Have you ever looked at the ingredients in nut milks that you can buy in the supermarket?
If you haven’t, I recommend that you do the next time that you are in there. It is scary to think that there is only 2% of Almonds in an unsweetened Almond milk that I had been using in my cooking! Food companies catch on to something that is being promoted as healthy and then make their version – which doesn’t tend to be so healthy. It is really quite sad!
So, in my quest to my a diary free mushroom soup, I thought I would make cashew nut milk so that I could make it “creamy” without the cream. It is so easy to make and I shall be making this now on a regular basis for cooking and my smoothies.
I don’t add in any sweeteners as it really doesn’t need it. We need to stop relying on the sweetness of foods in order to enjoy them. Due to the fact that this nut milk is just nuts and water, it is so versatile and can be used in lots of different recipes.
Here is how easy it is to make:
You will need
- 1 cup of cashew nuts
- 3 cups of pure water to rinse nuts
- 4 cups of pure water
- 1 Measuring Cup
- Sieve
- Nutri-bullet and large container
- Air tight container to store it in the fridge
How to make it
- Measure out 1 Measuring cup of Cashew Nuts and place into the NutriBullet container (or alternative blender container)
- Add 3 cups of Pure water into the container and steep for at least 2 hours. I normally leave them overnight so that they are really soft and mix well.
- Rinse the soaked cashew nuts in cold water and return to the NutriBullet container
- Add 3 Cups of Pure Water and Blitz until smooth – 10-15 seconds should do
- Add the remaining 1 Cup of Pure Water and place in an airtight container and keep in the fridge until you need it.
This will keep in the fridge for 3-5 days. It will separate in the fridge but just give it a good shake and it will mix up again.
When adding this to recipes to make a “creamy” sauce, make sure that the heat isn’t too high or the cashew nut milk will curdle/separate. This will naturally thicken when heated, just don’t heat it too quickly.
Enjoy!!
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Yours in Health and Happiness
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