Plant Milks
Substitutes for Coconut Milk Powder in gelato
Coconut Milk Powder is spray-dried coconut milk: a concentrated, dairy-free source of coconut fat (about 55-60%) and solids used to build body and coconut flavor in vegan and coconut gelato. It carries almost no free sugar, so it adds structure and richness without sweetness or freezing-point depression. If you're out of coconut milk powder or need a different profile, these are the closest functional swaps — ranked by how similar they are on the balancing numbers, with the impact of each swap.
Swap ~1:1, then -37% fat, -71% solids — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then -38% fat, -74% solids — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then -53% fat, -82% solids — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then -57% fat, -85% solids — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then -55% fat, -85% solids — adjust to compensate.
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