Homemade Cashew Milk
Homemade Cashew Milk
One thing I’ve been trying to do more is make my own homemade plant based milks. My favorite so far is cashew milk. It has the perfect creaminess for iced coffee and tea! It’s so simple and only a few ingredients!
I’m using a Nutr machine to make the milk but you can also make it with just a high speed blender and a cheese cloth or nut milk bag. If using a high speed blender you can make an even larger batch!
Ingredients
1 cup of water
3-4 tbsp cashews
1 date
1 pinch of salt
1 splash of vanilla extract
Directions
1. Optional but recommend: soak cashews for 4 hours prior to making milk. Can also soak cashews in hot water for 15 mins in a pinch of time.
2. Combine all ingredients in your Nutr machine or high speed blender.
3. Blend on Nutr room temp setting or if using high speed blender blend for 1 minute.
4. Strain mixture through Nutr strainer or cheese cloth or nut milk bag. If using cheese cloth or nut milk bag ensure you squeeze the bag removing all the milk.
5. Keep in fridge if not using immediately. Should last a week or so.
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