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How to Make Hazelnut Milk

By Samira Kazan

published April 29, 2024

This homemade hazelnut milk uses only two ingredients and is a delicious vegan, dairy-free milk alternative that can be easily flavored! Ways to use the leftover hazelnut pulp are also included.

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Hazelnut milk is versatile and delicious. It can be used for add-ins, flavoring, and as a base for coffee and tea drinks. And as with all my homemade seed and nut milk recipes, this homemade hazelnut milk is higher in nut content than store-bought versions. Plus, there are no unnecessary thickeners or preservatives, which means that this recipe is 100% clean-eating, using whole ingredients!

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Ingredients

This easy hazelnut milk recipe only requires two ingredients – raw hazelnuts and water .

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How to make hazelnut milk

Begin by soaking your raw hazelnuts for a few hours, then add the rinsed hazelnuts to a blender. Blend them with fresh water and any additional flavorings of your choice. Then sieve the hazelnut milk using a nut milk bag into a large bowl/container. Pour the milk into a bottle, and voila, it’s ready.

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This milk then lasts 3-5 days in an airtight container in the fridge!

Flavor variations

You can customize this milk to your taste. If you want sweetened milk, you can use a sweetener of your choice. When blending the hazelnut milk, I usually use between 3 and 6 pitted Medjool dates in the blender and then strain as usual. However, you can choose other sweeteners—maple syrup, Agave syrup, coconut nectar, etc. You can also add some homemade vanilla extract or a vanilla bean pod.

When it comes to flavored hazelnut milk, I always think of sweet and delicious varieties that are perfect for a treat! I typically add some cacao powder and sweetener to create a delicious “Nutella-style” milk. Additionally, hazelnut milk works well in creating lovely “spiced” milk, too, such as a chai latte or Christmas spice milk with cinnamon and other spices.

What to do with hazelnut pulp?

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Hazelnut pulp, like almond pulp, can be used for various recipes. It blends well with chocolate, making it an excellent ingredient for raw bliss balls/bars, cookies, brownies, muffins, tart bases, and more.

You can even incorporate it into your granola. Additionally, hazelnut pulp can be sprinkled on top of cereal, yogurt, smoothies, and other dishes for added texture and flavor.

How to use hazelnut milk

This homemade hazelnut milk can then be used in SO MANY ways: with your cereal, in smoothies , for overnight oats and porridge, in chia pudding , or to drink straight up!

More dairy-free milk

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For the full list, feel free to browse through the DIY section of my blog or search “ milk ” in the search bar for options including rice, soy, almonds, oats, etc.

Equipment

  • Blender/Food processor

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  • ▢ 1.5 cup hazelnuts
  • ▢ 4 cups Filtered water

Instructions

  • Soak your hazelnuts overnight in a bowl of water.
  • Drain the excess water and rinse the hazelnuts. Add the hazelnuts and filtered water to your blender and blend for two minutes, till smooth and creamy.
  • Using a¬†nut milk bag, strain the hazelnut milk into a large bowl, squeezing out as much of the liquid from the remaining hazelnut pulp.
  • Pour this into an airtight bottle and keep stored in the fridge for 3-5 days.¬†

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Notes

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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How to Make Hazelnut Milk

Equipment

  • Blender/Food processor

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cup hazelnuts
  • 4 cups Filtered water

Instructions

  • Soak your hazelnuts overnight in a bowl of water.
  • Drain the excess water and rinse the hazelnuts. Add the hazelnuts and filtered water to your blender and blend for two minutes, till smooth and creamy.
  • Using a nut milk bag, strain the hazelnut milk into a large bowl, squeezing out as much of the liquid from the remaining hazelnut pulp.
  • Pour this into an airtight bottle and keep stored in the fridge for 3-5 days.

Video

Notes

Nutrition

Recipe on Alphafoodie: https://www.alphafoodie.com/simple-homemade-hazelnut-milk/