Homemade Soy Milk Recipe
Homemade soy milk is a healthy, protein rich and dairy free beverage which is made from dried soybeans. It is a plant based milk which is alternative for those who are lactose intolerant or who are following vegan lifestyle. This fresh soy milk is free from preservatives and artificial additives.This milk is rich in nutrients and naturally creamy which can be customised with honey or sugar. This soy milk can be used in cereals, smoothies or simply as refreshing drink.
Equipment
Blender
Cheese Cloth or Nut Milk Bag
Strainer
Cooking pot
Ingredients
- 2 cups Dried Soy Beans
- 2 litre Water
- ¼ cup Sugar or Honey
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Take soy beans a bowl. Rinse it really well. Add lots of water over it and let let it soak overnight (around 10 hours).
- Once the beans are soaked. Drain and rinse in cold water to remove any smell from the beans.
- Take the rinsed drained beans in a blender, Add 2 litre water to it and puree till smooth. You might need to do it in 2 batches.
- Now take a large nonstick pot in which you are going to cook the soy milk. Place a colander on top. Place nut milk bag over the colander.
- Pour the ground soy beans mixture into the nut milk and gently squeeze to remove as much soy milk as possible. You have to keep on squeezing the bag to get the soy milk. Take your time in this step and make sure you get as much soy milk as possible.
- Once the milk is extracted, the product left in the nut milk bag is called as soy bean pulp or okara. You can make lots of recipes using it. Check my notes section for ideas.
- Now place the large pot of soy milk on heat. Use a silicon or wooden spatula to keep on stiring the pot since the soy milk has tendency to stick at the bottom.
- Bring the soy milk to a boil, Keep on mixing since soy milk will boil over. Also you might be seeing some scum forming on top of soy milk, you can remove it using a spoon. Now once the soy milk has started to boil, reduce the flame and cook for 15 mins on low heat, keep stirring all the time.
- Once 15 mins is over, your soy milk is done. If you are planning to serve it as soy milk, you might want to stop at this point. You can add honey and vanilla extract to soy milk and enjoy.
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Notes
- You can use the leftover soya pulp is a called as okara. It can be used in various recipes.
- You can make chocolate flavoured soy milk, by adding cocoa powder in the last minute of cooking.
- You can remove the skin before grinding too, but many people grind the soya bean with skin and strain it after that. But removing skin before grinding reduces the beany taste.
- Soya Bean can be used in many vegan recipes in place of milk.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Soy Milk Recipe
Serving Size
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
315
% Daily Value*
Fat
12
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
7
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3
g
Sodium
18
mg
1
%
Potassium
1118
mg
32
%
Carbohydrates
27
g
9
%
Fiber
6
g
25
%
Sugar
13
g
14
%
Protein
23
g
46
%
Vitamin A
14
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
4
mg
5
%
Calcium
182
mg
18
%
Iron
10
mg
56
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.