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February 23, 2020 3 min read
If you’re sold by the idea of ditching the dairy, and are sick of paying for the overpriced, over processed alternative milks from the supermarkets, why not try making your own?! It really is much easier than it sounds, and once you’ve mastered the basic recipe the possibilities for customisation are endless!
No matter which nut, seed or grain milk you choose to make, the basic recipe is the same, using 1 cup nut/seed/oat to 4 cups water in the final product. The difference comes with whether your nut needs toasting, and/or overnight soaking. In the nut family you can use almond, hazelnut, cashew, pistachio, walnut and macadamia, in the seed category there’s hemp, sunflower seed, flax seed and sesame see. The rule of thumb is, if it has a skin, it will need an overnight soak, even if you’ve toasted it. This recipe is even suitable to make oat milk. So here you go, give it a try, save a tonne of cash and avoid all those added nasties!
Ingredients:
1 cup raw, deshelled nuts/seeds/oats
Water for soaking
Pinch salt
4 cups water for the final product (filtered is best if you have it)
Optional extras: 1 tsp vanilla for a more flavoursome milk
2-3 dates for a sweeter milk or stevia to keep it sugar free
1 tbsp flax seeds to thicken
You will also need a high powered blender, a nut bag/cheese cloth and a suitable glass storage jar such as a mason or milk jar
Method:
(Optional) first step: toasting
Third step: blending
(Optional) fourth step: sterilising
Final step:
What’s next? If you’ve mastered the basics, how about trying mixes of nuts, or nuts and seeds, or even grains? You could even try adding desiccated coconut, cocoa powder, chai spices or turmeric. The list of possibilities to customise your milk really is endless, giving you complete control over both your flavour and your nutrition. We like that!!
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