Almond Cow sent us their plant-based milk machine to review. All opinions are ours. Homemade cashew milk with real pumpkin, pumpkin spice, and pure maple syrup. Drink it as is or put it in your coffee for a natural pumpkin spice latte!
Whenever we're asked what we miss most since going vegan, we say that hands down it's the Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte. Why they can't make it vegan, we don't know, but it doesn't matter anymore, because we can easily make them at home. And they're fabulous!
Our refined sugar-free pumpkin spice cashew milk recipe is made with whole foods, like organic raw cashews, organic pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice mix, pure maple syrup, and pure vanilla extract.
There's nothing refined or processed in this delicious pumpkin flavored milk. It's good for you!
WHAT MAKES PUMPKIN SO HEALTHY?
POTASSIUM - Pumpkin is a good source of potassium, which among other things, can lower your blood pressure.
ANTIOXIDANTS - Pumpkin has a range of antioxidants that are great for your eye sight.
BETA CAROTENE - Another antioxidant, that may help reduce the chance of developing some cancers, asthma, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
FIBER
Omega 3 & 6 and Amino Acids - These and the above can help combat depression and anxiety.
HOW WE MAKE HOMEMADE CASHEW MILK
There was a time when we made homemade nut milk with our blender. It was fine for cashew milk, but it was a pain for almond milk and other nut milks. Fortunately, that's a thing of the past.
Today we use our Almond Cow plant milk machine that allows us to make plant-based milk as easy as 1, 2, 3.
All you need to do is add water, whatever nut, seed, or you can add oats, that you want, and turn on the Almond Cow and within a minute you'll have creamy and delicious milk. And, you won't have to squeeze or drain the pulp, because it collects the pulp in a cup for easy clean up.
We're in love.
HOW WE MADE PUMPKIN SPICE CASHEW MILK
STEP ONE
Add four cups of water to the Almond Cow
STEP TWO
Add the pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, vanilla, and maple syrup to the water.
STEP THREE
Add the nuts to the cup and attach the blade and blend.
STEP FOUR
Drink it, put it in your coffee, and enjoy!
HOW TO STORE HOMEMADE CASHEW MILK
Store in a large mason jar with the lid on in the refrigerator for up to a week.
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Homemade Pumpkin Spice Cashew Milk
Ingredients
- 4 cups cold water
- 1 ½ cups soaked or boiled cashews see note
- 3 tablespoon pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie mix
- ¼ cup to ½ cup of pure maple syrup see note
- 2 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice mix
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Dash of sea salt
Instructions
- Soak the cashews in water for at least four hours or boil them for 15 minutes, until they’re soft and puffy.
- Add the water, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, and salt to a high powered blender or your Almond Cow machine (follow the instructions for the Almond Cow), and blend on a high speed until the milk is smooth and creamy. You shouldn’t see or taste any pieces of the nuts. If you do, keep blending.
Notes
Nutrition
Christine @ Run Plant Based says
Yum, this looks perfect for the season and love the list of ingredients. Thanks!
Alex Meyer, MA says
Hey Christine, Thank you so much! So perfect for the season and wonderful in coffee : )