The Easiest Homemade Vanilla Cashew Milk
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Serves: about 5 cups
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup raw cashews
  • 4 cups water [plus more for soaking cashews]
  • 1-2 tsp vanilla extract
  • optional add ins: 1-2 dates, maple syrup, cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Place 1 of cup cashews in a medium-sized bowl.
  2. Cover cashews completely with water. Cover with lid or plastic wrap and let soak for 8-12 hours, or overnight.
  3. Once soaked, drain and rinse cashews [discarding the soaking water].
  4. Add cashews into a blender with 4 cups fresh water.
  5. Blend on high for a minute or two.
  6. Add vanilla extract and blend for another 30 seconds.
  7. At this point you can choose to add additional add-ins such as dates, maple syrup or cinnamon.
  8. Your dates may not blend completely if you don't have a high-powered blender such as a Vitamix.
  9. Transfer milk to an air-tight beverage container and store in the fridge for 3-4 days.
  10. Shake well before each use as the milk with naturally separate.
  11. *you can also strain your milk through a nut-milk bag before transferring to your beverage container to obtain a smoother consistency.
Recipe by Angela Freed at https://www.angelafreed.com/easiest-homemade-vanilla-cashew-milk/