Nuts Milk 101: How to Make Almond, Sunflower and Hemp Seed Milk
Learn how to make nut milk with 3 super-easy recipes: almond, sunflower seed and hemp seed.
Servings: 3 cups
Cost: $10
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Blender
- Nut milk bag
Ingredients
Almond Milk
- 1 cup raw almonds soaked for 8 hours
- 4 cups water
- Liquid sweetener to taste optional
Sunflower Seed Milk
- 1 cup raw sunflower seeds soaked for 8 hours
- 4 cups water
- Liquid sweetener to taste optional
Hemp Seed Milk
- ⅓ cup hemp seeds
- 2 cups water
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla
Instructions
Almond Milk
- Take your soaked almonds (throw away the soaking water), and place them in a blender. Add the 4 cups of fresh water. Blend for 1 to 2 minutes until the almonds are ground down.
- Pour your almond milk into a nut milk bag (see notes) over a large bowl. Squeeze the bag so that the milk flows through the bag and into the bowl. The almond pulp should be left inside the bag.
- Sweeten your milk if desired. Place the milk into a container, and store it in the coldest part of the refrigerator. The milk should last 2 to 3 days.
Sunflower Seed Milk
- Take the soaked sunflower seeds (throw away the soaking water), and place them in a blender. Add the 4 cups of fresh water. Blend for 1 to 2 minutes until the sunflower seeds are ground down.
- Pour the sunflower seed milk into a nut milk bag (see notes) over a large bowl. Squeeze the bag so that the milk flows through the bag and into the bowl. The sunflower seed pulp should be left inside the bag.
- Sweeten the milk if desired. Place milk into a container, and place it in the coldest part of the refrigerator. The milk should last 2 to 3 days before spoiling.
Hemp Seed Milk
- Take the hemp seeds and place them in a blender. Add the 2 cups of water. Blend for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Pour the hemp milk into a nut milk bag (see notes) over a large bowl. Squeeze the bag so that the milk flows through the bag and into the bowl. The hemp seed pulp should be left inside the bag and discarded.
- Sweeten the milk, if desired. Place milk into a container in the coldest part of the refrigerator. The milk should last 2 to 3 days before spoiling.
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Notes
If you have a high speed blender, you can skip the nut milk bag step - the hemp milk should blend smooth enough that you don't need to strain it.
Plus, leaving the pureed nuts in the milk makes it the perfect consistency to double as coffee creamer.