How to Make Rice Milk

By Jamie
April 14, 2012
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So I ventured into the territory of alternative milk making this week and learned how to make rice milk. It was surprisingly easy. Since then I’ve also made homemade coconut milk, which takes even less effort. The oil makes this creamy and much closer in taste to store bought rice milk, without the questionable additives like carrageenan.

How to Make Rice Milk

Homemade rice milk

  1. Begin by cooking 1 cup rice and 8 cups water. Bring water to a boil, then simmer for 3 hours. The final product should look like soupy mush.

2. Add 1/2 tsp salt, 2 Tbsp avocado or another mild oil, 3 Tbsp maple syrup or honey and stir well. *If making coffee creamer, set aside 1 cup of rice mixture.

Tip: Measure out the oil first and then the sweetener with the same tablespoon. This way the sweetener won’t stick to the measuring spoon and you won’t waste any.

3.  Fill a blender with 2 cups rice mixture and 3 cups water. Blend until smooth.

4. Pour rice/water mixture through a fine mesh sieve, and into a gallon container. Use a whisk to move the mixture faster, otherwise, you’ll be there all day! I have a small sieve, but the larger yours is, the quicker this step will be. I’ve also used a nut milk bag successfully to strain this.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4, blending 2 cups rice mixture and 3 cups water until all of the rice mixture has been used.

6. Put the rice caught in the sieve into a separate bowl. It will look like overcooked oatmeal. I mix this with mashed banana and use it for baby food.

7. Once all of the milk has been filtered, filter it again into a clean gallon container. Again, place what the sieve caught into a bowl. This will look like gravy.

8. Fill the gallon container the rest of the way with water, until it is full. I ended up using 14 cups of water total, including the water I used in the blender. This ends up rather thick and creamy. Store in the refrigerator and shake well before each use.

Rice Milk Coffee Creamer

  • 1 cup reserved rice mixture
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 Tbsp honey or maple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp Vanilla or Almond extract
  1. Blend rice mixture with 1/3 cup water.
  2. Strain mixture twice through fine mesh sieve.
  3. Add sweetener and extract and mix well.

Have you ever made your own alternative milk? – Comment below!

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  1. Couldn’t you just make the rice, blend smooth with water, but not so much water that it was too thin, and add vanilla and sweetener? I’m thinking of trying this.

  2. You could and I think it would work if you had a very powerful blender like a VItamix, but I don’t think it will work with a regular one, or even a Ninja. I tried that method and it doesn’t extract enough from the rice. And the oil gives it a smooth consistency and makes it taste more like storebought, but it can be omitted. You could use fractioned coconut oil too. Let me know how it turns out for you 🙂

  3. Hi Jamie,
    I believe it is always better to make your own rice or any other type of alternative milk. That way you know exactly what in it and it so much more economical. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted!

  4. Wow, I never even thought one could make this! Thank you for sharing this tutorial on the Art of Home-Making Mondays at Strangers & Pilgrims on Earth!

  5. Love this! Thank you for sharing this over at Healthy Living Link party! I will feature your post for tomorrow’s party, make sure to grab your feature button. Hope to see you again!

  6. I also love to make my own nondairy milks such as almond or sesame milk. I am intrigued by your recipe for rice milk. I can’t wait to make this. I am pinning and sharing this recipe and it is my feature for the Healthy Living Link Party this week!

  7. Another one of your great milk recipes! I loved them! I have chosen this recipe as one of my favorite 3 entries from last week’s party. Come see it tonight and link up your latest DIY posts! The party is new every Thursday at 7pm EST.

  8. Hi Jamie – I didn’t know you could make this! I am learning something new all the time! Thanks for sharing this with the Let’s Get Real party.

  9. I love rice milk and it is so much healthier to make it from scratch without additives. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us at the Healthy Happy Green and Natural Party Blog Hop. I’m pinning and sharing.

  10. Sophia dagogo says:

    Will it be ok to use for hair or as an hair product?
    If yes, how?

    1. jamie Author says:

      It would probably make hair feel sticky and the milk won’t last more than about 5 days. I’ve used canned coconut milk diluted in water as a hair treatment before though. You just pour it over as a hair rinse in the shower.

  11. Hi Jamie! How long does the coffee creamer keep?

    1. Jamie Author says:

      It’s been a while since I’ve made this, but I believe it lasts for several days in the fridge.

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