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Homemade Superfood Chocolate Nut Milk [ vegan, paleo ]

Make your own superfood chocolate nut milk at home! Using raw nuts, coconut cream, maca, reishi, and cocoa powder for a healthy and delicious drink.

Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 289 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 cups raw cashews soaked*
  • 4 cups filtered water
  • 1/2 cup coconut cream or 3/4 cup full-fat coconut milk
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder or cacao powder
  • 1 TBS maca powder
  • 1 TBS reishi
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 TBS coconut sugar**
  • 1/2 TBS pure maple syrup or to taste

Instructions

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  1. Soak cashews covered in a bowl of room temperature water for 6-8 hours. OR soak cashews in a pot of boiled water for 45 minutes.
  2. In bowl of heavy duty food processor or high speed blender, add all of the ingredients. Process for 2-3 minutes. Remove lid and use spoon to check for sweetness – add to taste as necessary. Blend again. There will be some coconut cream residue left in bowl. Scrap with spatula and mix in as much as you can.
  3. Using cheese cloth or nut milk bag and large bowl (enough for 5-6 cups of liquid) carefully pour nut milk mixture through strain, squeezing out all of the liquid. What remains is the pulp – you can dry out to use as a nut meal for later.
  4. Transfer chocolate nut milk to glass jars with lid. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

  • *Should also be able to sub almonds **can also sub 2 pitted medjool dates
  • Prep time refers to soaking cashews in boiling water.
  • To dry nut pulp, spread onto baking sheet and bake for 170 for 2-3 hours until dry. Process in food processor to get fine meal. Store in covered container in fridge until ready to use.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1/6th Calories 289kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 21g (7%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 20g (31%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 13g Sodium 10mg (0%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 8g (16%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 289

% Daily Value*

Serving 1/6th
Calories 289kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 21g 7%
Protein 8g 16%
Fat 20g 31%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 13g 76%
Sodium 10mg 0%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 8g 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.