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If you need an AIP coconut milk substitute, this alternative works well in many situations. This banana milk takes a minute to make and tastes great! (Also Paleo and Whole30)
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Few AIP Milk Options
There really aren't a ton of options for milk on the AIP Diet.
The nut and seed milks that you can have on Paleo are out, so it pretty much leaves coconut milk, tigernut milk, and sweet potato milk.
But if you're sensitive to coconut milk – or don't want more coconut (let's face it, there's a LOT of coconut products on AIP), then that usually leaves tigernut milk and sweet potato milk.
But tigernut milk takes a long time to make, or at least forethought since you have to soak the tigernuts for at least 24 hours prior to making the milk.
And some people are sensitive to tigernuts or just can't get their hands on some.
And while sweet potato milk is great for more savory applications, it's not the greatest thing for some of the sweeter ones because it does have a pretty potato-y taste.
Banana Milk
Enter banana milk.
This is a coconut-free, tigernut-free AIP milk substitute that only requires 2 ingredients – a banana and some water – and can be blended up in less than a minute.
And yes, you can use a food processor if you don't have a blender.
Uses for Banana Milk
It really works well in many instances, but mainly sweeter ones rather than savory.
Like it's PERFECT over my “Chocolate” Tigernut AIP Granola.
Or in the AIP Spiced Carrot Breakfast Porridge
Or instead of the coconut milk in the AIP Pumpkin Pie Coconut Parfait
And it would also be great in a “latte” sort of beverage – check out these AIP Coffee Alternatives.
But you might not want to use it in a soup where coconut milk is a main feature, like the AIP Thai Chicken Soup for instance – it would taste too banana-y. In that case – use coconut milk if you can (see here how to make homemade coconut milk in minutes)
Flavorings
Banana milk is pretty sweet on its own, but if you're going to just drink it straight you may want to add a slight amount of sweetener, like 1 date or 1 tsp of maple syrup before blending.
A pinch of cinnamon would also be delicious as well.
I hope you enjoy this fun AIP coconut milk substitute!!
How long does this milk last?
Unfortunately this milk doesn't last very long once you make it, so I'd say make it immediately before serving.
It's that whole “banana turns brown when exposed to air” thing.
But luckily it's so easy to make it doesn't matter too much.
Banana Milk Recipe
If you make this banana milk, I'd love to hear how it turned out! Either comment below or share a pic on Instagram and tag me @thrivingautoimmune!
Banana Milk
Ingredients
- 1 Banana
- 1 to 2 cups Water
- 1 Date or 1 tsp Maple Syrup (to sweeten (omit for Whole30))
- 1 pinch Cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- Simply blend the banana with the desired amount of water and any desired flavor elements. 1 cup of water will make a creamy, very banana-tasting drink, 2 cups will be a little less creamy and banana-y.
This is brilliant! Does it save well in the fridge, or would you recommend using it right away?
Eh, it doesn’t do that well over time. I’d say like store it for 24 hours max, but definitely best used right away.
I’m so excited to try this as coconut is a trigger food for me and tigernuts are so yummy they don’t last long enough to make milk with! This is going into my next baking recipe! Yay!!!
Just what I’ve been looking for – a great substitute for AIP or paleo milks. Will be trying today! Thanks so much!
I hope you enjoy!
I bet this would be great for waffle making too!
sure could be – make some yummy waffles 🙂
Can you make yogurt out of this by putting a probiotic capsule in it?
I haven’t tried to do that so unfortunately not sure, sorry!
Fun! I’m going to try this over my Nuco Coconut Cereal, and add strawberries, as my dessert/treat tonight!
Oh yum, that sounds delicious!
So yum