How to Make Rice Milk: Easy Homemade Rice Milk Recipe

What is rice milk?

Rice milk is plant-based milk made from rice. It is allergen-free, lactose-free, and dairy-free, making it great for almost all diets!

Rice milk is naturally sweeter than many dairy alternative milks. It’s not as creamy as oat, nut, or seed milk, but its flavor may be preferred by some.

Why make homemade rice milk?

Store-bought milk is usually filled with unnecessary preservatives, additives, and thickeners—not to mention sweeteners and sugars. Even buying rice milk with a reasonably clean ingredients list has a downside: it usually comes with a hefty price tag.

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• When you make your own dairy-free milk, you’ll find that two ingredients are all you’ll ever need to make the base milk. If you want it creamier and thicker, add more of your base ingredient; if you prefer it thinner and more subtle, add more water.
• Homemade rice milk is much more cost-effective because rice is such a cheap ingredient, especially when bought in bulk.
• You can control any added sweeteners.
• You can experiment with brown or white rice for different nutritional values.

Is rice milk good for you?

Compared to other dairy-free milk recipes, homemade rice milk has a variety of pros and cons, including being cost-effective.

Pros:

• Rice milk is one of the least allergenic dairy-free milk options, making it great for those with nut and other allergies.
• It is one of the sweeter milk alternatives, being naturally sweeter than most nut milks.
• Because rice milk contains no cholesterol, it is a very heart-healthy option.
• Rice is an excellent high-carb option. Personally, I see this as a benefit since carbs provide more energy with less fat and help keep you fuller for longer.

Cons:

• Compared to other dairy-free milk recipes, homemade rice milk is high in carbs but low in fat, protein, and fiber.
• Rice contains more natural sugars, which is good for taste but makes it less nutritionally balanced.
• Rice milk can contain small amounts of arsenic. This shouldn’t be an issue unless you consume rice milk multiple times daily.
• Brown rice usually contains more arsenic than white rice. However, rinsing and cooking the rice helps remove some of it.
• When compared side-by-side with other dairy-free milk options, rice milk is more translucent because it is one of the thinner dairy-free milk varieties.

Rice milk recipe

Here is a quick and easy way to make homemade rice milk with just 2 ingredients.

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Ingredients for rice milk

Here is what you’ll need to make rice milk:

• 1/2 cup cooked rice (100 g)
• 2 cups water (500 ml)
• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) maple syrup (optional)

Instructions

Making homemade rice milk is super simple and can be broken down into 3 steps:

1. Cook rice according to package directions. Drain and let it cool down. You can also use leftover rice.
2. Add all the ingredients to a blender (cooked rice, water, and maple syrup) and blend until smooth.
3. Strain the mixture using a nut milk bag, cheesecloth, napkin, or a filter. This step is optional.

Your very own homemade rice milk is ready! If you keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge, they last up to 5 days.

Additional tips

• You can use any kind of rice for this recipe, but my favorites are brown rice and short-grain white rice.
• Sweetener is optional, though you can use sugar or syrup—just add it slowly to taste.
• Some rice milk recipes include a little salt to enhance flavor or a bit of oil, but I prefer it without them.