Plant-Based Milks – Recipes & Preparation

 

🌾 Oat Milk

·        Ingredients:

·        200g gluten-free oats (or 100g for 500ml water)

·        Lukewarm water (twice the quantity of oats)

·        A pinch of salt

·        Preparation:

·        Soak oats overnight.

·        Blend oats with lukewarm water and a pinch of salt.

·        Strain through a fine sieve.

·        Pour into a bottle and store in the fridge.

🌰 Almond Milk

·        Ingredients:

·        10 almonds per 100ml of water

·        Cold water only (never warm)

·        Half a teaspoon of salt

·        Preparation:

·        Soak almonds overnight.

·        Blend with cold water and salt.

·        Strain and store in a glass bottle in the fridge.

🥥 Coconut Milk & Cream

·        Ingredients:

·        1 whole coconut

·        Water

·        Optional: oven for easier cracking

·        Preparation:

·        Extract coconut water, crack the shell and remove the pulp.

·        Grate the pulp (large holes preferred).

·        Weigh the pulp. Use up to 5x water for volume.

·        Blend pulp and water. Strain to get coconut milk.

·        For coconut cream: chill the milk for 3–4 hours. The cream will rise and can be scooped out.

🌿 Hemp Milk

·        Ingredients:

·        1 tbsp hemp seeds per 100ml water (3 tbsp = ~300ml)

·        Half a teaspoon of salt

·        Preparation:

·        Blend seeds with water and salt.

·        Strain and store in a bottle.

🌰 Macadamia Milk

·        Ingredients:

·        10 macadamia nuts per 100ml water

·        Lukewarm water (not hot!)

·        Half a teaspoon of salt

·        Preparation:

·        Blend all ingredients together.

·        Strain the milk and pour into a bottle.