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
Equipment
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:
Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine says
Yum! Love this idea. Will have to track down some brazil nuts!
Brenda says
Since Brazil nuts are high in selenium, just don’t drink to much of this especially
if you take a multivitamin that contains selenium.
Madfortulips says
I make hazelnut, almond and coconut milk and love it! I got so tired of all the other “stuff” in nut milks so I decided to do some research and make my own. I save the nut meal in small batches then put in low warm oven to dry out, then run the stuff through my food processor to make nut flour for my GF flours I create. Have never tried Brazil nuts but you can bet I will now!
cindy says
oh, that is a great idea for the leftover pulp!
Sue says
I recently quit dairy but was having a hard time finding a milk that I liked in my morning coffee. My daughter suggested Hazelnuts and BINGO I love it, to me it tastes like the half and half I used to use no added flavor. It’s definitely not like the flavored Hazelnut creams you can buy. Now I will have to try Brazil Nut you have piqued my interest. I really appreciate you and all the work you do for people like me. :)
Megan says
Hi Elana — one question about the vanilla bean. Do you use it whole or scrape the seeds out into the mix? (love to hear answers to the other questions above too). Thanks from a fellow Boulderite.
Sandy says
Hi Elana. Thanks for all your wonderful recipes, which are very helpful to me since I have a gluten sensitivity and thyroid disorder. Can I make nut milk in a regular blender or perhaps a food processor? I don’t own a Vitamix.
Sandy K says
Where to you get your nuts in bulk? Also do you buy them out of the shell?
Judy says
I use both cashew and almond milk. I hadn’t thought of Brazil nut milk so the next time I’m at the Nifty Nut House i will have to pick me up a pound to try out.
Question: Are your Brazil nuts raw or roasted?
JoAnn says
I make hazelnut and put it in coffee – it’s fantastic!! I’ve also made walnut, which I love to use to make smoothies. We make a date shake with walnut milk that is a dessert for us!
Petra says
I love hazelnuts. I have made so many milks but never hazelnut…. I bet it will be delicious mixed with coconut milk.
Danielle @ Chits and Chats and Chocolate says
Oooh, this looks good! I love experimenting with different types of nut milk. So far, I’ve made almond, peanut, and pecan, so it’s probably about time to give Brazil a try. Where is the best place to buy Brazil nuts for cheap?
Nan says
Was not clear on the vanilla bean. I am use to cutting open and scraping the inside to get the flavor. You just use the whole outer casing and blend in the vitamix?????
Nat says
Hi from what I’ve seen on tv cooking shows they always cut/slice the bean in half and scrap out the inside of the bean which has a dark bean paste which yu remove with a butter nife:)
Elana says
Nat, that is one way to get the vanilla seeds out of the pod. The way I do it in this recipe (putting the entire vanilla bean pod into the blender) saves time and effort, and also extracts more flavor :-)