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Simple Homemade Flax Milk

March 28, 2014 by predominantlypaleo 23 Comments

 

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Simple Homemade Flax Milk

As you’ve probably gathered from many of my recipes, I heart flax milk.  I find it to be a great neutral non-dairy milk great for baking, drinking, or using in creamy soups.  This homemade one can be whipped up in minutes and can be sweetened to your liking with dates, stevia, or honey. By simply adding a little more sweetener at a time you can adjust exactly how sweet you like it! Bonus feature, it only takes 1/3 of a cup of flax seeds to make this nutritious delight, making it very cost effective to make at home.

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  • Author: Jennifer Robins

Ingredients

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  • 1/3 cup flax seeds
  • 3 cups water (plus 1–1.5  more cups)
  • Cheesecloth or unworn pantyhose
  • 2 dates (or stevia or honey to taste)

Instructions

  1. Combine flax seeds and 3 cups water in blender
  2. Blend until thick and creamy
  3. Run thick milk through cheesecloth (or pantyhose to strain seed particles)
  4. Once strained, blend 1-1.5 more cups water plus dates to desired consistency
  5. Can be used right away or chilled for later use

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Comments

  1. Gabriella Schneider says

    May 14, 2014 at 11:49 pm

    Hi I was wondering if flax milk had any flavor? I make my own hemp, almond, and cashew milk and didn’t know how it would compare…Thank you!

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    • predominantlypaleo says

      May 15, 2014 at 2:01 pm

      Gabriella, the flavor is very neutral. You can add vanilla or stevia if you would like it sweeter in flavor. Enjoy!

      Reply
  2. magda says

    November 17, 2014 at 12:17 am

    Would this work at all with already ground flax seed? I just bought a big bag of ground flax seed from Costco.

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    • predominantlypaleo says

      November 17, 2014 at 1:43 am

      I haven’t tried it but I would think so? Please let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
  3. Shannon Abitbol says

    May 5, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    I was so excited to make this last night, but it didn’t come out well. Can you help me troubleshoot? I’d really like to come up with a non-dairy milk recipe for my kids. I do not have a Vitamix, just a regular blender. I used organic golden flax seeds, but I otherwise followed the recipe. It came out very sticky, and it wouldn’t strain through a cheescloth (and there were tons of little particles anyway, so those came straight through). Do you think I blended it too long? I’m adverse to a lot of non-dairy milks in the store because they all contain carageenan and gellan gum. Help!

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    • predominantlypaleo says

      May 6, 2015 at 5:32 pm

      I used a nut milk bag for straining – that part would help the particles seeping through I’d think. As for the stickiness, I’m not sure. Did you sweeten? If so was it before or after straining? You could add more water to thin it out if you needed to. It could be blend time? Maybe just add some more water to start and see if you can thin it out and go from there. And perhaps a nut milk bag instead of cheesecloth for the particles. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  4. Michelle says

    July 5, 2015 at 3:30 am

    Thank you so much! This will be much healthier than those in the store with gums and will save a lot of money!

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    • predominantlypaleo says

      July 5, 2015 at 2:18 pm

      Hope you love it!

      Reply
  5. HM says

    May 22, 2017 at 1:21 am

    I was not a fan. It was slimy even after adding water. Maybe I need to water it down more? Any suggestions?

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    • predominantlypaleo says

      May 26, 2017 at 5:52 pm

      Extra water should help. Flax and chia seeds are very mucilaginous by nature so extra water helps thin that out!

      Reply
  6. Becky says

    July 6, 2019 at 3:59 pm

    Do you use raw or roasted flaxseed? I only have roasted on hand.

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    • predominantlypaleo says

      July 16, 2019 at 1:54 pm

      I think it was raw, but I’d be curious to taste it roasted, might be good!

      Reply
  7. Gnately says

    September 27, 2019 at 4:54 am

    How long can this be stored in the fridge?

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    • predominantlypaleo says

      October 9, 2019 at 2:54 pm

      Up to a week since there are no stabilizers or preservatives.

      Reply
  8. oldbat says

    March 29, 2021 at 6:51 pm

    i know this is yrs later, but i have been reading and evidently there is a foamy slime layer that needs to be scooped out. havent made yet, but that’s what i am seeing.

    Reply
  9. April J says

    January 5, 2023 at 11:14 pm

    Does flax milk have a seedy taste like hemp milk?!

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    • predominantlypaleo says

      January 11, 2023 at 7:46 pm

      There is a distinct flavor but it is not unpleasant to me personally

      Reply

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After being gluten free for 4 years, and having a multitude of chronic health issues, she realized there was still too much processed “food” in her pantry and change was needed. Jennifer began feeding her family more meals from WHOLE foods and less from boxes. Her recipes are predominantly paleo, meaning they are free of grain, gluten, dairy, and refined sugar, but make allowances for a few treats and sweets. She believes food can be medicine when used appropriately and that a few changes now can equate to huge benefits later. Healthy food does not need to be flavorless and void of personality, which she aims to accomplish through her many recipes.

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