These are very popular alternatives to dairy milk now that more people are turning away from traditional dairy products

Almond Milk 

from our book Homemade Vegan Cheese, Yoghurt and Milk

Ingredients 

Makes 1 litre

100g almonds
1 litre water
nut milk bag or cottton cloth

You might also need a high powered blender.

• Soak the almonds overnight
• The next day, rinse them and blitz with a litre of water in a high powered blender for about a minute. If you would like the drink to be sweet, add two or three stoned dates before blitzing.
• Strain the liquid through the nut milk bag or muslin, pour into a bottle and store in the fridge for two to three days. If the weather is particularly hot, it may only keep until the next day..

Cashew Milk

Ingredients 

Makes 1 litre

80g Cashew Nuts
1 litre water
milk bag or cotton cloth

• Soak the cashew nuts overnight
• The next morning, rinse them and blitz with a litre of water in a high powered blender for about one minute.
• Pour the liquid into a muslin cloth or nut milk bag, allow to drain and squeeze out the cashew mixture.
• Pour the liquid into a bottle and store in the fridge. Shake the milk well before use.
• This cashew milk can be kept in the fridge for two to three days.