Blueberry Milk

Learn how to make some homemade blueberry milk using only 6 ingredients. All you need are some blueberries, cashews, filtered water, dates, vanilla extract and some pink salt. Completely dairy free and safe for vegans!

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings people

Calories 405kcal

Author Charla

Ingredients

2 cups cashews
5 dates
1 cup blueberries
3 cups filtered water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon pink salt

Instructions

Place the cashews in a small bowl filled with warm water (if you aren't using medjool dates then add those now).
Cover the bowl and leave to soak for 2 hours or overnight.
Once soaked, drain the water and set aside.
Add the filtered cashews, dates, blueberries, vanilla extract and pink salt and filtered to a high speed blender.
Put the lid on and blitz to form a smooth consistency.
At this point I recommend checking the texture, adding more filtered water, if you want a thinner textured milk or adding an extra date and blending again forward moving onto the next step.
For a silky smooth finished, strain the milk using a cheese cloth, nut bag or a fine mesh strainer and discard the pulp. This is an optional step.
Give the milk a taste test and adjust if needed.
Pour the milk in a serving glass or an airtight container and refrigerate if you plan to drink it at another time.

Notes

It is very important to soak the cashews for atleast 2 hours or preferably overnight. Soaking the nuts will soften them to give the milk a much creamy texture.
If you are pushed for time I highly recommend soaking them for 40 minutes in hot water instead.
You can use fresh or frozen blueberries, although do note that frozen berries will result in a much deeper colour in purple compared to using fresh ones.
As there are no additives or preservatives in the milk it may separate, just give it a good shake before serving.
Keep the milk in the refrigerator and consume within 2 days.
I don't recommend freezing as it won't hold up very well.
Feel to add some cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, lemon, lime etc... if you wish to adjust the taste even further.

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