Nut Milk Recipes

I recently shared these nut milk recipes with readers of my healthy crockpot recipe newsletter, and the recipes are so good and healthy I'd want to share them with Natural Health Circus readers too. Apologies to those who get to read it twice. :)

This first nut milk recipe comes from EC...

Thanks for the Vita-Mix almond milk recipe. Almond milk is excellent.

You can do the same thing with peanuts and sunflower seeds for peanut or sunflower milk.

If you make peanut milk, try adding banana and honey, which is incredibly d'licious!

Personally, I've never tried peanut milk, but you can be sure that'll happen in the near future. My thought is to add a frozen banana (frozen without skin, of course) to the mix and end up with a banana shake. Whoa!

Now let me share the original almond milk recipe, eh?

This recipe could also be created in a good blender. It was contributed by Kathy J, and here it is...

Chet,

Take raw almonds (must be raw) and soak them in water for 1-12 hours. I put some in a little container, cover with water, and leave them in the refrigerator overnight.

The next morning, drain the almonds, put them in your Vita-Mix (or blender) with a little fresh water, and blend. By adjusting the amount of water, you can make it as thin or thick as you desire. You can use this "milk" in any recipe that calls for cow milk.

If you use a blender or want the almond milk quite thin, pour through several layers of cheese cloth. You can use the discarded almond pulp in cookies or whatever.

If you've never tried nut milks, I urge you to get off your duff and put an end to that omission because the stuff is simply delicious. And very, very healthy.

Oh, do me a favor. If you have a favorite nut milk recipe, share it with others by clicking on the comment link below. The good karma you'll generate by this act of kindness will be well worth your time and effort.

Chet "Nut Milk" Day
Editor, The Natural Health Circus
http://chetday.com