Coconut Cream

Coconut cream is the thick, rich portion separated from coconut milk, with a velvety, spoonable texture. It tastes mildly sweet and distinctly coconutty with a lush, silky mouthfeel; it lends body to curries, soups, sauces, and desserts, and can whip when well chilled. Sold canned or in aseptic packs, typically labeled unsweetened.

Produced across tropical regions where coconuts grow, coconut cream is central in Southeast Asian, South Asian, and Caribbean cooking. It is made by pressing grated mature coconut and allowing the fat-rich cream to rise or by centrifugation; commercial versions are standardized for fat content.