Nut Milk

[bellatrix]

Hello,

Does anyone knows how to make nut milk?. I like having a
hot drink in the morning for breakfast. I am trying to quit
coffee (decaf) because I suffer from Acid Reflux.

Thank you for all your help.
bellatrix

[Kristen's Raw]

Here are some things that might help with getting off coffee and caffeine...This was the hardest thing for me to give up, so I can empathize Basic nut milk recipe at the bottom.

Try any or all of the following suggestions:

Drink cold-pressed coffee, made with a Toddy Maker. This still isn ??t Raw, but it ??s much less acidic than regularly brewed coffee. In the scheme of things, this is better than regular coffee. Use this as a stepping stone on your way to eliminating coffee from your life. You can find these machines online or at Border ??s bookstores. (People with acid problems report doing better with cold-pressed coffee)

Drink green juices, including wheat grass, which will help alkalize your blood and reduce cravings for coffee and caffeine. Add carrot juice to the mix, as well.

Drink fresh squeezed orange juice in the morning to give yourself some Raw energy instead of stimulated energy from caffeine.

Drink Teecino ? which is herbal coffee. Again, this is better than regular coffee and can help transition you away from coffee.

Set a schedule for yourself. Decide a plan of attack for eliminating coffee from your diet and write it on your calendar and do it gradually...by using less caffeine, mixing with decaf, then using teas, green teas, to herbal teas.

Remember, part of the addiction can be the experience (going to a cafe or wrapping your hands around a big, warm mug), so look for ways to replicate the experience without the caffeine. Find new places and new cafes and wrap your hands around a big mug of green smoothie or warm herbal tea.

Hope this helps

Nut milk
The creamiest milk will come from using soaked cashews, pine nuts, brazil nuts or macadamia nuts. My personal favorite recipes combine "half" of one of the aforementioned nuts and the other half coming from soaked pecans, walnuts, sesame seeds, hemp nuts, or almonds. The recipe here will not call for sweetening the nut milk. If you desire a sweeter milk (which I do), then add 1-2 pitted dates or 1-2 Tablespoons agave.

1 cups nuts, soaked 6-8 hours, drained and rinsed
3 cups water
pinch Himalayan crystal salt, optional

Blend all of the ingredients until smooth and creamy and enjoy. For an extra creamy texture, strain the milk through a nut milk bag. Nut milks freeze quite well, too!

[waterbaby12347]

Bellatrix,
Nutmylk is sooo easy...
1 Cup Almonds soaked 4 hours or longer if desired
3 Cups water
Blend in VitaMix, or other high RPM Blender until milkey
Pour into a bag and squeeze out mylk into a bowl or other container... Add vanilla, agave to taste or other flavorings of your choice, carob, etc.

Enjoy,

Waterbaby12347

[bellatrix]

Hello,


I want to thank all who answer my request for the Nut Milk recepie,
it sounds delicious.

Thanks,
Bellatrix

[Double Helix]

There is also a lazy person's way to make nut milk. Take a spoonful of nut butter (I use raw almond or cashew butter) and blend with water. You don't have to strain it this way.

The amount of water will depend on how rich you want it to be. I usually do a tablespoon of nut butter to 2 cups of water.

[jaime]

Hi,

I use about 1/4 cup nuts to about 4cups water, a pinch sea salt, vanilla extract, agave syrup to taste and sometimes, a tablespoon of non gmo soy lecithin (makes it creamier). I like nutmilk sweet, so I sometimes add a banana or dates, or more agave. I used to use more nuts, as most recipes suggest, but I have found that I like it best with a smaller quantity of nuts and more water. Hope that helps!