Vegan Chocolate Cashew Milk (Sugar-Free!)
Nut milk month continues on the blog! We’ve recently made Brazil Nut Milk, Nut Milk Pulp Macaroons and today I’m sharing a recipe that was originally posted on MindBodyGreen.com last week- Vegan Chocolate Cashew Milk. I love this recipe because it’s reminiscent of the boxed chocolate milk I used to drink as a kid (that would always give me a stomach ache and sugar headache) but it’s filled with nutritious goodness. Raw cacao provides antioxidants and maca powder gives this chocolate milk energizing and strengthening power. If you don’t have either of these super foods on hand you can omit the maca powder and substitute cocoa powder for cacao- it will still be super tasty!
Vegan Chocolate Cashew Milk (Sugar-Free!)
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Author: Ilene Godofsky
Recipe type: drink
Cuisine: vegan, raw
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked in water at least 4 hours
- 3 cups of filtered water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 Tbsp. agave or maple syrup, added to desired sweetness.
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- 1 Tbsp. maca powder
Instructions
- Rinse and drain cashews. Combine with water in blender and blend until smooth.
- Strain contents of blender through a nut milk bag.
- Return to blender and add remaining ingredients.
- Chill for at least an hour before serving. Store in refrigerator for up to 4 days.
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This may be a silly question, but where do you find nut milk bags?
Not silly! My local food coop carries them and most health food stores tend to have them but if all else fails, here an amazon link! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UEPGFY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001UEPGFY&linkCode=as2&tag=thecolokitc-20&linkId=HTDFULFTEBA6BAPT
I just made this and it was excellent. Much better than store bought, and I couldn’t even wait for it to cool to have my first glass!
Awesome!! I love dipping cookies in this chocolate milk…
Can’t wait to try this! For Torontonians- I always found nut milk bags at The Big Carrot on the Danforth.
How long does the milk usually keep for (last) in the fridge?
It should keep for 3-4 days!
Do you need the maca powder?
Nope! It’s definitely still delicious without it!
Can I make tea with cashew nuts chocolate Milk??