Lazy Cashew Latte

I had a delicious cashew latte in New York last summer at The Butcher’s Daughter.  If I remember correctly, they make their nut milks in house.  I was so inspired that I purchased a nut bag so that I could start making my own cashew milk.  To this day, I have not taken it out of the package. Making nut milk always seems like one extra step to which I don’t quite want to commit.  I began making cashew lattes as soon as I returned home. Here’s how:

I simply make a cup of french press coffee, pour it into the Vitamix, add a quarter cup of raw cashews (and sometimes 4 or 5 hazelnuts) per cup of coffee and blend away.  It requires a little bit more blending time than most beverages in order to get it nice and creamy.  Sometimes I add a dab of honey. Then I contentedly sip, thinking how good life is, and when I near the bottom of the cup, I give it a few swirls to get the last of the cashew pulp into solution!  Can’t wait for tomorrow morning!