Chocolate_Cashew_Milk

Based on this: https://nyssaskitchen.com/how-to-make-homemade-chocolate-cashew-milk-vegan-paleo/

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup raw cashews
water to soak
3 cups of cold water
4 tablespoons maple syrup OR 3-4 dates, depending on size (alternative - replace 1tbsp of the maple syrup with caramel sauce)
3 tablespoons cacao powder
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon sea salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Start by soaking the raw cashews. This can be done one of three ways depending on how much time you have to prepare them.
You can either: soak cashews overnight in cold water, soak cashews in just boiled water for about an hour, or simmer cashews in boiling water for about 15 minutes until softened.
When the cashews are ready to be made into milk, they will be plump and soft.
Once cashews are soaked and prepped, strain and rinse with cold water.
Add rinsed cashews to a blender with 4 cups of cold water, maple syrup or dates, cacao powder, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and sea salt.
Blend on high for about 2 minutes, until smooth, creamy, and frothy.
Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days and ENJOY!

Notes: 1: This will be a bit gritty initially - waiting at least a few hours will let the cocoa absorb more liquid and it will taste totally smooth. 2: 1.5x the original recipe made enough to fill two of the glass milk jugs we have - I’ve updated the above to fill one of the jugs - you might need to let the foam settle a bit before it all fits in the jug.