Homemade Hemp Milk
Alex and I used to go through almost 4 containers of store bought hemp milk a month. He used it on his cereal and oatmeal, and I used it in almost every recipe for baking.
Eventually, we started paying closer attention to the labels of the kind we were buying, and that freaked us out. What the heck was tricalcium phosphate? And carrageenan...does that need to be in there too? We made the very easy decicion to start making all of our own hemp milks. We like the idea of being able to make a quality, good for you, sugar free milk replacement. Plus, either because you have a deep sense of accomplishment from making it, or from the lack of yucky additives, it makes everything taste like SUCCESS! And unsweetened vanilla hempmilk...
Ingredients:
1 cup hemp seeds (shell on) 3 cups filtered water 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Throw all of your ingredients into your high speed blender or food processor. I hear a lot of people braggin' about their Vitamix blenders, but we use this one and it does the trick for us every time. Blend on high for about 1 minute, or until the liquid is a milky white color. Next, like shown in the picture below, cover the container or jar you will be storing your hemp milk in with cheesecloth for straining. (We put the cheesecloth over the jar opening and secured it with a hair elastic before straining.) We get our cheesecloth from CheeseclothFabric.com 'cause they offer great discounts when you buy in bulk. Slowly pour the contents of the blender over the cheesecloth, allowing the milk to filter through and the leftover seeds and yuck to collect in the cheesecloth. Once the blender liquid is gone, remove the cheesecloth, lid the container, and place in the fridge. Simple as that! 
The milk will last 4-5 days in the refrigerator.
Yields about 4 cups of milk. P.S. The hemp seed leftovers from the blender make a GREAT addition to your compost!
27 Comments
Marie
6/6/2012 01:13:45 pm
Does it get you Hugh?
Marie
6/6/2012 01:14:24 pm
*high
Amber St. Peter link
6/6/2012 02:24:52 pm
Nope, not a bit. Trust me, if it did we wouldn't be able to eat it nearly as often as we do! Since the milk is only made of the seeds from the hemp plant, it doesn't contain any THC.
M
7/25/2012 12:54:58 am
I never understood why nut milk recipes are only good for 3-4 days in the fridge. You can keep hemp seeds or almonds in the fridge forever -- why do they lost their "shelf" life when combined with water?
Amber link
8/3/2012 05:18:06 pm
I wish I had a straight answer for you, but I don't. All I know is that after a full week in the fridge, the milk turns a little yello and more bitter. I'm sure that its still completely ingestible, but it isn't enjoyable aesthetically or palatably. I wonder if part of it has to do with the fact that I generally store my milk in a clear jar in the full light of the fridge, while generally hemp seeds are stored in light-blocking containers. Perhaps that alters the taste? I'll try and figure it out and let you know!
Jacqueline Gerhard
9/29/2018 06:12:09 pm
I may be wrong however I think the reason for spoilage after water is introduced is due to either bacteria in the water and or bacteria from the container it is put into. Adding to that, blending exposes much more surface area of the hemp seeds to oxygen, light and heat and bacteria, which would cause it to go bad faster than whole hemp seeds, Which is why, like you mentioned, a dark colored container or bag would do some good in helping to keep things fresh longer. I think.... :)
Mo
7/29/2016 06:49:43 pm
Nut milks spoil because the oil is exposed to air. The nuts or seeds themselves, when whole, have a lot longer shelf life because they are contained.
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7/30/2012 05:06:38 am
Considering the hemp seed is the healthiest one for humans on this planet this milk is extremely healthy!
rachel
8/3/2012 10:12:36 pm
i really should make my own nut milk more often, it comes out much tastier than what you get at the store. and it's nice to see someone else using the same blender as i do! for a moment there i thought i was the only one without a vitamix ;)
Susanna
10/13/2017 02:46:12 pm
You're definitely not alone :-) No Vitamix here either, but I sure do use my regular good ol' fashioned blender and food processor almost daily. and I just made my first batch of homemade hemp milk today!!!
david
9/7/2012 11:36:36 pm
I dont understand why the seeds looked like they were not crushed by the blender and looked like they were still whole seeds in the picture where you have them in the cheese cloth. Is it just as good to use the huled seeds because they seem to blend right into the milk with no seed left
Amber link
9/14/2012 02:07:37 am
Its hard to see how they've been beaten up by the blender in that picture, but I promise they have been! The seeds get cracked and split open to reveal the soft inner seed. Using hulled seeds is the way I normally do it now. Same recipe, just used hulled seeds. However, the hulled seeds still leave some chunks in the milk. I'd say either way requires a little bit of straining, unless you love hemp seeds and don't mind!
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2/3/2013 03:57:53 am
I bought a 5 pound tub of hulled hemp seeds from Manitoba Farms on Amazon for $40 and it does require straining if you don't like the, shall I say "pulp" in the milk. I don't mind it, but if I were making it for others or selling it, I'd buy some cheesecloth :)
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6/17/2013 10:04:36 pm
Homemade hemp milk is really tasty and it is also very healthy. The drink really gives good refreshment and it is also very easy to prepare. The medicinal value of hemp makes this drink more favorite to me. Hope to see much more tasty recipes from you soon.
Sara
8/16/2013 01:12:09 pm
Just wondering how it yields 4 cups of milk when you only use 3 cups of water?
Amber link
8/17/2013 01:26:14 am
Hi Sara! It makes *about* 4 cups. With the mass of the added hemp seeds it is usually between 3 3/4-4 cups. Obviously you're losing the mass of the outer shell to the cheesecloth but otherwise, the hemp seeds do contribute to volume!
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9/23/2013 09:21:16 pm
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Tonya
10/21/2013 01:40:12 am
I have raw shelled Hemp seeds. I noticed you're usin them with the shell on. What would happen if I used mine
Amber link
10/21/2013 05:21:27 am
Hi Tonya! You can use unshelled hemp seeds and follow the exact same process, straining out just a very little but of nut pulp at the end. You can leave the pulp in if you like, it'll just be a little thicker. Just be sure to shake well before using!
marinette
1/2/2014 04:13:55 am
Hi. I was just wondering, does hemp milk taste similar to soy milk? :)
Amber link
1/3/2014 12:24:31 pm
It does! Hemp milk, unlike a lot of nut-based milks, stays pretty light in texture and flavor, much like soymilk. Though the hemp milk will taste slightly 'nuttier' in flavor, with the addition of a little vanilla a possibly some sweetener (like agave), you probably won't even notice a difference!
Courtney
3/11/2014 10:31:16 am
I'm new to your blog and will be trying the potato leek soup tonight! I came across this Hemp Milk recipe and saw a link to a blender you use, but the link is no longer active. Can you let me know what blender it is? A brand and model will do, or if you can find another link to it, that would be great!
Providence Gutierrez
6/23/2014 01:16:40 pm
I wonder if anyone knows how to reduce the bitterness of the hemp milk? I use the hemp hearts that Costco sells but even after I add a bit of agave, it still tastes a bit bitter.
Susanna
10/13/2017 02:48:34 pm
Mine tasted a little bitter, too...
Hex
11/12/2017 01:26:38 am
I just read that if it tastes bitter, it means the help seeds have gone bad.
Malgorzata
3/7/2015 04:15:30 pm
Do you soak hemp seeds before making milk?
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