Coconut milk with yogurt and honey: recipe and benefits
If there is a very rich beverage from a nutritional point of view, that is the coconut milk, a natural liquid quite popular in some countries and obtained from the crushing of coconut pulp. This delicate pulp accumulates in its interior an oily and tremendously aromatic flesh of a striking white color, which can be consumed whole (in pieces) or crushed.
With regard to the coconut milk recipe The truth is that its preparation is really simple, although its obtaining is not as simple as for example if it happens with the coconut water: you only need the pulp of a ripe coconut and water, remove the seeds of the meat separating the pulp from its shell, cut it into pieces and beat them in the blender glass adding a little water.
We are, it is true, before a soft drink with characteristic flavor and smell, which stands out not only for its different organoleptic qualities but also for its incredible nutritional richness and for its benefits: it provides carbohydrates, proteins, saturated fats, vitamins (B1) , B2, B3, B5, B6 and C) and minerals (potassium, phosphorus, selenium and chromium).
And it surprises not only for its qualities but because it can be combined with other delicious ingredients for the preparation of homemade desserts very delicious An example is the coconut milk with yogurt and honey about which we speak to you on this occasion. Do you dare to prepare it with us? It's delicious!.
Recipe of coconut milk with yogurt and honey: a delicious dessert
Ingredients you need:
- 250 ml. of coconut milk
- 90 gr. of Greek yogurt
- Panela
- Honey (to taste)
Preparation of the dessert of coconut milk with yogurt and honey:
First put the Greek yogurt in the glass of a blender and beat it well to try not to be so thick. Then add the coconut milk and honey. Beat again so that all the ingredients combine well.
To finish, serve in a glass and decorate grating a bit of panela on top. It is recommended to drink very cold.
The benefits that this dessert brings
- Rehydrating: it is a dessert very rich in potassium and other mineral salts ideal to hydrate our body in a completely natural way. It is ideal to quench thirst, or to rehydrate on the hottest days (for example in summer).
- Very rich in essential nutrients: it is a natural drink with a high content of B vitamins, and minerals such as potassium, magnesium, zinc, selenium, phosphorus and calcium.
- Strengthens the immune system: for its content in essential nutrients it becomes an ideal dessert to help us increase our defenses, strengthening the immune system. In addition, it helps protect our body against infections and viruses by being antiviral and antibacterial (because of its content in a saturated fatty acid medium chain known as lauric acid).
- Ideal for our nervous system: for its high content of B vitamins (especially B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6) is an ideal natural drink to provide both nutritional and energy functions for our nervous system.
- Without lactoseIf you are intolerant to lactose or drink milk you feel bad this dessert is ideal because it does not contain lactose, and can even become an excellent substitute for cow's milk.
