Instant Pot Coconut Rice

Instant Pot Coconut Rice is a flavorful side dish that is simple to make and so delicious. If you like coconut, you are going to love this easy recipe! 

This healthy and easy Instant Pot coconut rice recipe is made with just a few simple ingredients. Creamy coconut milk adds a rich flavor to the rice, and it also helps to keep the rice moist and fluffy. This delicious side dish is a great way to add some extra nutrients to your diet, and it is also a great option for those who are looking for a gluten-free or vegan meal.

Coconut rice is popular among many cuisines around the world, including African and Asian dishes, as well as Caribbean dishes. It’s typically made with long grain white rice, but jasmine rice or basmati rice are sometimes used as well. For this Instant Pot rice recipe we will be using brown rice to really bump up the nutrition profile.

My family loves when I make Asian-inspired dishes, and this coconut milk rice is the perfect accompaniment to them! 

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Ingredients in this Instant Pot Coconut Rice

• Rice: Brown rice is my everyday rice and so I use it to make this coconut rice. Brown rice hasn’t had it’s husk, bran, and germ removed, like plain white rice has. Because of that, brown rice is higher in fiber, vitamins and minerals than white rice. 
• Coconut milk: coconut milk is full of important nutrients like manganese and copper. It has a delicate coconut flavor that is popular in Thai curries and Indian curries. I use full fat coconut milk. Make sure you buy canned unsweetened coconut milk and not coconut milk in a carton. 
• Water: water is needed in this recipe to keep the dreaded burn notice from popping up during the pressure cooking.
• Oil: you will need just a light spray of cooking oil. You can use olive, avocado, or coconut oil spray. Wondering which oil is healthiest? Read my thoughts on what oils are healthiest.

How to Make Instant Pot Coconut Rice

1. The first thing you will want to do is rinse your rice in cold water. Make sure you give it a good rinse and that the water runs clear.
2. Next, spray the inner pot of your electric pressure cooker with cooking oil spray, and then add the rinsed rice to your pot.
3. Now you need to add an equal amount of liquid to your rice (2 cups of rice = 2 cups of liquid). Pour the full-fat coconut milk into a measuring cup and then fill the measuring cup to 2 cups with water. 
4. Add the coconut milk and water to your instant pot. 
5. Close the lid of your pot and turn your pressure release valve to Sealing position.
6. Use the Pressure Cook or Manual button and set the cooking time to 24 minutes.
7. When the cook time has completed let the remaining pressure naturally release. Allow a natural release time of at least 10 minutes, and turn off the “keep warm” setting if your pot has one. Allowing the rice to naturally release pressure without the heat keeps the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pot. 

Recipe Tips

•  A quick release of the pressure will cause your rice to cool faster and stick to the bottom of your pot. Nobody likes cleaning that up!
• Add more liquid to your rice if you like sticky rice.
• If you get the burn message when pressure cooking your rice, check these things:
  • Is there enough liquid in the pot?
  • Did you turn off the “keep warm” setting?
  • Is your rice overcooking?
• If you cook a huge batch for meal prep, freeze the extra rice. It reheats in the microwave really well.
• Refrigerate cooked rice for up to 6 days or freeze for up to 2 months.
• My rice freezing tips:
  1. Freeze individual servings of rice in separate ziplock bags.
  2. Write the cook date and serving size on the outside.  
  3. Spread the rice out in a flat layer, this makes it easier to store and helps to evenly reheat when ready to eat.

Healthy Eating Plans

This recipe makes 12 servings. Each serving size is about 1/2 cup.

​21 Day Fix

An entire recipe of this 21 Day Fix Instant Pot Coconut Rice is 12 Yellow Containers and 5 Blue Containers.

Each serving is 1 Yellow Container and a little less than 1/2 of a Blue Container.

Weight Watchers

Each serving, using full fat coconut milk, is 7 Points on the 2023 Plan.

If you would like to lower the total points, you can use light coconut milk, which would bring the points down to 4 per serving.

Need a great recipe to go with this fluffy rice?

• You’ll want to put it in this Teriyaki Tofu Bowl – it’s so delicious.
• This Crispy Air Fryer Tofu is currently my favorite main dish to pair with coconut rice. 
• This Healthy Kung Pao Chicken is better than takeout, and less expensive as well!
• If you want to make your taste buds happy, try this easy Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken. It turns out delicious every single time I’ve made it. 
• With just the right amount of sweet and spicy, this Healthy Bang Bang Shrimp is one of my favorite foods to make with coconut rice. 
• Who doesn’t love salmon and rice? It’s the perfect combination, and this Spicy Teriyaki Salmon is a must! Sweetened with honey and fresh pineapple, this will be your favorite salmon recipe!
• This Healthy Orange Chicken is an easy dump and cook one pot meal that is great with pressure cooker rice!  

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Instant Pot Coconut Rice

Created by: Becca Ludlum

Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Cook Time 24 minutes mins

Approximate Serving Size: 1/2 cup

Servings 12 people

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Instant Pot Coconut Rice is a flavorful side dish that is simple to make and so delicious. If you like coconut, you are going to love this easy recipe!

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Equipment

• Instant Pot 6 qt
• Coconut Milk
• Olive Oil Spray

Ingredients 

• ▢ 2 cups brown rice I use short grain
• ▢ 1 can coconut milk full fat
• ▢ water combine with can of coconut milk to get 2 cups total liquid.

Instructions

• The first thing you will want to do is rinse your rice in cold water. Make sure you give it a good rinse and that the water runs clear.
• Next, spray the inner pot of your electric pressure cooker with cooking oil spray, and then add the rinsed rice to your pot.
• Now you need to add an equal amount of liquid to your rice (2 cups of rice = 2 cups of liquid). Pour the full-fat coconut milk into a measuring cup and then fill the measuring cup to 2 cups with water. 
• Add the coconut milk and water to your instant pot. 
• Close the lid of your pot and turn your pressure release valve to Sealing position.
• Use the Pressure Cook or Manual button and set the cooking time to 24 minutes.
• When the cook time has completed let the remaining pressure naturally release. Allow a natural release time of at least 10 minutes, and turn off the "keep warm" setting if your pot has one. Allowing the rice to naturally release pressure without the heat keeps the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pot. 

Notes

Healthy Eating Plans

This recipe makes 12 servings. Each serving size is about 1/2 cup.

​21 Day Fix

An entire recipe of this 21 Day Fix Instant Pot Coconut Rice is 12 Yellow Containers and 5 Blue Containers.

Each serving is 1 Yellow Container and a little less than 1/2 of a Blue Container.

Weight Watchers

Each serving, using full fat coconut milk, is 7 Points on the 2023 Plan.

If you would like to lower the total points, you can use light coconut milk, which would bring the points down to 4 per serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 65kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.6g | Protein: 0.8g | Fat: 3.5g | Saturated Fat: 2.3g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 0.8g | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg

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