Coconut cream

The thick, rich part of coconut milk, with more fat and less water, used in dairy-free desserts and whipped toppings.

Coconut cream: An open can of coconut milk with thick coconut cream on top and a bowl of whipped coconut cream
  • Baking ingredients and additives

Coconut cream contains about 20 to 25% fat. When a can of full-fat coconut milk is chilled, the cream rises to the top and can be scooped off. Chilled coconut cream whips into a dairy-free alternative to whipped cream.

It is used in curries, Thai desserts, coconut cream pie, panna cotta and dairy-free ice cream. Cream of coconut is different: it is sweetened and used in cocktails.

Bake it at VanillaGoods

Related entries

Sources

Written by VanillaGoods in our own words from these sources. Last reviewed October 15, 2026.

  1. Coconut cream (Q1139302), Wikidata