Plant based milks are really easy to make with a high speed blender. We like making our own because it's made fresh from whole nuts, seeds or grains. We use the whole nut and don't strain it so it has more nutrients and we can vary the thickness by how much water we use. Also, it doesn't have some of the additives found in store bought.
All of the recipes show an optional date for sweetness. If your recipe calls for unsweetened non-dairy milk, leave out the date.
You can also add ¼ teaspoon of vanilla extract or a dash of cinnamon to spice things up.
And you can make your own Golden Milk - recipe below
We also add a small piece of sea vegetable, like Kombu, to the milk if we want to "fortify" it with iodine. It's a great way to ensure we get our iodine and we never taste it.
Almond or Cashew Milk
½ cup raw almonds or cashews
1½ cups purified water
Optional: 1 date, chopped (for sweetness if desired)
Add the nuts, water and date (if you’re using it) to a high-speed blender and blend on high until smooth, 45-60 seconds.
Sunflower Seed Milk
½ cup Sunflower seeds
1½ cups purified water
Optional: 1 date, chopped (for sweetness if desired)
Add all ingredients and date (if you’re using it) to a high-speed blender and blend on high until smooth, 45-60 seconds.
Pumpkin and Hemp Seed Milk
1/3 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1/3 cup hemp seeds
2 cups water
Optional: 1 date, chopped (for sweetness if desired)
Add all ingredients and date (if you’re using it) to a high-speed blender and blend on high until smooth, 45-60 seconds.
Oat Milk
½ cup rolled oats
1½ cups purified water
Optional: 1 date, chopped (for sweetness if desired)
Add all ingredients and date (if you’re using it) to a high-speed blender and blend on high until smooth, 45-60 seconds.
Golden Milk
Golden Milk is a classic Ayurvedic drink known for its health giving properties. It's very anti-inflammatory and by adding the optional ginger has even more anti-inflammatory properties. The black pepper helps activate the curcumin in the turmeric.
We're suggesting almonds or cashews as the base but you can use any of the milks above.
½ cup raw almonds or cashews
1½ cups purified water
up to 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 dates
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of black pepper
optional: ½-inch piece of ginger
Add all ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend on high until smooth, 45-60 seconds.