Homemade Quinoa Milk (Frugal Friday)
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Make your own delicious quinoa milk; drink healthier and save money!
Author: Cradle Rocking Mama (Carrie Summers)
Recipe type: beverage
Serves: 2 quarts
Ingredients
- ½ c. uncooked quinoa
- up to 7 cups of safe water
- any extras you like: vanilla, maple syrup, spices
Instructions
- Cook quinoa; place ½ c. quinoa in a pan with 1 c. water and cook according to package instructions.
- Put the cooked quinoa (1 cup) in a blender with 2 cups of water, add any extras you would like (to taste, of course) and blend until smooth.
- If you have a high-powered blender (Vitamix or similar), you can skip to step #6 now. Otherwise…
- Strain the milk through a nut bag into a pitcher.
- Turn the nut bag inside out, scrape out the pulp and save it in a container for other uses (added to a smoothie, to a muffin recipe, to your breakfast cereal, etc.)
- Add as much or as little water to make the milk the consistency you need.
- Place the pitcher in the fridge and let chill.
- Enjoy your delicious, CHEAP milk alternative beverage!
Recipe by at https://cradlerockingmama.com/frugal-friday-homemade-quinoa-milk/