If you are looking for an alternative way to make milk at home, this recipe for hemp seed milk is worth a shot. From Julia at the Free People blog, the only ingredients are raw shelled hemp seeds and filtered water. If you would like to add sweetener, the blogger suggests maple syrup of a sweetener of your choice.
If you want a break from the more often seen almond, soy or even coconut, this homemade hemp seed milk will be particularly refreshing. Ideal for those with allergies and a restricted diet, the milk alternative is strained using a cheesecloth.
Hemp seeds are not just loaded with protein, but magnesium, vitamin E and zinc. These energy-boosting nutrients are also beneficial for the hair, immune system and skin.
What's Driving This Trend
- Homemade Plant-based Milk
- As people are more conscious about their diets, making homemade plant-based milk alternatives will become increasingly popular.
- Hemp Seed Milk
- The rise of hemp-based products in the food industry will lead to more people trying and incorporating hemp seed milk in their diets.
- Ingredient Simplification
- Simplifying ingredients and using whole foods in homemade milk alternatives will be a growing trend.
Who This Affects Most
- Food and Beverage
- The food and beverage industry can look into creating and selling a wider range of hemp-based products, including hemp seed milk.
- Health and Wellness
- The health and wellness industry can market the benefits of homemade plant-based milk alternatives and take advantage of the ingredient simplification trend.
- Agriculture
- The agriculture industry can explore the possibility of growing hemp plants as demand for hemp-based products increases.
