Homemade cashew milk
Cashew milk is a creamy, easy-to-make, plant based milk that takes about 35 minutes to prepare and has a subtle, slightly sweet taste. Use the milk as a dairy replacement in your recipes, drinks, and more.
Servings: 3.5 cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup cashews (approx. 130 g)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 3 cups room temperature water
- 3 pitted dates
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ⅛ tsp cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp nutmeg
- pinch of salt
Equipment
- Blender
Instructions
- Add the cashew nuts and boiling water to a bowl.
- Set aside for 30 minutes.
- Drain the water.
- Rinse the cashews 2 to 3 times.
- Add the drained cashews to a blender with the room temperature water, dates, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- Blend until smooth (about 2 to 3 minutes).
- Strain (optional).
- Bottle and refrigerate immediately. It should last for 3 to 5 days; otherwise freeze the rest.
