Coconut Yoghurt Serendipity

Article written by Tracey Cotterell - Matter of Taste

I remember what a revelation it was when I tried coconut yoghurt for the first time in 2013, while hosting a Food Tour to Queensland. In fact, it became quite an obsession as it was like nothing else I’d ever tasted. It wasn’t available in WA so I set about making coconut yoghurt at home. After numerous experiments, I was really pleased with the results. But, it’s not as easy to make as dairy yoghurt and it wasn’t the top of my priority list, so I haven’t made it for quite a few years now.

A couple of weeks ago Anthony was out delivering Produce Boxes and stopped at the lights next to a van branded with the name CoCoMe. He called me and asked if I’d heard of it which I hadn’t. I was curious, so I Googled the name and discovered it was in fact a WA small business making coconut yoghurt. I called Sharon the owner who greeted me on the phone like a long lost friend! She’d in fact purchased a Fisher Paykel Cool-Drawer fridge from our cooking school when we moved premises in 2017. Who would have known.

She invited me to her commercial kitchen. This was another serendipitous coincidence as her premises happen to be exactly opposite to a new gym I was going to in Booragoon!

Even before I’d tried the product, I felt the universe was providing us and our customers with a really special item we could feature from time to time in our boxes.

I tried every one of the 9 flavours (7 yoghurts and 2 custards)! Every mouthful a pure delight. The texture is velvet-smooth, flavours 100% natural built on a subtle coconut base. Sharon even makes the salted caramel sauce and fudge sauce with zero cane sugar for 2 of what I’d assert are her most popular flavours.

These beautiful coconut yoghurts and custards are suitable for ‘every body’ not only if you are recovering from illness or an accident.

Make these an occasional treat within a balanced diet. Kids will love the taste and texture. Pop a couple of tablespoons into a small reusable container alongside some cut up seasonal fruit and use as a healthy dip for an addition to school lunch boxes. Use the natural unsweetened yoghurt as an alternative to dairy to dollop on curries, make Tzatziki or Raita or add to dips and dressings.