Move over cows, make way for the nuts and seeds! As you may know already there are a wide range of options out there for those people who are lactose intolerant, suffering from a milk allergy or maybe just want to cut down on dairy. I'm aware you could easily go to the shops and buy a carton of dairy free milk but where's the fun in that? (Plus making your own means no extra ingredients go in, just pure seed/nut and water!)

I'm going to show you how you can make your own plant-based milk.

You will need a muslin cloth which you can easily purchase at Lakeland. 

Plant-based Milk

(makes about 500ml)

Ingredients:

1 cup of your chosen nut/seed

2 cups fresh water

Method:

1. Soak the nuts/seeds overnight in a bowl of water.

2. The next day, drain your nuts/seeds and put in a blender/food processor along with 2 cups of water. Blitz for 1-2 minutes. 

3. Place the muslin cloth over a bowl (I use a funnel but if you don't have one don't worry) 

4. Pour a little of the mixture into the cloth. Gather the cloth up around the mixture and squeeze so the liquid comes out. When no more liquid comes out open up the cloth and pour some more of the mixture in. Keep doing this until you have no mixture left and have a dry cloth full of nut/seed pulp. 

5. Pour the milk into a bottle and place in the fridge. It will keep for about 3 days. (Be sure to give it a good shake before you drink, it may separate but that's normal.)