2-Ingredient Easy Nut-Free Tiger Nut Milk Recipe! Tiger nuts are a Mediterranean tuber root veggie used to make plant based milk and are sweet without sugar. Therefore when made homemade the texture is creamy and full-bodied. Sweet, yummy, Paleo, Whole 30, and AIP compliant. An easy nut-free milk alternative.
I love plant-based milk alternatives like Tiger nut milk! And if you know me you know I've been making all kinds of nut-free, and dairy-free milk alternatives since 2014. Tiger nut milk is a fantastic nut-free, dairy-free alternative to cow's milk, almond milk, and any nut-based milk. One of the creamiest milk alternatives next to cashew milk, and hemp seed milk.
For someone like me who cannot have even a trace of dairy, eggs, or nuts, plant-based milk is a must! Not only for smoothies and baked goods but because of their nutrient composition. When it comes to nut-free plant-based milk you are limited to a few, but more than you think.
While it's hard to find really good brands to stick behind in the gluten-free community, I must give a shout out to Organic Gemini. This brand is certified organic and certified gluten-free, plus made in a gluten-free facility. Compliant with Whole 30, paleo certified, vegan compliant, AIP-friendly, kosher, and organic. I believe Tiger nut milk is the answer to many people who have nut allergies.
WHAT ARE TIGER NUTS?
- Not a nut that's for sure!
- Tigernut Horchata is another name for Tigernut milk
- 40% of our recommended daily fiber
- Tiger nuts are actually a Mediterranean tuber root vegetable
- Has an edible outer shell that looks like a peanut shell
- The entire Tiger nut is edible too
- Crunchy on the outside and sweet inside
- Unsweetened, it's just made with 2 ingredients: Tiger nuts and spring water
- When flavored it's made with a variety of real food ingredients like dates, lemons, sea salt, coffee beans, cinnamon, honey, maple syrup, and more.
BENEFITS OF TIGER NUT MILK
- Loaded with nutrients like magnesium, potassium, iron
- Rich in prebiotic fiber which means it is loaded with fiber
- Is a resistant starch which means it feeds the good bacteria in your body
- Optimizes your digestive system
- Made from a tuber root vegetable
- Plant-based and vegan
- AIP compliant
- Nut-free and made in a facility sans nuts
- Creamy like 2% cows milk
- No sugar needed at all to make it sweet
- Considered a raw organic food
HOW TO MAKE TIGER NUT MILK:
- Simply add Tiger nuts to a high-speed blender along with water and blast on high till well blended and has a milk consistency.
- You'll place a bowl on the counter and using your nut-milk straining bag you'll strain the mixture into the bowl. Whatever is left in the bag after squeezing should be discarded.
- Refrigerate for up to 5 days.
I remember the first time I tried Tigernut milk. Like most new foods during the beginning of my food sensitivity journey, I was afraid to try them. Who wouldn't be with so many food sensitivities and Benadryl moments? The idea of adding something new that I had never even heard of like Tigernuts was terrifying! Can you relate?
One of my favorite bloggers Jordan Younger (The Balanced Blonde) was holding a contest with Organic Gemini Tigernut Brand. I entered and won a case of Tiger Nut milk drinks, and Tiger Nut snacks. I had never really won anything before, therefore before I even entered the giveaway, I silently thought that I wouldn't even be able to have Tiger Nuts in utter fear that it would trigger my food sensitivities.
Tiger nuts are free of so many ingredients and compliant with so many elimination diets that with 12 different flavors to choose from tasting one was inevitable. I had no reaction to Tiger Nuts, and therefore I was elated. This was a winning moment. Suddenly I had one more food I could add to my diet that wouldn't harm me. After that day, Tigernut Horchata by Organic Gemini became my favorite go-to non-dairy & nut-free milk.
Why buy ORGANIC GEMINI TIGERNUT BRANd
- Certified Gluten-Free and made in a dedicated gluten-free facility
- Nut-Free - and made in a dedicated tree nut and peanut-free facility
- Dairy-Free - and made in a dedicated dairy-free facility
- Organic
- Certified Non-GMO
- Vegan certified
- Paleo certified
- Kosher
- Cold Pressed
More recently Tigernut milk storebought is non-existent or really hard to find. Thats why making your own is key. Fast and easy way to enjoy milk. All you need to make this milk is a high-speed blender, water, and the actual Tiger nuts.
BENEFITS OF MAKING YOUR OWN TIGER NUT MILK:
- When you make your own plant-based milk YOU control what goes into it besides your love.
- You decide if you want sugar
- Additives, gums, carrageenan, xanthan gum, guar gum, and funny colorings are omitted
- You decide what goes into it, therefore what goes into your own body
- Making your own gives you the freedom to use REAL ingredients such as cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, cardamom, honey, maple.
Is it more expensive to make it on your own?
