How To Make Brown Rice Milk - An easy method to create your own allergy-friendly milk using cooked brown rice. NO added oils or unnecessary ingredients.
I make multiple homemade milks each week, including Coconut Milk, Pumpkin Seed Milk, and today's Brown Rice Milk.
The latter I make primarily for my daughter, Jade, who doesn't tolerate cow's milk and doesn't care for my coconut or pumpkin seed milks.
I personally used to drink Rice Dream until I became a bit skeptical of the added oils, and while I occasionally still buy it for the convenience factor, I do loathe spending almost four dollars a carton when I can make it for pennies!
If you enjoy eating brown rice, it's quite easy to make a little extra and use it for making milk. Over here, rice is a choice carb, so I always seem to have some floating around in the fridge.
How I make brown rice milk
First, I make the rice. I usually use this Instant Pot recipe for brown rice, leaving out the add-ins. You definitely want just plain rice for this recipe.
I bring the rice to room temperature, as it blends better. So, if it's freshly made, I let it cool, and if it has been in the fridge, I let it warm.
Next, I add it to my blender with water, a good pinch of salt, and a date (Jade likes it a bit sweet, but this is optional).
I blend it, strain it, and there you have it!
One of my biggest issues with store-bought rice milk (aside from the canola and/or safflower oil) is the fact that it tastes like rice water.
I love thick, hearty milks that almost have a 'bite' to them, so I wanted to make a version of rice milk that reflected this love.
This easy recipe is not only thick and delicious, it's allergy-friendly, and low in both fat and calories.
Recipes in which to use brown rice milk:
Grain-Free Granola
Tahini Milkshake
Jade's Chocolate Sunbutter Shake
How To Make Brown Rice Milk
Ingredients
- 1 cup room temperature cooked brown rice
- 3 cups water
- 1 soft date
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Add the cooked rice, water, date, and salt to a high speed blender.
- Blend until smooth (30-60 seconds).
- Strain out any rice pulp using a nut milk bag.
- Chill and use as desired.Milk typically keeps for about 3-4 days.
Notes
Nutrition
Notes:
This is a great nut milk bag for straining.
The consistency is of this milk is akin to full-fat soy or cow's milk.
Some of the items I use to make this recipe include:
Alice.
Hello Lauren 🙂 I tried this recipe with 1/2 cup black rice because that was what I had on hand (I had soaked the rice for dinner but didn't eventually use it). And because my blender wouldn't fit in rice+5 cups of water, I decided to go with 2.5cups of water like in your recipe. It came out well , but made the milk actually more like a milkshake --- which was very good on its own, but probably not too much for smoothies or overnight oats. Anyway, I thought I'd leave this comment for people who would prefer the milkshake-like version: just increase the amount of rice to 1/2 cup 😉 I will go with 1/4 cup rice next time and I will also try to use brown rice, because I think, like you said, the brown rice flavor would be closer to the full-fat soy milk. Which is what I would like. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!! 🙂
Lauren
That sounds delicious Alice, I will have to try that myself! I like the idea of using the black rice too, thanks for your comment, as always. 🙂
Nancy
Do you cook the rice with the salt or do you add it when blending everything together? Have you switched to another milk with arsenic as an issue with rice? I also can't tolerate almonds. Is this recipe too sweet to use in mashed potatoes?
Lauren
Hi Nancy,
The salt is added in during the blending process. I'm personally not concerned with arsenic at this point, since rice is one of the foods my family and I tolerate best! I think you could use it in mashed potatoes if you leave the dates out.
Olya
Very good, I think your use of short grain is better because it contains more starch than others. Thank you!
amber
Great recipe, Lauren! So much healthier than store bought!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Almond milk is the best!
Lindsay
Oh my god. I love you. I am trying this when I get home tonight (and by tonight I mean tomorrow night since I have plans tonight - I KNOW! I. Have. Plans. Can you believe it? Me either).
Thank you!