What is cashew milk?
Cashew milk is a plant based milk alternative that is made by processing soft raw cashews with water. To make the raw cashews soft, they have to be soaked overnight. Once cashews have been soaked, they are processed in a high powered blender. Since the cashews are pulverized and homogenized with the water there is no need to strain it.
Things you can make with cashew milk
Chia pudding: My favorite plant milk to make chia pudding is cashew milk. It makes it deliciously soft and creamy. Try it with my Coconut Pineapple Chia Pudding!
Smoothies: Cashew milk goes really well with tart fruits like strawberries, raspberries and cherries. It gives a silky, creamy quality that is hard to achieve with other plant based milk substitutes.
Soups: Replace heavy cream or half and half with cashew milk in savory soups. To make the cashew milk more dense simply reduce the water content to your desired consistency. Something I like about cashew milk in soups is that it doesn’t affect the main flavor like coconut milk does. Try my Dairy Free Broccoli Soup with cashew milk. It is super simple and delicious.
Horchata: To make horchata, just add cinnamon and more sweetener to your liking. Served it chilled and enjoy!
Recipe
Cashew Milk
Yield 5 cups
Ingredients:
1 cup of soaked cashews
4 ½ cups of water.
Pinch of salt
1 tsp of maple syrup (optional)
Procedure
- Place 1 cup of raw unsalted cashews into a mason jar or bowl and add water. Cover it and let the cashews soak overnight in the fridge.
- Drain the cashews over a strainer and lightly rinse. Add the soft cashews to the blender along with two cups of purified water and process on high for about 2 to 3 minutes. I recommend processing in 1 minute intervals.
- Add the remaining 2 1/2 cups of purified water to the cashew milk you just procesed and store it in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
