Wanna know my secret? When I went to grab my lovely coconut, it slipped out of my clumsy hands and dropped onto the tile-over-concrete-floor. Et voila! One cracked coconut! ;) Granted, it did take a bit of prying and some more pounding on the floor to get just the right crack to where I could drain the delicious water/milk? into a cup. MMmmm.
I found this nifty bag of key limes at the store and snatched them up. I had to do something with them. So, I put the lime in the coconut. Right? =D
Here's what I threw in my Vitamix::
•Juice of about 6-8 key limes (can use regular, probably 2 regular limes.)•Fresh coconut water
•Fresh coconut meat - as much as I could safely scrape/cut out without cracking my beautiful coconut any further* (yet.) ;)
•Sugar in the raw or your choice of sweetener
•3-5 sliced frozen strawberries
•Ice
Variable 1-10 then High until you hear the motor change and you should see 4 lumps form in the bottom of the VM container.
If you accidently over-blend, it will make a delicious smoothie. Or just add more ice to blend/freeze it up.
Here comes the fun part, serve in your expertly cracked coconut! =) Enjoy!
*When I finished, I rinsed out my coconut and wraped it in a dish towel and set it on my concrete-tile-floor and smashed it with a hammer several times to break it into small pieces then proceded to filet my meat! Beware, this is a long, tedious process and you *will* cut your finger off if you rush it. Also, please be careful not to smash your floor. I cannot be held responsible for any damage done. =S I'm just sharing my experiences.
I'd love to hear any of your coconut cracking experiences and/or other possibly safer techniques! =)
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