Brazil Nut Milk with Fresh Figs
4.8(531 ratings)Brazil nuts are large, rich and naturally creamy, so a small handful produces a milk with real body. Fresh figs replace dates here, adding a jammy, honeyed sweetness and a faint blush of colour. Serve the jug alongside halved figs and let everyone pour their own over fruit or a bowl of sprouted buckwheat.
- Hands-on
- 15 min
- Soak
- 4 hr
- Total
- 4 hr 15 min
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Moderate
Method
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Step 1: Drain the soaked Brazil nuts and rinse them well, then roughly chop them so they break down more evenly in the blender.
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Step 2: Blend the nuts with the water, lucuma, vanilla and salt on high for 90 seconds, then strain through a nut milk bag, squeezing thoroughly.
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Step 3: Rinse the blender, pour the strained milk back in, add the three stemmed figs and blend for 20 seconds until the milk turns faintly pink.
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Step 4: Pour through a fine sieve to catch the fig seeds if you prefer, then transfer to a glass jug and chill until cold.
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Step 5: Serve the jug with the halved figs on a tray so guests can add a slice to their glass or eat them alongside.
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