds too good to be true - will keep an eye out for this - thanks

 

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geordie_lass21

Silver Member

• 21 June 2011

• #12

I cant wait to try this, am going to make a thai green curry with this instead of reduced fat coconut milk.

 

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Clareel

Persistence not perfection

• 21 June 2011

• #13

Spotted this in the magazine i'm made up to hear it's so nice! Can't wait to get my hands on some to use in thai cooking and on cereal etc.

Thanks for posting! X

 

Debridger

Getting back to Target

• 21 June 2011

• #14

Well, I saw this post today, made a diversion on the way home from work to Holland & Barrett and got some..... also, they're doing a buy 1 get 1 1/2 price on everything in store...
Made a Thai curry, using most of the 400ml and just thai spice, you need to boil the milk a fair bit to reduce it a little, and I stirred in some quark to thikcen it slightly, will use greek zero next time.... if you like thin sauces which coats the rice lovely, you'll enjoy this, it has enough coconut, although mild to make it taste right.

Thanks again Tia

 

Cherry_Pie

Full Member

• 21 June 2011

• #15

Wow, that sounds great! I can't believe how low calorie it is! Yummmmm, I love coconut! Definitely praying my local H&B stocks this. Thanks!

 

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gobolino

Gold Member

• 22 June 2011

• #16

So, has anyone made a rice pud with this yummy milk yet ?

I cant wait to try a coconut rice pudding (for free!)

 

Bunnylush

Gold Member

• 23 June 2011

• #17

I cannot get hold of this for love nor money ,it's turning into a mission now! X

 

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gobolino

Gold Member

• 23 June 2011

• #18

I bet they underestimated how much stock they would need once us SW-ers discovered it

 

Bunnylush

Gold Member

• 23 June 2011

• #19

I have tried Tesco,Morrisons, Sainsburys it was the same trying to find Quinoa x

 

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~*~Louisa~*~

bye bye baby tummy

• 23 June 2011

• #20

ooo Im going to add one of these to my shopping because i currently use ricemilk but i only get 250 of it so cereal is always with water (which is okay now ive switched to porrage but before it was mingaling)