Artificial Food Coloring Free Vegan Hemp Milk
Store-bought plant milks can be a minefield of unnecessary additives, and artificial dyes sometimes sneak in through flavoring blends, fortification mixes, or colored packaging-adjacent contamination during processing. Making your own at home puts you in complete control of every single ingredient that goes into the glass. This creamy, naturally white milk comes together with just hemp hearts, cold water, and a pinch of salt — plus optional maple syrup and vanilla if you want a lightly sweet, aromatic finish. Hemp seeds blend up beautifully without soaking, producing a smooth, subtly nutty liquid that strains easily through a fine-mesh strainer or nut milk bag. The result is a clean, wholesome drink that works equally well poured over ice, stirred into coffee, or used as a base in your favorite recipes. It's the kind of simple, from-scratch swap that makes you wonder why you ever reached for a carton in the first place.
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4 servings
- ½ cup raw hemp seeds (hemp hearts)
- 4 cups cold water
- 1 tbsp maple syrup (optional)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- 1
Add the hemp seeds, cold water, salt, and maple syrup and vanilla extract if using to a high-speed blender.
- 2
Blend on high speed for 60 seconds, until the mixture is uniformly white and slightly frothy.
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