• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Holistic Chef Academy logo

  • About
  • All Recipes
  • Membership/Login
  • Phuket
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    Connect

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • YouTube
menu icon
go to homepage
  • About
  • All Recipes
  • Membership/Login
  • Phuket
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • LinkedIn
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • About
    • All Recipes
    • Membership/Login
    • Phuket
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • LinkedIn
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • ×

    Home » Recipes

    Pumpkin Seed Milk - A Nutritional Powerhouse

    11th October 2020 by Jamie Raftery 2 Comments

    JUMP TO RECIPE

    Healthy, quick and easy pumpkin seed milk recipe. Imagine making your own superpowered seed milks at home? Learn how easy and cost effective this recipe is to make, a great addition to you weekly menus.

    pumpkin seed milk and ingredients
    Pumpkin seed milk

    Have you ever tried pumpkin seed milk? If not, you are in for a real treat.

    We all know about nut milks, they are widely available nowadays, but what the about seed milks? Pumpkin, sunflower, chia, hemp and sesame all make the most delicious and nutritious milks. I will be publishing more recipes soon, so stay tuned.

    And wait until I get onto grain milks! Plant milks made from quinoa, buckwheat, beans, barley and rice! These are all very common throughout Asia, but still relatively low-key in the West.

    HERE IS THE GREAT THING ABOUT SEED MILKS:

    • very nutritious
    • easy to make
    • taste really good
    • no straining required (if you have a good blender)
    • you just blend and chill and sip!

    IS PUMPKIN MILK HEALTHY?

    Pumpkin seeds are loaded with good oils, vitamins, and minerals that have tons of health benefits. Read more about the incredible health benefits of pumpkin seeds here

    dried pumpkin seeds in a bowl
    Pumpkin seeds - a nutritional powerhouse

    INGREDIENTS YOU WILL NEED:

    • Pumpkin seeds
    • Water for soaking and water for blending
    • Spirulina (optional) for colour and extra nutrients
    • Dates or honey for sweetness
    • Pink salt for seasoning

    HOW TO MAKE PUMPKIN SEED MILK:

    Soak the seeds overnight in water, strain and rinse well. Put the seeds in a blender with water, date, pink salt, spirulina and blitz until smooth!

    Best served chilled!

    pumpkin seed milk in a bottle
    Pumpkin seed milk, chilled ready to drink

    MORE DAIRY FREE MILKS TO TRY:

    • Black sesame milk
    • Walnut milk
    • Almond milk

    HOW TO USE PUMPKIN SEED MILK

    Drink it straight-up, add it to your smoothies or lattes, make ice-cream with it, add it to your bread, muffin or pancake mixes. There are so many ways to use this milk and reap the incredible health benefits that pumpkin seeds contain.

    pumpkin seeds with pumpkin seed milk
    Fresh seed milk adds variety to your recipes

    Chef's Top Tips

    Add some fresh seed milk to ice cube tray's and keep in the freezer, try adding one or two to your smoothies or stirring into porridges a couple of minutes before serving.

    I hope you enjoy this recipe. Please comment and rate the recipe below, remember to tag #holisticchefacademy when you make it. I love to see your creations.

    pumpkin seed milk and ingredients

    Pumpkin Seed MIlk

    Jamie Raftery
    Quick and easy pumpkin seed milk. It's dairy-free, vegan, delicious and packed full of nutrition.
    5 from 1 vote
    Print Add To My Recipe Collection Go To My Recipe Collections
    Prep Time 5 mins
    Soaking time 8 hrs
    Total Time 8 hrs 5 mins
    Course Plant milks
    Cuisine International
    Servings 2 200ml glasses
    Calories 308 kcal

    Equipment

    • Weighing scales
    • Mixing bowl
    • Strainer
    • Blender
    • Glass bottles

    Ingredients
      

    • 100 g Pumpkin seeds
    • 200 ml Water - filtered for soaking
    • 300 ml Water - filtered for blending
    • 20 g Dates
    • ⅛ teaspoon Spirulina optional
    • ¼ teaspoon Pink salt
    Prevent your screen from going dark while cooking

    Method
     

    • Soak pumpkin seeds in 200ml of water overnight in the fridge.
    • Strain and rinse the pumpkin seeds.
    • Transfer pumpkin seeds to blender.
    • Add 300ml filtered water, spirulina, pink salt and date.
    • Blend for 30 seconds until smooth.
    • You can strain through a nut milk bag if your prefer an extra smooth milk or if your blender is not very powerful!
    • Transfer to glass storage bottle and chill in the fridge until required.

