Making Coconut Purée

[Jim D.]

I need a very small amount of coconut purée and would like to make it myself, but, never having seen the commercial product that is assumed in ganache formulas, I don't know how it is supposed to look. So I would be grateful if someone could describe the texture of the commercial purée. Does it have any pieces of coconut or is it completely smooth? I'm assuming it is somewhat like coconut milk but much thicker. I plan to put pieces of a fresh coconut in the food processor and grind away, but am not sure how much, if any, water I should add to the mix. I know that to make coconut milk, one adds some water to the coconut pieces. Thanks for any help.

[Kerry Beal]

It's smooth. I think you could use coconut cream in it's place.