Comments on: Basic Nut + Seed Milk Recipe

By: Karena Thurston

Karena Thurston — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:35:56 +0000

I stumbled across your blog yesterday and I just LOVE it. I have to admit I’ve never been into following food dogmas, though I did go gluten-free for about a year. Lately I have been wanting to find easy ways to incorporate more leafy greens & fresh veggies into my diet in some way other than making salads and spending so much time coming up with dishes to put them in and then having to cook. Juice is my answer at the moment. I just stocked up on fresh produce, but after seeing this nut milk recipe I immediately hit the kitchen to whip up some almond milk. What a great idea!! I always buy nuts and then get sick of eating them after the first few days – what a great way to consume large quantities in one sitting! I don’t drink cow’s milk so this is a wonderful fresh alternative. Thank you for all you share!

Karena – Thank you for your lovely comment and congratulations on going gluten-free last year. You sure are on the right track! Green juice and/or smoothies is are easy, excellent ways to incorporate more leafy green vegetables into you daily diet.

I don’t drink cow’s milk either, haven’t since I was a kid. I use to drink soy milk but stopped and now it’s nut milk when I feel like a milky drink or to use in recipes. You can make nut and seed milks. Be open to experimentation, each nut/seed has a different taste characteristic and you may discover you prefer one over the other. You’ll find your favorite(s). Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will visit often.

By: Mia Elias

Mia Elias — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:48:47 +0000

I am just getting into raw foods, and I love it! While you highly suggest soaking and sprouting the nuts first, what is the best way to do this, and how long? Thanks for all the great information!

Hi Mia – Welcome and congratulations on getting started with raw foods!

The best way to sprout nuts or seeds is to soak them. Take almonds for example. It is a good idea to soak them not only to stimulate the process of germination, but to remove enzyme inhibitors and any bitter flavors.

Soak the almonds, then drain and rinse them. I add an extra step to this process by rinsing my almonds first, then soak-drain-rinse.

Here is a time range guide for soaking nuts and seeds. Soak + or – the time suggested according to your personal preference.

Almonds 8 – 12 hours
Brazil nuts 1 – 2 hours
Cashews 1 – 2 hours
Hazelnuts or Filberts 6 – 12 hours
Macadamias Not recommended
Peanuts 6 – 12 hours
Pecans 1 – 2 hours
Pine nuts Not recommended
Pistachios 6 – 12 hours
Walnuts 1 – 2 hours
Flax seeds 1 – 8 hours
Pumpkin seeds [hulled] 4 – 6 hours
Sesame seeds 4 – 6 hours
Sunflower seeds [hulled] 4 – 6 hours

Always use filtered water for soaking nuts and seeds.

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:18:47 +0000

I’ve never made milk from nuts or seeds. I’ll have to be bold and try it.

By: Shernell Cooke

Shernell Cooke — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:57:43 +0000

Great nutmilk ideas ! I love a combination of raw cashews,raw chocolate and one frozen banana. Also a slamin raw smoothie that I love is made with sunflower seeds,raw honey and a banana. I think this is a great post.Sometimes reviewing the basics of a raw diet is helpful because we sometimes forget that easy recipes are sometimes the best ones ! Go Ingrid !

Thanks Shernell! – Sunflower milk is great to used in smoothies and drinks. Yum!