- Making homemade Tiger nut milk on your own saves you money.
- One bottle of Tigernut Horchata at Whole Foods is $6.99 for less than 2 cups. 1 bag of Tiger nuts makes 8 cups of Tiger nut milk and costs $12.99.
Before we get started you will need a Nut-Milk straining bag to strain your milk. I recommend this Nut-Milk bag.
More Tiger Nut Recipes
- Try my Chai Tigernut milk recipe!
- Tiger nut Breakfast Cookies
- 30 Ways to Pimp Your Tiger nut Horchata
Ready to gather your ingredients together?
Easy Nut-Free Tigernut Milk Recipe {AIP, Paleo, Sugar-Free)
Equipment
- high-speed blender
Ingredients
- 1 cup Shelled Tiger Nuts
- 4 cups Spring water
- pinch Fresh lemon juice optional
Instructions
- In a high-speed blender blast on high the tiger nuts and spring water until it turns into a milk. This usually goes for about 2 minutes.
- Using a large bowl with a nut-milk bag, place the nut-milk bag over the large bowl and pour milk into the nut-milk bag and squeeze/drain the milk into the bowl. Squeeze the nut bag, making sure to get as much milk out as possible and then discard the pulp left in the bag.
- After you strain the milk add the optional pinch of lemon juice.
- Store in a glass jar in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.
Notes
- If you are using a smaller blender or not a high-speed blender you'll want to cut this recipe in half and make two smaller batches.
- When you strain the milk you will need a nut-milk bag to strain the milk from the pulp. Get this Nut-Milk Bag for making homemade milk.
- Organic Gemini is the only brand I use and my favorite brand. Check them out here.
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Catherine
I'm on AIP Day #79! I've made tigermilk several times and love it!!! I have some tigernut flour that expires soon and I'm wondering how to make tigernut milk with flour. Does it work? Does the flour need to be soaked, just the whole tigernuts. DO HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Julie
Hey love I've never made TigerNut flour into milk. I'm not sure that will taste good but feel free to give that a try. But super glad you love this milk as an option for your AIP diet! Yay!
Bunny
Hi,
Just a short note to say thank you! I was allergic to milk and years agodrank the store bought soy. Then learned about soy and switched to the store bought almond. Started feeling really lousy but didn't know what was wrong. Had a lot of sinus allergy stuff going on and then weight gain. After that low energy and then brain fog. Shortly after all that lots of pain and memory loss. No health insurance and just praying for answers. The by providence I got stung by something! That's how my journey into inflammation started! My leg had swollen 3X's bigger than my other one. Before I knew it I discovered that inflammation was not only the problem with my leg but also all my other health issues! So I'm on the third week of AIP and after 3 months of unresolved swelling and pain in my ankle, knee and hip...the swelling and pain are just about gone. My sinus allergies are getting better and even the pain from 5 separate back injuries is improving. My insomnia is also getting better. But what really surprised me was that I shed 10 lbs. quicker than ever! My energy is up and my brain fog and memory problems are diminishing! Just think a (yellow jacket-maybe) did all of that for me. Lol!
But I have really been struggling with finding something to replace the milk and the flours I was using. I have really gotten frustrated with it all. But today I stumbled across your site and once again I'm inspired that I can do this AIP thing and be successful. I laughed out loud with your GAGA comment and now I have a new direction and hope that it's not sooo very awful. Don't get me wrong I'm grateful for the beginning of my healing journey just that it sometimes feels overwhelming giving up so much and trying to figure out what works for me. One thing that I do have is a very supportive fiance whose willing to eat whatever I make with a smile! Btw he's loosing belly fat faster than ever and he still cheats a lot. It's truly amazing! So thank you for being out there and sharing. It has made my day! Sincerely, "On hoppin'Bunny"!
Julie
Bunny! I am so glad to have inspired you and more importantly inspired you to know that you have options! Are you still struggling to find flours and milks that you can use? I adore making tigernut milk homemade as well as hemp milk. I use store bought coconut milk, but that's easy to make too as well, and I will be learning soon as I am doing Whole 30 again. I don't eat nuts, but there are tons of nut milks you can make on your own as well. Making them on your own lets you control what goes into them, so no yucky additives and nasty stuff - just as pure as you make it. As for flours if you need ideas let me know...I like cassava flour, a lot of people use almond flour and nut flours and there is even pumpkin flour, banana flour, apple flour and sweet potato flour when it comes to Paleo. As for AIP, i believe there are NO starches allowed? I'm not entirely sure. You are right, it IS overwhelming, and sometimes it gets easier while other days it seems impossible. I think it's just part of the process, and sometimes a mediation helps with that to change your perspective, or help you feel the way you need to feel and then continue onward. Good luck Bunny and keep in touch if you ever have any questions or need encouragement! I LOVE that your fiance is SO on board with it all, that is truly awesome and so good for you that you have support!