It's an absolutely ideal gift for anyone who follows a plant based diet for allergy, health or lifestyle based reasons. And who wants a bit more out of life than mere shop-bought dairy alternatives.
The Milky Plant machine costs £290 (RRP) and it takes something like 180 uses to recoup the costs of the machine, depending which ingredients are used to make the milk. Making plant based milk at home saves approximately 30-90% per serving compared to buying it ready as made.
You can buy it at https://milkyplant.com
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/MilkyPlant/page/E09A263C-9DF6-4D3E-AD63-1C33C041AA6B?ref_=ast_bln
Selfridges London: https://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/cat/smartech-plant-milk-maker_R04161140/#colour=WHITE%20%26%20GREY
Users just add their chosen ingredients to the blender, fill the water tank and within three minutes a litre of plant based milk will be produced.
It works by automatically grinding the raw ingredients super fine and then automatically blended with water. The mixture is then passed through a special filtration system which strains the milk and keeps the pulp in a separate compartment.
But there's more! Because the pulp is nearly dry and the pulp can be used in recipes to make homemade granola or smoothie bowls, or even for composting.
As a result the lucky recipient of this machine has no more messy blenders or squeezing cheese cloths or nut bags, thus making it far simpler and easier to make your own plant based milk at home.
It's a fantastic and highly sustainable Christmas gift as making plant based milk at home also reduces the volume of Tetra Pak containers ending up in landfill (as these can't, as yet, be recyclable) nearly a300k per year. If placed end -to-end the line would stretch all the way from central London to Milton Keynes!
And what's even better, for every Milky Plant purchased, five tree are planted and 61kg of C02 is removed from the atmosphere annually.
Milky Plant milk is an even healthier alternative to supermarket bought non-dairy milks which contain preservatives, emulsifiers, seed oils and gums.
The machine achieves the exact right texture and consistency by automatically adjusting the water level by employing special in-built sensors.
But the recipients can experiment with a thicker texture or different flavours by adding a teaspoon of coconut flakes, dates or rose water for a delicately sweet milk.