If you’ve ditched dairy for good, you know the plant-based milk options are pretty much endless. There’s every type of nut on the planet, soy, rice, potato, hemp, brown rice…you name it, it’s in the vegan moo juice aisle. But if you wish you could truly taste the rainbow by adding a little color and flavor into the mix, look no further.
Leave it to Remy Park—the pastel-loving food blogger behind Veggiekins—to come up with a natural way to add some wow-factor to mylk in seconds. In a recipe video she posted to YouTube, she revealed which wholesome ingredients she uses to get the prettiest shades, and you might already have them on hand. Not only will you have a colorful assortment of options at your fingertips, but you’ll also be reaping some health benefits, from inflammation-reducing turmeric to antioxidant- and vitamin B-filled spirulina.
So grab your favorite milk and a blender, and add in these ingredients to get your desired color in seconds.
How to color your milk the natural way, according to Remy Park
PINK: freeze-dried strawberries, one date, vanilla, beetroot powder
ORANGE: carrots, cinnamon, and one date
YELLOW: turmeric and black pepper
GREEN: matcha and spirulina
BLUE: blue spirulina and one date
PURPLE: blue mylk and purple sweet potato powder