Cant Find Cocount Extract

[CarlAird]

CANT FIND COCOUNT EXTRACT
McCormick has a fake product is it good?
Can I use coconut milk?? Instead
Trying to make a coconut lemmon cookie from Southern Living Christmas 2007 Book!! PLEASE ADVISE!

[shel]

Originally Posted by CarlAird

CANT FIND COCOUNT EXTRACT
McCormick has a fake product is it good?
Can I use coconut milk?? Instead
Trying to make a coconut lemmon cookie from Southern Living Christmas 2007 Book!! PLEASE ADVISE!

Hi,

FWIW, I've never been satisfied with any of the McCormick extracts I've tried, although I've only tried three or four. There's a company called Watkins that I know makes a coconut extract WatkinsOnline | Coconut Extract, although I've not tried it myself. However, I've used a couple-three of their products and found them to be more than acceptable. You might also check with Penzys and - Oh dear, I forgot their name - Spicehouse? - based in Chicago I believe (I posted a message asking about them and there was some positive feed back both here and from some people I know personally).

shel

[durangojo]

i just bought some coconut extract, adams brand, which i've never heard of, to use in a sweet potato souffle for thanksgiving along with orange and vanilla extracts and it seemed to be just fine..it seems to me you use such a small amount of it, that all the running around to different stores just isn't worth it. i got it at my local store, but check out walmart, unless you have a food purveyor, of course, who will deliver it right to your door!
joey

[pastrycake]

I have the Adam's brand in my pantry. I got it from Walmart. It is less expensive at Walmart. I don't use much of it. I used it for a coconut cake recipe.

[KCZ]

Kingarthurflour.com has coconut flavoring. This would probably work. A word of caution...some of their flavorings contain ethylene glycol, which imparts a nasty chemical taste. I would avoid the coconut if it contains this.