{"id":661,"date":"2018-07-27T13:11:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T01:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalem92887712.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/27\/homemade-nut-milks\/"},"modified":"2018-07-27T13:11:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T01:11:59","slug":"homemade-nut-milks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/2018\/07\/27\/homemade-nut-milks\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade nut milks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Making your own versions of fridge staples is a great way to know exactly what\u2019s in your food, and you can control all the goodness. Try making your own nut milks, they\u2019re super satisfying and are packed with only nutrition!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Serves 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Almond<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1 cup blanched almonds<\/p>\n

3 cups water<\/p>\n

Pinch of salt<\/p>\n

Pinch of cinnamon (optional)<\/p>\n

Cashew<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1 cup raw cashew nuts<\/p>\n

3 cups water<\/p>\n

Pinch of salt<\/p>\n

1. Soak nuts.<\/strong> Add cashew nuts\/almonds to a medium bowl and cover with water (not the measure of water). Soak nuts for at least 8 hours to soften.<\/p>\n

2. Blend nuts.<\/strong> After soak time, drain nuts and add to a blender with measure of water and salt. Blend for about 1 minute, until smooth (add more \u00bc\u2013\u00bd cup more water if you\u2019d like a thinner milk).<\/p>\n

3. Strain milk.<\/strong> Pour milk into strainer (use a strainer bag or muslin-style cloth) and catch liquid into a bowl or jug. Squeeze out any excess liquid using hands.<\/p>\n

4. Flavour milk (optional).<\/strong> If using cinnamon, return strained almond milk to blender with cinnamon and blend to disperse.<\/p>\n

5. Store<\/strong> in an air-tight bottle or container, in the fridge, for up to one week.<\/p>\n

Tip\u200a<\/strong>\u2014\u200aif more sweetness is desired, you can add 1 tsp pure maple syrup as per cinnamon instructions.<\/p>\n

Tip 2<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200ause 1\u20132 clean chux super cloths (blue\/white zig zag cloths) layered if you don\u2019t have a muslin cloth or straining bag.<\/p>\n

Serves 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nutritional Info (per serve)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Almond<\/strong><\/p>\n

Energy (kJ): 255
 Energy (Cal): 61
 Carbohydrate (g): 1.2
 Protein (g): 2.1
 Fat (g): 5.3
 Saturated Fat (g): 0.5
 Sugars (g): 0.7<\/p>\n

Cashew<\/strong><\/p>\n

Energy (kJ): 246
 Energy (Cal): 59
 Carbohydrate (g): 1.8
 Protein (g): 1.8
 Fat (g): 4.9
 Saturated Fat (g): 0.8
 Sugars (g): 0.6<\/p>\n

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Making your own versions of fridge staples is a great way to know exactly what\u2019s in your food, and you can control all the goodness. Try making your own nut milks, they\u2019re super satisfying and are packed with only nutrition! Serves 4 Almond 1 cup blanched almonds 3 cups water Pinch of salt Pinch of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2383,2377,2374],"tags":[2020,1852,1745,1853,1859],"class_list":["post-661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breakfast","category-freshstart","category-recipes","tag-breakfast","tag-food","tag-fresh-start","tag-inspiration","tag-snacks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}