It’s made with unsweetened coconut flakes and hemp seeds and sweetened with dates, making it a 3-ingredient recipe that’s made easily in the blender. Let us show you how it’s done! This recipe is as easy as blending up coconut flakes, hemp seeds, dates, water, and an optional pinch of sea salt, then straining through a nut milk bag. And not only is this milk simple to prepare and tastes way better than store-bought, but it’s loaded with nutrients and is more affordable! Read on for the details.
Health Benefits of Hemp Seeds
Hemp seeds are the nuts of the Cannabis sativa plant. Unlike the leaves of the plant, the seeds contain only trace amounts of (if any) CBD or THC. Instead, they’re packed with nutrition and offer a variety of health benefits:
Rich in vitamins and minerals, including B1, B2, B3, B6, folate, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, iron, and potassium. (source) Excellent source of essential fatty acids (including alpha-linolenic acid, an important anti-inflammatory fat known as “the plant omega-3”). (source) Contain all of the essential amino acids (the building blocks of protein). (source) Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine as a moistening laxative and found in a variety of different formulations used to support health. (source)
Cost of Homemade vs. Store-Bought
It’s easy to say it’s more affordable, but you want the proof, right? We did the calculations, and here’s what we found: Homemade is ~3-4 times less expensive than store-bought!
Cost of Homemade
For our homemade calculation, we visited Natural Grocers and determined that the cost of required ingredients was: 1 cup organic coconut flakes = $0.521/4 cup hemp seeds = $0.462 pitted dates = $0.38TOTAL = $1.36 for ~6 cups coconut hemp milk = $0.23 per cup
Cost of Store-Bought
The only store-bought brand of coconut hemp milk we have seen is Living Harvest Tempt. For a 32-ounce carton, the cost was $2.99 = $0.75 per cup Now, we know that doesn’t factor in the cost of labor and electricity, but the freshness and flavor of homemade are enough to win us over! The greater affordability is just an added perk. We hope you LOVE this dairy-free milk! It’s:CoconuttyNuttyCreamySmoothPerfectly sweetVersatileRefreshing& Delicious! It’s perfect for adding to hot and iced lattes! And it would also be delicious alongside energy bites, brownies, cookies, and more!
More Ways to Enjoy Hemp Seeds
Dark Chocolate Hemp Energy Bites Banana & Berry Hemp Seed Pudding Roasted Broccoli Pasta Salad with Hemp Pesto Sautéed Kale with Lemon, Tahini & Hemp Seeds Super Kale Pesto from Cookie and Kate
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