Remember that you are only going to get possibly ½ cup of cream from a can of coconut milk and sometimes even less so be sure to get enough cans to get the amount you desire. Buying pre-packaged coconut cream lets you know exactly how much you are getting and it is more cost effective.
Coconut Products can get quite confusing especially when you find products called coconut creamed concentrate, creamed coconut and coconut cream. What the heck? See my article on
Making Sense of Coconut Products. I personally hate the taste of canned coconut milk so I never in my wildest dreams thought I would like coconut cream other than making it fresh. But I discovered I was wrong. Thank goodness I forced myself to try it. I acted just like my kids trying something I already preconceived I wouldn't like due to past experiences with canned coconut milk. I discovered that it is the smelly separated water or whey left over when separated in the can that I don't like. Hooray, problem solved. I stay away from canned coconut milk. I buy coconut cream in tetra paks for whipped cream and frostings and I buy fresh frozen coconut milk (both found at Asian supermarkets) for making delicious ice cream or for many other recipes . See wRecipe for
Healthy Chocolate Ice Cream.