If you are into plant based milks, this will be a game changer for you. This cashew milk comes together super quickly and the final product is rich, creamy and tastes fantastic. Store bought ones can’t even compare with it. The only downside is that it can only keep in your fridge for 3-4 days. However, it is still absolutely worth it.

INGREDIENTS:
(Yields 3 cups / 0.47 EUR per cup / 1.41 EUR for all)
1 cup raw unsalted cashews (1.33 EUR)
3 cups water (–)
Optional:
1 tsp sweetener of choice – I used honey (0.07 EUR)
¼ tsp pure vanilla extract (0.01 EUR)
METHOD:
Soak the cashews in water the night before. On the next day, drain and rinse the cashews, then add to a high-speed blender with three cups of fresh water, plus sweetener and vanilla, if using. Pulse for 2-3 minutes, until the milk is smooth and creamy.
Strain the milk through a clean kitchen towel or a nut milk bag to separate from the pulp. Squeeze out as much liquid as you can from the pulp, then transfer the milk to a clean bottle. Store the cashew milk in your fridge and shake well before every use to re-emulsify.
Also, don’t throw away the remaining pulp! Instead, use it in your smoothies, or in bread, cakes or pancakes. I’ve got a muffin recipe coming up which utilizes the leftover cashew pulp, so stay tuned if you need ideas.

Ako vas furaju biljna mlijeka (odnosno, napitci), ovaj recept je kao stvoren za vas. Mlijeko od indijskih oraščića se može smutiti za čas, a konačni je proizvod boga, kremast i fantastičnog okusa. Kupovna mlijeka te vrste se uopće ne daju usporediti. Jedina loša strana je da takvo domaće mlijeko može držati u hladnjaku svega 3-4 dana. Međutim, apsolutno ga se isplati pripremiti.
SASTOJCI:
(Za 3 šalice / 3,52 kn po šalici / 10,55 kn za sve)
1 šalica sirovih neslanih indijskih oraščića (10,00 kn)
3 šalice vode (–)
Dodatno po izboru:
1 žličica sladila po izboru – ja sam upotrijebila med (0,50 kn)
¼ žličice ekstrakta od vanilije (0,05 kn)
PRIPREMA:
Večer prije namočite indijske oraščiće u vodi. Sljedeći dan ih procijedite, isperite i dodajte u jaki blender sa 3 šalice svježe vode, kao i sladilom i vanilijom, ako ih koristite. Pulsirajte 2-3 minute, dok mlijeko ne bude glatko i kremasto.
Mlijeko procijedite kroz čistu kuhinjsku krpu ili kroz specijalnu vrećicu za mlijeka od orašastih plodova kako bi ste ga razdvojili od pulpe. Iz pulpe rukama istisnite što više tekućine, te preselite mlijeko u čistu bocu. Takvo mlijeko obavezno čuvajte u hladnjaku i dobro protresite prije svake upotrebe kako bi ponovno napravila emulzija.
Također, nemojte ni slučajno baciti pulpu! Umjesto toga iskoristite ju u smoothyjima, kruhu, kolačima ili palačinkama. Imam recept za mafine koji koristi preostalu pulpu od indijskih oraščića, pa navratite ubrzo na blog ako vam trebaju ideje.
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Cashew milk is delightful. I actually leave the pulp. Looking forward to your muffin recipe! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
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Hi, Koko and thanks for stopping by!
Actually, the muffin recipe is already on – you can check it out here: https://crunchaway.com/2018/07/26/white-chocolate-bluberry-muffins-mafini-sa-bijelom-cokoladom-i-borovnicama/
I’ll leave the pulp in the next batch of milk I make and give it a try. At any rate, if I can be even more lazy about cooking, I’m definitely going for it, ha! 😀
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