
[dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #9b9b9b;”] H[/dropcap]ave you ever made your own nut milk?
One of my favourite things in the world is drinking big cups of hot milky Irish breakfast tea. Preferably sitting next to a certain Irishman.
The only problem is I like a lot of milk in my tea. Which can easily spike my blood sugar.
So mostly I opt to drink black tea.
But during my recent month experiment of eating dairy-free I was craving milky tea. And had the inspiration to make nut milk using some nut butter.
So easy. And So good!
No need for all the soaking and food processor-ing. Plus hardly any waste. Yay!
I’ve used almond butter and also a brazil-cashew-almond butter blend and both have been delicious.
And if you’re OK with eating regular butter, the creamier version below is a real winner!

2-Minute Nut Milk
Ingredients
- 1-2 tablespoons nut butter
- 1 cup boiling water
Instructions
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Combine nut butter and hot water in a tall glass or cup. Blend with a stick blender until creamy.
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Strain and transfer nut milk to a small bottle, discarding the solids. Or add them to whatever you’re cooking.
Recipe Video
Nut Milk Variations & Substitutions
Keto / ultra low carb – use macadamia butter.
nut-free – you could probably do the same thing with coconut butter.
creamier – use 1 tablespoon nut butter and 1 tablespoon unsalted butter.
Low FODMAP – use macadamia nut butter.
Prepare Ahead
Yes! Just make as per the recipe. Leftovers will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days or can be frozen.

More Simple Dairy-free Ideas Like 2-Minute Nut Milk
- Brazil Nut ‘Parmesan’
- Dairy-free substitute for whipped cream
- Sicilian Nut Pesto (Dairy-Free)
- 12 Clever Ideas for Eating Dairy-Free+ Brazil Nut ‘Parmesan’
- The Stonesoup Dairy-Free Recipes Archive
Have fun in the kitchen!
With love,
Jules x
Brilliant. I’ve been thinking of getting off cream in my morning coffee and almond milk from the store is watered down and IMO tasteless. So I was thinking of making my own – a bit of work so haven’t got there yet. This is brilliant – will make some tomorrow (after I get almond butter).
Hope you enjoy Miriam!
I can’t believe how bland commercial almond milks are.
Love that with this method you can make it as creamy as you like :)
Can this be used just like almond milk, ie. on cereal? I make my own almond milk and it’s good, but a real hassle plus figuring out what to do with all the almond meal that is leftover.
Absolutely Carmen – use it anywhere you’d use almond (or other milk)