You're NUTS! Make Some Milk.
While these homemade nut milk bags will NOT drain all of the nuttiness out of you (sorry ‘bout it), it WILL provide you with homemade, minimal ingredient, delectable nut milk in a matter of 2 minutes. And that’s a pretty close second.
What’s so bad about my store-bought nut milk?
I’m not about that preachy life, so go ahead and drink your Almond Breeze or Califia. Totally fine. However, just be warned that there are a handful of useless, weird ingredients in your dairy-free milks that can actually harm your digestion. Who cares about digestion? Well, you should because your turmoil may actually be linked to your gut. Yup. You read that correctly. Gut health and emotions are very much in a relationship. And when you look at it through that lens, consider this: have you ever been in a thriving relationship where your partner is absolutely miserable and you’re like, “You hate me? Awesome! I love you! I’m so happy!” I really hope you answer no, but in the rare chance you answer yes, then more power to you. What I’m trying to say is that when your digestion is suffering, so are your emotions. Think: irritability and brain fog.
But nut milk machines are hundreds of dollars!
Crazy, right? For starters, I’m not about to shell out a fat dollar for something I’m not even sure I’ll use in a few months from now. Commitment issues, friends. But also, nut milk bags are a perfectly fine alternative and give you milk in just seconds. I use Ellie’s Best nut milk bags and lucky for you, they’re offering a 10% discount when you use my code SAMMIBROOKE at checkout. That means more money in your pocket and less chemicals in your gut. Win, win. Most importantly, you can actually taste how fresh it is. Go ahead, enlighten your tastebuds.
Get Squeezin’
Ingredients:
1 cup nuts (or seeds/oats)
4 cups water
1/4 tsp vanilla (optional)
2 tsp coconut sugar (optional)
cinnamon (optional)
Instructions:
Let your nuts (or seeds/oats) soak for 9-12 hours (makes your milk creamier!)
Pour all ingredients into a blender and blend baby, blend
Over a large bowl or cup, pour your mixture into the Ellie’s Best bag
Once all is poured over, squeeze that bag until all that’s left in there is a dry pulp
Store the milk in the fridge and use the pulp for another recipe!
