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Back to Basics - Plant-Based Milks

Prep Time 8 hours
Author Planted and Picked

Equipment

  • High Speed Blender
  • Nut milk bag

Ingredients

Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk

  • 1 cup organic, raw almonds
  • 4 cups filtered or sping water
  • ½ vanilla bean

Tigernut Milk

  • 1 cup whole tigernuts
  • 4 cups filtered or spring water

Matcha Cashew Milk

  • 1 cup organic, raw cashews
  • 3 cups filtered or spring water
  • 1 tsp good quality matcha green tea (or 2 tsp if you prefer a stronger matcha flavour)
  • 2 dates, pitted

Sweetened Oat Milk

  • 1 cup organic rolled oats
  • 3 cups filtered or spring water
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • ½ tsp cinnamon

Instructions

Unsweeted Almond Milk

  • Soak almonds in water for 8 hours (overnight).
  • Drain and rinse the almonds.
  • Slice vanilla bean in half and scrape out the seeds.
  • Add the almonds to a high speed blender along with 4 cups of spring or filtered water and the vanilla bean seeds. Blend well for about one minute.
  • Pour mixture through a nut bag, into a large bowl and squeeze the nut bag until only the pulp is left. Discard the pulp.
  • Store almond milk in a glass container in the refridgerator for up to 5 days. Shake before using.

Tigernut Milk

  • Cover tigernuts with water and soak for 24 hours in the refrigerator (they may ferment if left sitting on the counter).
  • Drain and rinse the tigeruts.
  • Add the tigernuts and 4 cups of water to a high speed blender. Blend for about a minute until creamy.
  • Strain through a nut bag and place into a glass bottle. Refrigerate.
  • This milk needs to be used within about 3 days. If you are not going to use it within that time, you can freeze it for later use.
  • This milk is so super creamy and delicious that you will want to drink it by the glass!

Creamy Matcha Cashew milk

  • Cover cashews in water and sock for 4 to 8 hours.
  • Drain and rinse the cashews.
  • Add the cashews, filtered water, matcha powder and dates to a high speed blender.
  • Blend on high for about a minute (should be nice and creamy).
  • Pour directly into a glass bottle and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
  • We gently heat this milk and enjoy it as an after dinner drink.

Sweetened Oat Milk

  • Add all ingredients to a high speed blender.
  • Blend on high for about 30 seconds. Do not over blend or the 'milk' will turn slimy as the oats break down.
  • Pour through a nut milk bag.
  • Pour into a glass bottle and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
  • We enjoy this milk with cereal, granola, on top of oatmeal or sometimes in coffee.