Note: I received the Victoos Nut Milk Bag free of charge in exchange for my honest review. Anything I say is not influenced by the product. My views are my own and I will not recommend anything I don’t believe in.
I used to just kind of like milk. I had it over cereal and used it in recipes, but as far as drinking it straight, I wasn’t a fan. I found out later in life that milk did not like me. At all. It smiled in my face and kicked me in the back. Hard. Milk gave me gas, made me bloated, and gave me headaches. Any milk or milk product had the safe effect. As much as I loved my yogurt, cheese, and ice cream, dairy had to go. While that made me a little sad, it sent me on a mission to find delicious non-dairy alternatives that like me as much as I like them.
Non-dairy milk was first on my list. While I can find soy, nut, rice, hemp, flax, and coconut milks on store shelves, my budget does not always appreciate the hit when they’re not on sale or when I go on a baking binge. Learning to make my own was not difficult at all. For quick soymilk or cream, I add water and to a package of silken tofu and whip it until I get the consistency I want. Sometimes I want to mix it up. When I want nut, seed, or grain-based milk, I blend the item with water and go. while I get a smooth consistency, the milk usually isn’t as smooth as a store-bought product. This is where a nut milk bag comes in.
The Victoos Nut Milk Bag is a lightweight nylon bag designed for straining. Just blend your nut, seed, or grain milk, pour into the bag, and strain. Squeezing the bag will strain out all of the liquid and leave pulp I use in smoothies, oats, or in baking. I haven’t tried drying the pulp out to use as flour yet, but that’s on the list of things to try later.
Cleaning the bag is a breeze. I give it a good rinse if I need it again right away and toss it in the wash with kitchen towels if I don’t. By the way, a nut bag is excellent for people who want to juice but don’t have a juicer. Just blend the juice ingredients and strain through the bag. If you want a Victoos Nut Milk Bag, snag one on Amazon while it’s a great price – just $8.95.
What non-dairy milk will I make next? I’m thinking a coconut-flax milk might be lovely. Why that blend? Because I’m obsessed with making tofu mousse and yogurt and saving my silken tofu for those uses.
This goodie is inspired by an older recipe from Happy Herbivore. I added blueberries to the ‘yogurt’ recipe to snack on as-is or on top of fruit salad for breakfast. Want some?
Which non-dairy goodies are your favorites?