Homemade pecan milk is so delicious and easy to make! This dairy free nut milk creates the perfect fall vegan chai latte.
So, by now you all know that I don’t drink regular milk. I do enjoy cheese occasionally, and I love greek yogurt, but regular milk… no matter if it’s just a little, it’s just not my thing (although, my entire family loves it and I’m totally fine with that – to each their own!).
Suffice it to say that I’ve been drinking, baking with, and altogether enjoying non-dairy milk for years, but I had yet to discover how lovely and delicious homemade PECAN milk is until now. This post is in partnership with Pure Leaf Tea Home Brewed Teas because their Chai Tea + homemade pecan milk = perfection. The spices in the tea – cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, and spicy black pepper – work so well with my creamy homemade pecan milk. The milk is deliciously nutty from the pecans and sweetened lightly with maple syrup and vanilla. I’m really trying to embrace fall this year, in case you can’t tell 🙂
I know, homemade nut milks seem fussy, but this pecan milk takes only a few minutes of actual work – I promise. I soaked my pecans for an hour or so, blended them with water, a touch of maple syrup, vanilla and a bit of cinnamon…
… strained it, and that’s it! Soak, blend, and strain! Store it in the fridge until you’re ready to make chai lattes. To make the lattes, heat up the pecan milk and steep it with Pure Leaf Home Brewed Chai Tea.
Take your latte, sit by a window, and enjoy a chilly fall day at home 🙂
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Vanilla Pecan Milk Chai Lattes
- 1 cup raw pecans, soaked for at least 1 hour
- 3 cups filtered water
- 1 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of sea salt
- 1 Pure Leaf Home Brewed Chai Tea pyramid tea bag
- 8 oz. pecan milk (from above)
- ground cinnamon, optional, for dusting
- Make the pecan milk: Drain and rinse the pecans and add them to a blender with fresh filtered water, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, salt. Blend until smooth.
- Place a nut milk bag (or cheesecloth or use a fine mesh strainer) in a large bowl and pour the liquid from the blender into the bag. Twist and squeeze the bag to strain as much liquid through as you can. Pour the strained pecan milk into a 33 ounce bottle and chill until ready to use.
- Make the lattes: For each serving, place one pyramid tea bag in a mug. Pour 8 ounces of boiling pecan milk over the tea bag and let steep for 3 to 4 minutes. Squeeze bag and remove. Dust with cinnamon, if desired.
This post was created in partnership with Pure Leaf.
I like to enjoy my decaffeinated herbal tea in an oversized handmade pottery mug snuggled up on the couch before bed on a cold winter evening.
OMG that pecan milk!
I like to enjoy my tea as a latte. How does a pumpkin chai tea
latte sound?
Pecan milk is something I haven’t tried making yet, it looks amazing!!! As soon as Fall hits, I bust out the Chai with heaps of Almond Milk and Honey. Cold rainy days + milky chai + 80 blankets + fuzzy socks + skyping with my sister overseas = smiles all around 🙂
This looks amazing 🤤, I will definitely try it out for myself. I’m so glad I’m not the only one who dislikes milk 😁🤣
I love chai while hanging my flowers to dry and watching an episode of the Great British Baking Show! Three of my favorite things at once. 😉
Oh yum! I love chai tea and making it with pecan milk sounds amazing!
I love chai and hot green tea in the Fall most 🙂
I enjoy many types of tea but black, specifically assam is a favorite of mine especially used with spices. I love to play around with different combinations of spice to make my own chai blends. A rainy day by the fire with a good book is the perfect chai tea setting ; )
Never a fan of coffee, I drank chai for years but my favorite brand was bought by a larger company and they changed the ingredients, less spice more tooth-achingly sweet : (
I switched to sencha green tea with a bit of matcha & honey which I enjoy each morning while perusing the NYT or listening to KUT/NPR.
After reading your recipe, I’m excited to try my hand at making chai rather than buying the boxes of concentrate that disappoint! Thanks!
I am not a coffee drinker (*gasp!*) so I’m all in for 100% tea time all the time! My favorite way to drink it in the fall is steeped strong and then add a splash of my new grocery store find: coconut milk creamer! I am loving it with my chai, chamomile… anything! And it makes the tea sweet enough I don’t need any extras! Autumn + tea + dairy-free creamer + me = #winning 🙂
I’m a big fan of chai tea; but, I am also watching my calories. How many calories are in 8 ounces of Pecan milk?
Hi Kathy, I’m not sure exactly. Since much of the pecan pulp is left behind, it’d be hard to calculate accurately.
I don’t particularly like tea as much as i like coffee, but this latte would make a great choice, that’s for sure! Can’t wait to try it ♥
Green tea with some honey mixed in!
I recently bought a Chocolate Chai tea blend and stopped at Penzey’s today for cinnamon sticks and whole nutmeg. Your pecan milk will be perfect with these! I like to sip tea in the evening, while working on a quilt for my granddaughter.
I grew up drinking tea with my grandma and still love enjoying a warm cup of tea while sitting and talking with her.
I’m not a huge tea fan, but in the fall and winter I love a big steaming mug of milky chai, with a shot of espresso if possible…!
Don’t forget to use the nut puree in your next muffin baking!
I love my tea with a little kick *bourbon preferred 🙂 * for a super quick and cozy warm up!
In times that this isn’t an option – a little lemon and honey are wonderful too
I love drinking tea while I study and to unwind before bed. I’ve been enjoying ginger or raspberry leaf tea lately. I’ll have to try making chai tea with pecan milk sometime. It sounds yummy!