DIY RICE MILK OR MILK SUSTITUTE

Make Your Own Rice Milk or Milk Substitute Ingredients 1 cup cooked rice (I prefer to use brown organic for a more nutritious option. We buy it in bulk to save money.) 4 cups water (filtered, if possible) Dash salt (I recommend RealSalt.) 1 Tablespoon sweetener (or to taste; optional) Additional flavoring (optional; vanilla for vanilla-flavored milk; to taste) Method 1. Place all ingredients in blender. 2. Blend for four minutes in a regular blender, or two minutes in high-speed blender like a Vitamix. 3. Enjoy! Tips: Use less or more rice, depending on how thin or thick you like your rice milk to be. Standard rice milk is thinner than regular cow’s milk. Filtered water is extremely important. You can read my post on Is Your Water Safe? to see more about water quality concerns. Add other flavorings like chocolate too. Makes a great alternative to chocolate milk. If you’ve been thinking about a Vitamix and someone in your family has an allergy to dairy, you won’t believe how much time and money this machine will save you. And clean up is a breeze! Prepare extra rice ahead of time, portion it conveniently (like one cup in each bag) into small plastic bags and secure with a Twixit Clip (you can use any kind of clip, but these clips are amazing. They last basically forever, and have a lifetime guarantee! Good-bye pesky twist-ties!) Just thaw out your rice whenever you need rice milk, and if you have a Vitamix, it can handle the rice frozen.