Oh how I love cashew milk! I have been meaning to get this post up for awhile but every time I whipped up a batch it was gone before I could photograph it. I love almond milk but cashew milk is a nice change once in awhile and it’s so creamy which makes it amazing in coffee! I will say its not as budget friendly as almond milk but there are lots of things you can do with the pulp to help eliminate waste money. Two of my favorite things to do with the pulp are make cashew cheese spread or dehydrate it, throw in a food processor and make cashew flour. Cashew flour is great to keep on hand and can be used like any other nut flour! For this recipe I use my same budget friendly approach where I blend the pulp to get a few additional cups. With almond milk I can get away with an additional 4 cups but with cashew milk the pulp is quite a bit finer so you can only get away with about 1-2 extra cups. Its also important with any nut milk to be sure and use organic. Whole Foods sells raw organic cashews which are great. Enjoy!
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 4-6 cups filtered water
- Optional: 1 vanilla bean, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 3 soaked dates, 5 drips liquid stevia
- Soak cashews in filtered water for at least 8 hours. Overnight is best.
- Rinse soaked cashews in filtered water and transfer to a blender.
- Add 4 cups filtered water and blend on high for 2-3 minutes. The longer you blend the creamier your milk will be.
- Strain milk into a large bowl using a nut milk bag or cheese cloth.
- Put pulp back in blender and add 1-2 cups of filtered water depending on how much pulp you have.
- Blend again for 1-2 min and strain milk into bowl using the nut milk bag or cheese cloth.
- If you are not going to put any of the optional ingredients in your milk then you are finished. If you are then go to the next step.
- Rinse blender and add vanilla and sweetener of choice. If using a vanilla bean you can either scrape it or just throw the entire thing in. Blend on high until fully mixed.
- Transfer to air tight containers and store for around 3 days in the fridge.
- Tip: soften dates first by soaking in hot water for a few minutes.