Optimise your wellbeing by learning to make this vegan style refreshingly sweet spiced infused sea moss drink recipe more commonly known as Irish moss. A modern blender technique with no boiling required making it carrageenan free!!
If you’re looking for a nutritious beverage that is good for your health and tastes delicious then this sea moss drink has it going on. When it comes to adding the right spice blends to a tropical drink, the Caribbean are good at mastering that fine balance.
Ingredients
To make the sea moss gel
- 100 g of Jamaican Irish moss/sea moss
- 6 cups warm water to soak the moss
- 2 tbsp of linseed flaxseed
To make the drink
- 1 cup Almond milk can use coconut milk
- Coconut condensed milk optional to taste
- 1/4 cup of Sweetener - coconut nectar agave nectar, maple syrup
- 1/8 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp of Vanilla
Instructions
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Place the sea moss in a colander.
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Use your hands to thoroughly wash any debris and excess sea salt from your moss. Do this several times until the sea moss looks and feels less gritty.
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Place the sea moss and flaxseed in a large size bowl with the 6 cups of warm water and leave to soak overnight. The moss will expand in size and the water should thicken slightly
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Use a colander to pour and drain off the excess water that was used to soak the sea moss
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Place the sea moss into a blender bowl and puree into a paste. The sea moss should be gelatinous in texture. Don't worry it's not too thick to begin with, when you store in a large jar in the refrigerator it will turn thick over time
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Scoop out the paste and transfer into a jar/bowl and refrigerate.
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Add 4tbsp of the sea moss paste along with the almond milk, vanilla, spices, sweetener of your choice into a high speed blender
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Blend into a smooth consistency - add any extra i.e rum, stout, oats etc.. now if required
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serve accordingly.
Notes
- Some people refrigerate their moss gel for up to 4 weeks. I recommend storing it for 3-4 days for maximum potency.
- For longevity freeze the gel into small ice cubes.
- DO NOT USE powdered or flaked sea moss, this form of moss is refined as has loss it's nutritional value.
- You can also use this recipe to make the sea moss gel only for additional purposes
- To make a single glass of this drink use 1/3 cup of moss instead soaked in 2-3 cups of water and follow the rest of the instructions.
- Make sure the sea moss you are using is "Wildcrafted" or "Wild Harvested".
- If you are facing any difficultly pureeing your sea moss into gel, add a splash of water.
- It is normal for the moss gel to thicken up as it is refrigerated.
- If the actual drink is too thick, add a splash of almond milk