4 delicious non dairy milk recipes. Learn how to make plain vegan milk, chocolate milk, strawberry milk, & vanilla cinnamon milk! These are kid friendly recipes and easy to make with your toddler or child.
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No Processed Sugar?!
That’s right! These milk recipes use NO processed sugar. I use medjool dates to sweeten the chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla cinnamon milks. I use agave nectar in many recipes, but I love using dates as a sweetener whenever possible because it is a whole food with fiber, unlike white sugar, stevia, agave nectar, coconut sugar, honey, etc…
From what I’ve learned, the soluble fiber in sweet foods like dates and other fruits slow down the rate at which the sugar enters our blood stream. This helps us avoid those crazy sugar spikes! Of course, I always advise to do your own health research.
Lactose Free?
Yes, you can consume any of these milks even if you are lactose intolerant. These milk recipes contain no lactose!
Do I Have to Use Cashews?
I only use cashews to make vegan milk. In my opinion, cashews create a bland milk with no aftertaste, unlike almond milk, oat milk, pumpkin seed milk, and other nut or seed milks. I prefer to have a clean “blank slate” when making vegan milk so the flavor of the milk does not overpower the seasonings of whatever I’m putting in the milk.
You can use almonds, hemp seeds, oats, pumpkin seeds, or whatever else you prefer, but I’ve only tried these recipes with cashews. I cannot tell you how the milks will turn out if you use a different ingredient.
Cacao Powder vs Cocoa Powder
I use cacao powder to make the chocolate milk, but you can use cocoa powder if that’s all you can find or if that is what you prefer.
The difference between the two is that cacao powder is made by cold-pressing un-roasted cacao beans, keeping the living enzymes in the cacao. Cocoa powder is raw cacao that has been roasted at high temperatures.
Health Benefits
Cashew nuts represent a good source of unsaturated FA, fiber, sterols, vitamins, and amino acids, suggesting that their intake contribute to the widely known beneficial roles in health of these nutrients.
Research shows that including nuts in a healthy dietary pattern will extend the cardioprotective effects beyond those attributable to the components of any healthy diet exclusive of nuts.
Cashews have shown to contain antioxidant and antimicrobial effects. Parts of the cashew tree can be used to treat infectious diseases caused by bacteria and fungi and to fight free radicals
***This blog is not intended to replace the advice of a qualified healthcare practitioner. All information contained in this blog is the opinion of Monique and is not to be interpreted as medical advice.***
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Homemade Non Dairy Milk
4 delicious non dairy milk recipes. Vegan and gluten free chocolate milk, strawberry milk, vanilla cinnamon milk, and plain milk.
Ingredients
Plain Milk:
- 1 cup plain raw cashews
- 3 cups water, filtered if possible
Strawberry Milk:
- 2 cups plain cashew milk
- 1 cup frozen strawberries, about 15 strawberries
- 4 medjool dates, pits removed
- 3 ice cubes
Chocolate Milk:
- 2 cups plain cashew milk
- Heaping 1/8 cup of raw cacao powder or cocoa powder, more if you like
- 4 medjool dates, pits removed
- 6 ice cubes
Cinnamon Vanilla Milk:
- 2 cups plain cashew milk
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 medjool dates, pits removed
- 1 whole vanilla bean
- 5 ice cubes
Instructions
- Blend until completely smooth.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
These milks will separate after they’ve sat for a while, so shake the milk before drinking it or using it in a recipe. These will last about 7 days in the refrigerator.
I only drink plant-based milk as I have dairy allergies. I love cashews and need to try this recipe if my family stops eating the cashews.
lol!! Snacking on cashews can definitely be addictive. Hope you give the recipes a try!
I am dairy free so I found this so fun and helpful! I am so glad nut milks and coconut milk has become more popular!
Me too! Glad you found this helpful!
These look amazing! I’ve never made milk before but I might have to give these a go 🙂
Thank you! I hope you do.
These look delicious! I hod no clue it was so easy to make my own plant based milk!!
Thank you. It’s super easy!
I do not drink milk and I have never thought about making non dairy vegan milk before. I will try you recipe and see if I can stomach it. Great post!
Please give it a try!
Medjool dates are the best! I was a pastry chef for 15 years and I always used them as sweeteners for people that wanted something a little healthier.
I agree! I love them.
I’m a huge fan of cashew milk. I feel like it makes my smoothies taste so much creamier and richer. I also use it when I make hot chocolate or chai lattes.
I love putting it in smoothies too!
These taste AMAZEBALLS!!! I made the strawberry milk and cinnamon vanilla milk. The cinnamon vanilla tasted like cold eggnog!! I’ll make the chocolate next. Love your recipes!
I know I had to do for my daughter when she was having problems a couple of years back. I had to do a bunch of vegan and gluten-free recipes. I will have to keep this in mind.
Please do!
Wow this is beautifully presentable. I am drinking less and less whole milk and I would love to make my own so these are some great ideas!
Thank you!
I’ll try to make these with my children this weekend. They look refreshing and delicious!
They’ll love these!
This looks so good! I’m definitely going to try this and I wonder what this tastes like! Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you!
These recipes are great and the milk looks delicious and refreshing, not to mention healthy and a must for any vegan diet. I get your point on cashews and the other ingredients. Will try.
Thank you!!
I soo love this recipe. Very refreshing and healthy, I hope to read more articles from you.
Thank you very much!!
I have been looking for a nondairy, soy free chocolate milk. I tried this recipe and it was delicious. It was very easy to make, and I have made it a couple of times, Thanks for the recipe.
Thank you!! So glad you liked it 🙂