Coconut Milk Whipped Topping

Coconut Milk Whipped Topping ( Dairy Free )

1 can coconut milk

icing sugar, maple sugar or stevia -to taste

1/2 tsp vanilla

Chill coconut milk  in the refrigerator for at least a day. Open can. Skim off the solidified white creamy stuff from the top and put it into a small mixing bowl or blender. After taking off the top half of the can you will notice that it starts to get runnier and there will be a bit of clear liquid. You can still scoop off some more of the thicker white milk. I would say in total I used about 2/3 of the can. Discard the rest.  Add a little bit of sweetener of your choice to the thickened coconut milk along with the vanilla. Whip just for a minute or so. Use in place of whipped cream or cool whip. This does have a coconut flavor to it but it is soo good. I served mine on a gluten free cake and topped it with glazed strawberries.

Hint: The above can comes from co-op and costs over $3.00 but if you are familiar with Dollarama, they sell them there for $1.25 and it works just as good!