Ingredients & Flavors
Here I explain the best ingredients for my hemp milk recipe, what each one does, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card.
Hemp Hearts – These are the sometimes called hemp seeds, but make sure they are shelled (hemp hearts are the seeds inside the shells). You’ll find them at most health food stores or online. I like these organic ones. And if you’re looking for more ways to use them up, try my kale salad or low carb oatmeal! Water – I recommend cold filtered water to blend with the hemp hearts for a fresh, clean taste.
Vanilla – I like this vanilla extract. You can leave it unsweetened, or add sweetener (see my notes on this below). Chocolate – If you’re a fan of chocolate milk, just add cocoa powder! I prefer Dutch-processed like this, because it’s not bitter. Cacao powder also works. I do recommend adding sweetener to this one, and you’ll need more than you’d add for vanilla. Strawberry – You can blend in fresh or frozen strawberries, along with sweetener here as well. It’s a bit like my strawberry almond milk recipe, but with hemp milk instead. Sweetener – For sweetened hemp milk, I usually use powdered Besti because it dissolves so easily, is natural, and doesn’t leave any aftertaste. You can also use maple syrup (or my sugar free maple syrup), honey (or my sugar free honey), or even pitted dates to sweeten yours. Start with just a little bit so that you can adjust to your taste. I don’t recommend granulated sweeteners here, as they’ll make your milk gritty. Sea Salt – You don’t have to add this, but a pinch can help balance the flavor.
This hemp milk recipe always takes me at least 1 minute of blending at high speed, even in my powerful blender. It may take 2-3 minutes. The milk should be creamy and frothy, with no hemp pieces remaining.
Cereal – Pour it over my homemade granola, your favorite cereal, or even mix it into peanut butter overnight oats. Smoothies – It’s perfect in my banana smoothie, spinach smoothie, or if you’re feeling decadent, my chocolate peanut butter smoothie. Cookies – Dunk my healthy oatmeal cookies or almond butter cookies into a frosty glass of hemp milk. Mmmm. Coffee & Tea – I like this in my coffee or tea when I want something light. You can even make my iced matcha latte with it! Baking – My hemp milk recipe is a great substitute for virtually any kind of milk in healthy desserts or other baked goods, like muffins, cakes, pancakes, and more.
Please enter your first name for your account. Your saved recipe will also be sent to your email. Note on nutrition: It’s impossible to calculate the exact nutrition info for homemade hemp milk because the seeds get strained out, and it’s unknown how much of their calories and macros stay in the milk. So, I used hemp milk from the USDA Food Database for the nutrition info shown here.
