Brazil Nut Milk is rocking my world. This dairy-free milk tastes just like the real thing according to my older son. I think this nut milk recipe is the bomb. Brazil Nut Milk is a fabulous dairy alternative. It’s creamy, smooth, and easy to make, with only 3 ingredients.
I serve Brazil Nut Milk with my paleo, grain-free Mulberry Granola. It’s also delicious on top of Paleo Porridge, or in Dandelion Coffee. If you miss cookies and milk, try my Primal Chocolate Chip Cookies and a glass of this incredible dairy-free milk!
Brazil nuts not only taste great, they are super healthy. Loaded with vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals, Brazil nuts are a fantastic source of selenium which protects cells from damage and can lower the risk of certain cancers. Brazil nuts also lower LDL cholesterol, the “bad” cholesterol.
If you’ve been wondering how to make nut milk, you’ll love this delightfully easy brazil nut milk recipe!
Brazil Nut Milk
Ingredients
- 2 cups brazil nuts
- 1 vanilla bean
- 4 cups water
Instructions
- Soak brazil nuts and vanilla bean in a large bowl of water for 8 hours
- Discard soaking water, and rinse brazil nuts and vanilla bean
- Blend brazil nuts, vanilla bean, and 4 cups of water in a vitamix
- Use a nut milk bag to strain pulp from milk, save pulp for another use
- Serve
This milk is similar to a whole milk (as opposed to skim or low-fat). If you’d like to make it a little less creamy, simply increase the water in the recipe from 4 cups to 5. If you’re looking to use the leftover pulp from this recipe, try my pulp crackers.
Here are some of my other homemade dairy-free milk recipes:
No says
BRAZIL NUTS HAVE SELENIUM IN THEM WHICH IS POISON! DO NOT DRINK THIS CONSTANTLY!!!!
Elana says
Hi No, thanks for your comment. Selenium is an important mineral that we all need to survive, and, it should not be taken in excess as this causes selenium toxicity.
Kelley says
Thank you for sharing the recipe. Do you split the vanilla bean in half before soaking?
Elana says
Kelley, nope :-)
Linda Camp says
If your milk separates in the fridge I find that if I add a teaspoon of sunflower lecithin in the blender when blending, that the milk doesn’t separate.
Elana says
Linda, I do the same thing. Sunflower lecithin is such a great ingredient and a wonderful brain food!
Christiano says
Is it possible to use roasted Brazil Nut, or it has to be raw nut? I could only find roasted nut at my grocery store.
Elana says
Christiano, thanks for your comment. I haven’t tried that so not sure, if you experiment I hope you’ll let me know how it turns out :-)
Jesus says
Is it normal that they produce so much pulp? I had only made cashew milk before, and those produced almost no pulp at all
Elana says
Jesus, thanks for your comment! When I make my Cashew Milk recipe there is no pulp at all:
https://elanaspantry.com/cashew-milk/
So yes, there would be quite a bit in comparison :-)
Elana