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Coconut & Almond Milk

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Almond & Coconut Milk [Raw]

Coconut & Almond Milk

  • Servings: 2
  • Difficulty: easy
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I make some sort of raw nut milk every week to use as the base for cream sauces, or to add to coffee, gravies, whipped toppings and desserts. It's fun to come up with creative flavorings, everything from hazelnut coffee, black cherry or raspberry lemon maringue, and the leftover pulp is always put to good use. Here's two seperate nut milks to get you started.


Raw Coconut Milk

  • 1/2 cup organic large raw flaked coconut
  • 1/2 cup hot filtered water
  • 2 cups filtered water
  • 1/8 tsp Himalayan pink salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla bean flavoring
  • 4 drops White Chocolate extract, optional (purchased from Medicine Flower)
  • Amber or White Agave, to taste
  • 1 nut-milk bag, for straining milk

Directions

  1. Place flaked coconut and hot water in a blender and let it sit for about 2 minutes to soften coconut.
  2. Blend on low for approx. 1 minute and raise the speed gradually. Lift the cap or cover once or twice to release some of the pressure that might build.
  3. Add the flavorings and sugar and blend until well combined.
  4. Pour milk into your container of choice and refrigerate.

Raw Almond Milk

  • 1 cup raw almonds, soaked overnight
  • 2 to 4 cups filtered water, depending on thickness desired
  • 1/8 tsp Himalayan pink salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla bean flavoring
  • 4 drops White Chocolate extract, optional (purchased from Medicine Flower)
  • 4 drops Hazelnut extract, optional (purchased from Medicine Flower)
  • Amber or White Agave, to taste
  • 1 nut-milk bag, for straining milk

Directions

  1. Strain and rinse soaked almonds and add to the blender along with 2 to 4 cups filtered water, depending on desired consistency of finished milk – less water thicker cream- which can always be diluted later
  2. Blend on low speed and quickly raise to high speed and blend for approx one to two minutes.
  3. Strain milk through the milkbag into a large metal or glass mixing bowl.
  4. Rinse the blender container and add the strained milk back in and place on blender blade.
  5. Add the salt, vanilla bean flavoring, white chocolate and hazelnut extracts, and whichever sugar you choose to use.
  6. Reblend milk until well blended, about 30 seconds.
  7. Pour milk into your container of choice and refrigerate.

Minty Lime Hibiscus Tea

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Minty Lime Hibiscus Tea

  • Servings: 2
  • Difficulty: easy
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Teavana makes the perfect brewing pot for this hibiscus tea recipe. You can find the 16 oz Teavana Perfectea Maker on Amazon, or purchase directly from the company. What a sweet little joy maker!


Ingredients

  • 1 cup organic cut & sifted hibiscus flowers (Frontier brand. Ordered from Amazon)
  • 4 cups filtered water, heated
  • 2 mason jars, 32-ounce each
  • enough ice to fill each jar completely
  • 1 1/2 dropper full liquid stevia, per glass
  • 4 drops Lime Therapeutic Grade Oils (I recommend Young Living Lime Oil)
  • 1 sprig of mint, per glass
  • 1/2 lemon and/or lime slices, if desired, per glass
  • 2 glass straws (purchased from Amazon)

Directions

  1. Fill a medium pot with 4 cups filtered water and heat over high heat just until water is hot then turn burner off.
  2. Add the hibiscus tea leaves and let sit until cool (or use as soon as tea has brewed to a strength of your liking).
  3. Fill jars with ice and use caution when straining tea into the glass because it will stain your clothing, dish towels or anything else that gets in the way.
  4. Drop stevia and lime drops over ice and pour tea over a strainer into the glass, or use the teavana tea maker and fit it directly over the glass. It will automatically dispense the liquid when you press it down. Use half the brewed tea in each glass. You can use less if you find that strength more to your liking.
  5. Add hot filtered water to rim of jar and stir to blend flavors.
  6. Top it off with a sprig of mint, a lemon or lime slice and a cute little glass straw and enjoy this refreshing beverage.