If you’re looking for a healthier nighttime drink, try this natural chocolate milk. It’s a plant-based recipe for a calmer evening.
Making nut-milk by hand sounds like a fuss and a little messy, but fear not, because you only have to make it every three days if you commit.
There are also faster alternatives like the nut-milk machine – a little pricey but may be worth the investment.
If using bottled almond milk suits your lifestyle better, go got it – it is effortless after all. Just bear in mind that it contains preservatives because it lives on the shelf before it’s bought.
Whichever alternative you choose, try this quick and simple recipe that’ll bring a little calm and nutritional goodness into your slow-down evening.
Almond & Raw Cacao Milk Drink
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Soak 1 cup of almonds overnight in spring water.
- Pour 4 parts/cups spring water into the blender.
- Drain the water from the almonds first, then place it into a blender.
- Blend until the almonds are fine and and bubbles appear at the top of the milk
- Pour it into the nut milk bag already placed inside a glass bowl. Make sure the drawstring is folded over the outside edge of the bowl. This makes tranference easier.
- Squeeze out all the milk and set the almond pulp aside.
- Pour the milk back into the blender and add the vanilla extract and raw honey. Blend until well combined.
- Decant into a clean glass jug with a tight-fitting lid and store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- To make Chocolate milk: Before decanting, add the raw cacao and blend for 30 seconds until well combined. Alternatively, put the raw cacao into a glass add 1/4 cup of almond milk and whisk with a handheld milk 'frother' to combine. Top it up with more natural almond milk.
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