    Recipe Notes

    Sweetener variations
    • Try adding figs, raisins or other dried fruits as sweeteners
     
    Alternative directions for a quick (Not Raw) version
    • Instead of soaking overnight, place nuts into a bowl and cover with boiling water. Let soak for 15 minutes, then strain and blend as per recipe directions.
     
    Chocolate pumpkin seed milk
    • Try adding a spoon of raw cacao and an extra date to this recipe for an special treat!
     
    To strain or not to strain
    • If you do prefer and smoother milk and decide to strain through a nut milk bag, use remaining pulp in baking recipes.
     
    Shake
    • You may need to give it a shake if it separates a bit the next day (which is natural).
     
    Shelf life
    • This milk will last for up to 3 days in the fridge.

    ADD YOUR OWN RECIPE NOTES

    Click here to add your own private notes.

    Nutrition Facts

    Serving: 200mlCalories: 308kcal (15%)Carbohydrates: 13g (4%)Protein: 15g (30%)Fat: 25g (38%)Sodium: 309mg (13%)Potassium: 473mg (14%)Fiber: 4g (17%)Sugar: 7g (8%)Vitamin A: 10IUVitamin C: 1mg (1%)Calcium: 35mg (4%)Iron: 5mg (28%)

    ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

    Keyword Detox, Gluten-free, High protein, Holistic, Nut milk, Plant-based, Raw, Sports food
    Did you make this recipe?Tag @the_holistic_chef on Instagram so we can see your masterpiece
    pumpkin seed milk ready to drink
    Food is medicine - Invest in health
    « High Protein Red Lentil Wraps
    Spiced Banana & Oat Bread »

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. BREDA

      October 11, 2020 at 6:07 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you. Have never had pumpkin seed milk so will have to make this.

      Reply
      • Jamie Raftery

        November 04, 2020 at 11:39 pm

        It is super easy to make in a good blender and packed with nutritional content.. Lovely stirred into warm porridge!

        Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    jamie-smiling-in-chef-whites

    Hi, my name is Jamie from Galway in the West of Ireland. I've been cooking in Michelin Star kitchens all around the world for most of my career. In 2015 I launched The Holistic Chef to focus on the nutritional aspects of food. Educate - Inspire - Empower became my mantra and mission. Currently, I'm living and cooking in Phuket, Thailand.

    Read more about Jamie

    Cooked @

    brand-logos-for-restaurants-jamie-cooked-in

    Real Good Food

    The Holistic Chef Academy is a place for discovering healthy and wholesome plant-based vegan recipes to make at home.

    Made with affordable ingredients - minimal fuss - highly nutritional - super tasty and full of love.

    Go to the recipe index

    Seasonal Recipes

    • Vegan Chocolate Spread (4 Ingredients - No Nuts)
    • Turmeric Jamu - Immune Boosting Health Tonic
    • Quinoa Tabbouleh (Complete Protein Salad)
    • Puttanesca - Classic Neapolitan Pasta Recipe

    Trending Recipes

    • Ash Gourd Juice / Winter Melon Juice
    • Spiced Pumpkin Soup - Vegan
    • Burmese Chickpea Tofu (Easy Soy-Free Recipe)
    • Bhindi Masala (Indian Okra Masala)

    Footer

    ^ back to top

    T&C's

    • Privacy Policy

    Evolution

    • Subscribe! For new recipes
    • Healthy Recipe Submission
    • Carbon Removal Pledge

    Connect

    • About
    • Meet The Team
    • Contact
    • Linkedin
    • Cancel Membership

    Copyright © 2022 Holistic Chef Academy on the Foodie Pro Theme