How to Make Cashew Milk (2024)

Cashewmilk is my favorite dairy-free nut milk. Not only is it super creamy, it’s easy to make at home. And bonus, you don’t have to strain it like almond milk. Just soak your cashews overnight, drain, then blend with water. Voila, homemade cashew milk!

CASHEW MILK

Up until a few years ago I drank dairy milk like it was going out of style. So much so, that my family historically referred to me as “the cow” because I wasalwaysdrinking milk (which, I should clarify was said all in good family jestingand not in a derogatory way). I’m not joking when I say I drank a lot of milk…as in a gallon or so a week.

Fast forward 4 years, 4 autoimmune diagnoses, ahealth coachingcertification and a healthy living blog and I’m happy to report that I’m far more educated on nutrition and what I put into my body.

Now to be clear, I’m not anti high-quality dairy (you guys know I like my goat cheese andhomemade yogurt). And I sure try hard not to demonize foods.

But the simple fact is that65% of the worlds population has aproblemdigesting lactose. And for others, particularly thosewithdigestive autoimmune conditions, dairy can flare and exacerbate symptoms.

So what’s a dairy-free peep to do? Well, you could turn to coconut milk,oat milk,almond milk,hemp milk,banana milkormy favorite of the nut milks – cashew milk!

YOU DON’T HAVE TO STRAIN CASHEW MILK

Almond milkis the perennial favorite of nut milks, but I find cashew milk to be much creamier and more mild in flavor.I also love that you don’t have to strain it, like you do almond milk. There’s no pulp left when blended on high with a powerful blender.

HOW TO MAKE CASHEW MILK

You’ll see in the video below how quickly the cashew milk comes together. So really there’s no need to pay a premium and buy it at the store. The hardest part is just remembering to soak the cashews the night before. Here’s how you make it:

• Soak1 cup of cashews overnight, then drain and rinse
• Addthe cashews and 4 cups of water (plus any sweeteners) to a high-powered blender
• Blendon high for a minute
• Pourinto a storage container and refrigerate

Drink the cashew milk straight up or use it in a recipe as you would any dairy milk.

HOW LONG DOES IT LAST?

Homemade cashew milklasts 3-4 days in the fridge. Though I think it’s best consumed within the first 2-3 days. You can halve this recipe if you don’t think you’ll use it all up.

You can also make a full batch and pour any extra into asilicone ice cube trayand freeze for future use. I show how to do this with herbs on myKitchen Gadgetsvideo. Then, it’s as easy as popping a cube into your nextmango smoothieor thawing for a cup ofcoffee. Brilliant, eh?

More Recipes Using This Cashew Milk

• Strawberry Banana Smoothie
• Peach Breakfast Smoothie
• Chia Seed Pudding
• Paleo Porridge

Recipe originally posted October 2016, but updated to include new information.