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100 gram Walnuts (unsalted)
1 gram Salt
4 gram Coconut Sugar
800 milliliter Water

Step-by-step method

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You'll need a powerful blender and a nut-milk bag to create this creamy, dairy-free drink—the main time commitment is soaking the walnuts overnight before blending. After whizzing everything together, you'll strain the mixture through the bag to get silky smooth milk, then sweeten it with coconut sugar and cinnamon. The best part: don't toss that leftover nut pulp, as it's perfect for stirring into yogurt or breakfast bowls.

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Soak the walnuts

It's important to soak the walnuts about 8 hours before you plan to make the milk, so they soften up (I usually soak them overnight and blend in the morning).
Ingredients
- 100 gram Walnuts (unsalted)
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Drain off the soaking water

Pour away the water the walnuts soaked in. This water contains the so-called inhibitors released from the nuts – compounds that keep the seed dormant until conditions are right for sprouting. These substances aren't great for the body, so it's best to get rid of them.
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Blend the walnuts

Put the walnuts in the blender, cover with fresh water, add a pinch of salt and a handful of coconut, then blend.
Ingredients
- 800 milliliter Water
- 1 gram Salt

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Strain the milk

Get a bowl or jug ready along with a cotton nut-milk bag. Pour the blended mixture into the bag set over the container, then strain and squeeze it out well. You'll be left with smooth, clean milk and a nut pulp in the bag – don't throw the pulp away (stir it into yogurt, breakfast porridge, raw energy balls, and so on).
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Sweeten to taste

Stir in half a teaspoon of coconut sugar and a little cinnamon to sweeten.
Ingredients
- 4 gram Coconut Sugar
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Storing

Keep the milk in the fridge – it will likely form some sediment at the bottom, which is completely normal, just give it a stir before drinking. I usually drink my milk the day I make it, and at most the day after. I wouldn't keep it any longer than that.

Homemade Walnut Milk

Name: Creamy Homemade Walnut Milk
Prep time: 12 min
Total time: 1932 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 100 gram Walnuts (unsalted); 1 gram Salt; 4 gram Coconut Sugar; 800 milliliter Water

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Prep 12 min Cook —

Plus overnight of resting (not counted in active time)

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What's in it?

341 kcal

Calories

8 g

Carbohydrates

33 g

Fats

8 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

A month after taking a course, I finally ordered a blender powerful enough to chop nuts nicely. I also got myself a cotton nut-milk bag with a rounded bottom (so the nuts don't get stuck in corners when you're squeezing it out). Then I stocked up on walnuts, and we were off and running.

Vegetarian Vegan Gluten-free Lactose-free Drink