What do you drink in the morning? If you are tired of the usual milk, why not try a nutty drink? We will obtain a delicious, digestible, lactose and cholesterol-free vegetable milk, also suitable for vegans, celiacs and raw food eaters. Enrich your breakfast with new flavors!
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 284 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
- 1 liter of water
- 80 g of hazelnuts
- 1 pinch of salt
- Vanilla essence
- Optional: 2 tablespoons of agave syrup
Materials Needed
- Clean tea towel
- Powerful blender
- Carafe
- Bottle
- Bowl
Preparation
- Collect the hazelnuts (with the skin) in a bowl, and cover them with water. Leave them to soak overnight.
Did you know that
Soaking the hazelnuts is important to soften the dried fruit: in this way, the subsequent blending will be easier.
We suggest the use of raw, unroasted hazelnuts: however, to accentuate the flavor, it is possible to use toasted hazelnuts. In the latter case, hazelnut milk cannot be considered raw.- Drain the hazelnuts from soaking to remove the phytates, then collect them in a glass blender. Add the maple or agave syrup (or brown sugar) and vanilla essence to taste, then cover the hazelnuts flush with the water. Begin to blend intermittently, gradually adding more water.
The right consistency
Those who want to obtain a hazelnut drink with a stronger aroma can increase the amount of hazelnuts or decrease the dose of water. However, it should be noted that a higher dose of hazelnuts leads to an increase in the density of the drink.- The hazelnut milk is ready when it has taken on a whitish color: it means that the hazelnuts have been blended correctly.
- At this point, filter the mixture to separate the solid part (improperly called "okara") from the liquid part (hazelnut milk). For proper filtering, it is advisable to pour the mixture through a colander lined with a clean cloth, which does not smell of detergent.
- The solid part can be recovered for the preparation of cakes, bread and biscuits. Hazelnut milk can be used exactly like most animal milk however. It can be kept in the fridge for 2-3 days: it is advisable to shake the bottle before pouring the drink.
Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
If you like, you can blend the hazelnuts by adding a teaspoon of cocoa powder or try the combination with bananas! Hazelnut milk can be kept in the fridge for about 3 days: remember to mix the container well before drinking to evenly distribute the deposit. that is formed.Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
ATTENTION! The nutritional comment also refers to the data collected from the chemical translation of the ingredients, it does not take into account the filtering procedure.
Hazelnut Milk is a food that belongs to the group of sweet drinks.
It has a high energy intake, mainly provided by lipids, followed by carbohydrates and finally by proteins.
Fatty acids are mainly monounsaturated, simple carbohydrates and peptides of medium biological value.
Fiber is present in high quantities while cholesterol is absent.
Hazelnut Milk is not particularly suitable in the diet for overweight, but it lends itself to the nutritional treatment of metabolic diseases.
It does not contain gluten and is suitable for celiac disease.
It does not contain lactose and is suitable for nutrition for this type of food intolerance.
The abundance of fiber can increase bowel movement.
It is pertinent to the lacto-ovo vegetarian, vegan and raw food philosophy.
The average portion as a snack is 150 ml but, due to the lack of more accurate data, it is not possible to establish its energy content.
Nutritional values were calculated on raw ingredients; with regard to the fibers, remember that the solid portion should be eliminated; therefore the real value is much lower than what is reported in the table.
