Made with 2 ingredients, this pistachio milk recipe results in creamy, rich, and more budget-friendly pistachio milk than store-bought versions. Add some flavorings and a sweetener and enjoy it in your morning coffee, with your favorite cereal, or as a warm or chilled nightcap at the end of a long day.
Ingredients
1st method
2 + 3cupswater (2 cups used to soak pistachios and a separate 3 cups of water are added in to blend the pistachios with)
Add the pistachios to a container and add in the 2 cups of water. Water should cover the pistachios completely. Place a lid over the container and place it in the fridge overnight for at least 6 hours to ideally 12 hours.
The next day, uncover the pistachios and discard the water they were soaking in.
Add the soaked pistachios to a blender along with 3 cups of water and a couple of pinches of salt.
Blend the pistachios, salt, and water in a high-powered blender turned on high for a minute or until the pistachios are well blended and the liquid is creamy and pale green.
Add in the almond extract, vanilla extract, and cardamom and blend for 5 seconds.
Turn off the blender and strain the pistachio milk. You could use a strainer. Or, place a cheesecloth over a large glass container and stir batches of the blended pistachio milk through it. Or, you could use a cheesecloth and gather it up between pouring’s and squeeze the pistachio milk through it.
Once strainer, place pistachio milk in an airtight glass bottle and store in the refrigerator.