When my husband and I decided to go paleo, one of the most difficult things for me to give up was milk. Mostly, because my coffee felt so sad and lonely without it. Most of my friends who were trying the Whole 30 or practicing a paleo lifestyle were able to get their “milk fix” through coconut or almond milk. unfortunately, due to allergies, neither of those options will work in our household.
Even though paleo recipes are supposed to be dairy free, a lot of them will require a milk substitute of some sort – and it is almost always coconut or nut based. I was determined to find an option that would work for my family. After experimenting with a few options using hemp or flax seeds, I had almost given up that i would find a tasty and satisfying alternative to milk. Then something magical happened – I discovered the tiger nut!
In spite of it’s name, the [amazon_textlink asin=’B00L4JURMM’ text=’tiger nut’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’urbancavew-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’0f6014d2-ce2b-11e7-8793-6333de411398′]
Are you as excited as I am? I was shocked that I hadn’t heard about this amazing little tuber before! The tiger nut is most commonly used in horchata, a creamy and refreshing beverage sweetened with dates. Once I discovered that, I knew I could make tiger nut milk as my dairy substitute. Basing it off of a combination of a horchata recipe and an almond milk recipe, I came up with a delicious tiger nut milk. I’ve used this in several recipes, and it substitutes perfectly for almond milk. It is also very refreshing in my morning coffee, or on it’s own over ice.
Shopping Notes:
To make tiger nut milk, you will need a few things.
- Tiger nuts (I like the Organic Gemini
- Nut milk bag (I use this nut milk bag
I bought on Amazon)
- A good blender ( I use the Ninja Mega Kitchen System (BL770)
)
- [amazon_textlink asin=’B000JJHDVG’ text=’ Maple Sugar’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’urbancavew-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’2edb027d-ce2b-11e7-8b03-b32e22984656′]
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