This cacao milk recalls chocolate truffles in a liquid, comforting form, perfect for a reading break or after a yoga session. The almonds and dates soaked overnight give a naturally creamy and sweet base, with no added sugar at all. A hint of ginger and vanilla scents the whole thing delicately.
Warm cacao milk with almonds and dates
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Ingredients
- 280 g soaked almonds
- 150 g pitted dates, soaked
- 960 ml water
- 1/2 teaspoon powdered vanilla
- a little fresh ginger
- 2 to 3 teaspoons raw cacao powder
Method
- Soak the almonds and the dates separately overnight.
- Rinse the almonds thoroughly in cold water, then put them into the blender.
- Add the water and blend until no piece remains.
- Strain through a nut milk bag or a fine cloth, pressing well to extract all the liquid.
- Peel the soaked dates, keep their soaking water, then blend them with that water until properly creamy.
- Return this date milk to the blender with the almond milk, add the ginger, the vanilla and the cacao.
- Blend again for one minute.
- Keep in the fridge, and drink at room temperature or gently warmed.
Tip
Do not throw away the dates' soaking water, naturally sweet like caramel: it is what gives the milk its roundness. The almonds' soaking water, on the other hand, always goes down the sink. To warm the milk, stay below 42 °C, in a pan over very low heat or in a bain-marie: beyond that it separates and the texture turns grainy.
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FAQ: your questions about cacao milk with almonds
How do you make hot almond milk?
Heat it gently, in a pan over very low heat, stirring constantly. A homemade, non-homogenised milk separates as soon as it comes near boiling. If you want to stay raw, a lukewarm bain-marie or a spell in the dehydrator at 40 °C is enough to bring it to a pleasant temperature without breaking anything.
What is the best appliance for making plant milk?
A powerful blender and a nut milk bag are plenty, and that pair is the most versatile: you choose your base and your density. Plant milk machines heat the mixture, which rules out the raw version. A juice extractor works too, with the advantage of separating the pulp without manual straining.
What is the best plant milk for hot chocolate?
Milks rich in fat carry cacao best: almond, pecan, hazelnut, coconut. An oat milk gives a softer but flatter drink. Here the almond and date combination fills both roles at once, the fat for roundness and the fruit sugar for balance.
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