By Melanie Albert, Founder & CEO, Experience Nutrition. Nutrition and food expert, author and speaker. Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Holistic Nutrition and Whole Food Cooking Instructor at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
So many people are now enjoying smoothies made with nut milks. You can make your own fresh organic nut milk with raw almonds, walnuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds or your own favorite nuts & seeds.
Simple Steps to Make Your Own Nut Milk
It is simple to make your own nut milks which are quick and easy to prepare, and only have a few ingredients. Pre-soak the nuts & seeds if you prefer smoother nut milk. It is not necessary to pre-soak the nuts and seeds.
Experience Nutrition: 9 Ways 90 Days: Make Your Own Organic Almond Milk Blueberry Smoothie
Nut Milk Ingredients
- Handful of raw organic nuts &/or seeds
- 1-1.5 cups coconut water
- 1 Medjool date
- Splash of vanilla
- Fresh nutmeg & cinnamon
Smoothie Ingredients
- Handful of frozen blueberries
- Frozen banana
Simple Steps: Nut Milk
- Put nut milk ingredients (except nutmeg and cinnamon) in high-speed blender
- Blend, starting at low and increasing to high speed
- Blend for about 2 minutes
- Taste, add an additional date if you prefer a sweeter nut milk
- Enjoy with fresh ground nutmeg or use the nut milk in your smoothie
Simple Steps: Blueberry Smoothie
- Pour nut milk into blender
- Add frozen blueberries and bananas to blender
- Blend for about 2 minutes
- Enjoy!
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