Quinoa Milk Recipe

Love plant milk and want to make it at home? This Quinoa Milk recipe is the perfect way to use superfood ingredients to create a healthy and balanced vegan milk!

Quinoa is not only enjoyable to eat, but it is super healthy! It’s fun texture is a joy to chew through. Plus it has its own mild, nutty flavor that pairs well with both sweet and savory applications!

Did you also know that you can make a nutrient-dense vegan milk using quinoa? Quinoa Milk is a simple and effective way to make tasty plant milk in less than an hour! Use in cereal, oatmeal, baked goods, or dip your cookies directly into Quinoa Milk!

What is Quinoa?

Quinoa is a whole grain that is often considered a superfood, or one of earth’s healthiest foods. It comes from a flowering plant from the amaranth family. The seeds on the plant are the edible grain we consume.

Packed with protein, nutrients, fiber, and plant compounds, many incorporate quinoa into their diets for the numerous health benefits. Quinoa can be served warm, cold, in salads, soups, stews, and in any preparation you can think of. It is truly a versatile health food!

Quinoa Milk Variations

At its core, this Quinoa Milk recipe is made simply of water and cooked quinoa. However, you are going to want to flavor your milk for maximum enjoyment. Most store-bought plant milk varieties come sweetened or flavored already.

Add flavors you like that will add depth to the plant milk. Feel free to choose from this list to customize your Quinoa Milk:

• Cinnamon
• Dates
• Honey
• Maple syrup
• Coconut sugar
• Nutmeg
• Turmeric
• Cardamom
• Monk fruit

Ingredients in Quinoa Milk

As the base of this recipe, you only need cooked quinoa and water! However, you may want to add some sweeteners and flavorings to enhance this delicious Quinoa Milk.

Use these ingredients:

• 1 cup quinoa, cooked
• 3 cups filtered water
• 3 dates
• 1 teaspoon maple syrup

The dates and maple syrup add a lovely sweetness that you don’t want to miss out on!

How to Make Quinoa Milk

Cook your quinoa as per the package’s directions.

Add the cooked and cooled quinoa, water, dates, and maple syrup to a high-powered blender or food processor.

Process for 2-3 minutes until the mixture is almost smooth and milky.

Pour the quinoa milk through a strainer lined with paper towels or cheesecloth.

Store in a lidded glass container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. 

Notes:

Serve with cereal, use in baked goods, or dip cookies into Quinoa Milk.

If you do not have cheesecloth, only pouring the milk through a strainer works well.

Using tri-colored quinoa may yield a different color in the Quinoa Milk.

Storage:

Store in a lidded glass container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Nutritional Facts: (1/2 cup)

Calories: 52

Total fat: 1g

Saturated fat: 0.1g

Cholesterol: 8g

Sodium: 8mg

Total Carbohydrate: 11g

Fiber: 1g

Sugars: 6g

Protein: 4g

Vitamin D: 0mcg

Calcium: 11mg

Iron: 0.6mg

Potassium: 90mg

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