How to make Soya bean milk (Homemade Soy Milk) from Scratch
I love Soya bean milk(a.k.a Soy milk).
There is something about the taste that I just like.
Maybe it’s because as a kid, my mom made sure I had a glassful every weekend.
She usually prepared the soy milk with soya bean powder. She told me then, that it would make me ”fleshy” (I was quite skinny as a kid ☺).
So then, after so many years of ”being forced‘ to take this nutritious drink, I want to believe that the taste grew on me☺.
I started buying the Vitamilk brand and finally began to make mine from scratch, straight from the beans, I also make soya bean powder, which I use for smoothies and some baking.
If you’ll like to give it a try here’s how to make Soya bean milk (soy milk) from scratch.
You’ll need:
Makes about 400ml Soyabean milk
– 1 cup dried soyabeans(soy beans)
– 5 cups Water
– Sugar/Honey to taste
– Flavor of choice(optional)
Note: 1 cup dried soyabeans after soaking could swell into about 2 and 1/2 cups of beans
Utensils:
– A large deep pot
– A blender
– A sieve
– A cheese cloth(or the muslin cloth used for making pap from scratch)
Steps
1. Pick the soya beans, remove stones and any discolored beans.
Place in a large bowl, pour enough water to cover the beans (about twice the height of the beans). Then leave to soak(rehydrate) overnight or for at least 8 hours.
After 8 hours pour out the water and pour in fresh water, then wash the soyabeans, peeling off the coat(hull), just as you do when preparing Moi moi.
2. When you now have coatless(de-hulled) soybeans, place in a blender, add about 2 cups of water and blend the beans thoroughly.
3. Transfer the Soya bean paste into a clean pot, add about 3 cups of water and set to a boil; when it starts to boil, stir and reduce the heat to low and leave to simmer for about 30 minutes (stir constantly to prevent browning or burning).
I usually add vanilla flavor at this point and leave to cool. but the flavor is optional.
Note: If you leave it on high heat, the milk will boil over and spill all over your pot and cooker.
4. While the hot milky paste is cooling, place the muslin cloth over the sieve and place on a bowl or jug. Then pour in the milky paste and gently press down or squeeze the cloth to extract all the milk from the paste.
Note: some people prefer to sieve the milk before boiling, but I seem to get more flavor and more milk when I boil the paste before sieving, so it’s simply a matter of choice. Some also boil the whole soybeans until tender and then blend, sieve and drink ☺.
After sieving, you’ll be left with a rich soyabean milk and the bean remnant, known as Okara(not okra oo, for okra soup…lol ☺)
5. Finally sweeten the soyabean milk to your taste, serve and enjoy with any Nigerian snacks of choice.
Tip: The soya bean remnant(okara) can be mixed into your bean paste to make moimoi or akara.
Greetings .
Please for how long can the milk stay without preservatives?
Author
3 days in a good fridge
The soyabeans is not sweet
Author
The soybeans is like every other legume
but the milk can be sweetened with
any sweetener of choice.
Hi there! Just found your article when i was looking for how to make soy milk at home. Thanks for sharing. Very well written and worth reading this article.
Wish to see more in coming days.
Author
Thank you so much
Hi.. did the soya milk succeed in making you fleshy? I mean when you were growing. I want to start drinking it every weekend to be fleshy
Author
Lol.. Testimony
I have to say that I didn’t really gain any weight
but got used to the taste and started enjoying it.
Funny enough, it is scientifically proven to help
in weight loss and not weight gain.
Please how can I make powder soya beans after sock in water? Thanks
Author
You’ll have to dry and roast it a bit before turning it to powder.
I am student and i was ask to write it as essay that why i go through this thanks a lot
Author
You’re welcome
thanks so much ma. pls ma, have soaked d bean over; since last nyt till now but its stil not soft so should i leave it 4 another nyt or wash it like that? thanks ma
Author
I know this reply is late but don’t soak it longer or it will ferment,;
the soaking is not to make it soft, but to make the skin easier to peel off and puff up the soya beans for easier blending and extraction.
Thanks dear. Trying it tonight
Author
Great
I Grounded soya beans power. But it was not smooth as powder. Please, I try to sieve but but its gummy…what else can I do with it instead of throwing it away?
Author
Gummy? I don’t get it.
Did you fry it dry before grinding?
Hello ma,you mentioned you use soya bean powder for smoothies,please I would like to know d recepie.I made soy milk drink with this method and it came out perfect and creamy.more grease to your elbow.
Author
Thanks Ijeoma, recipe up soon.
Your explanation was helpful. God bless you. Trying it out tomorrow.
Author
God bless you too Anny, let me know how it went
Please my milk curdled overnight.i ve madesoymilk many times but this is the first time I experienced this. Instill safe to drink or can I use the soymilk for something else instead of throwing away… Pls gelp
Author
Hi Ijeoma, If you have made it so many times , then check to find out what you did wrong this time-
It’s mostly due to not storing airtight in the refrigerator.
Please my milk curdled overnight.i ve madesoymilk many times but this is the first time I experienced this. Instill safe to drink or can I use the soymilk for something else instead of throwing away… Pls gelp
Thanks for sharing, God bless you
Author
You’re welcome
I boiled after sieving and it's thick, do I need to sieve it again to extract the milk in liquid, I need it urgently please, thanks.
Really appreciate your posts Lily. Thanks a whole lot.
Author
You’re welcome Comfort.
Thanks ma'am for the tips, I tried mine as following the tips and it came out fine but the next morning it became very thick like paper. What went wrong?
Author
Because it has curdled. It should be stored airtight in the fridge.
Very informative, plz how so u make you?
Thanks a lot for your recipes, I made the soymilk.and it came out lovely, I only had a problem with the storage as the soymilk got spoilt the next day.. Is there a way it can be preserved without being in the refrigerator? Thanks a lot
Author
No Amarachi, except you add preservatives.
Thanks for your feedback
please when do I add my Suger?
Enter your comment…please ma can I use soya beans Flour to make the milk.
Please how do I make the cheese too.?
recipe coming up
Thanks for all the recipes. It has been of great use. Please how can I make the powder?
recipe coming up
thanks so much dear, i have a question, if i decide to cook the soy bean as a whole after removing the back before blending, is it wrong?i will prefer that so that i can get a smooth paste after blending.pls educate me more if there are any disadvantages associated with that.thank you
Hi Chioma, I don't think there will be any disadvantage.Some people make their soya bean milk that way
Thanks Nky. I attended a University where soybean was used a lot – for Tofu, Soymilk, etc. I'm glad I make these things myself now using your tip. I love to cook for my wife and children and I'm hoping I can get my hands on this food business thing. Thanks a lot.
You're welcome Chigozi and God's luck in your business 🙂
Thanks for the recipe. I tried it and the taste is hmmmm… Perfect.
How can i also make the powder?
Thank you Nky for sharing, please what can i use to preserve it without refrigerator?
Thanks a lot. Pls how do I make the powder?
Hi Nky, ive been a silent follower, please do i need to add potash to this milk?
Nice blog ma'am..How long can it be stored in the fridge?
Thanks Yetunde, mine stays up to 4 days in the fridge.
Please, can milk be added to the. Soya milk?
Some people add powdered milk to it, but I don't .
Thank you! I learned how to make it back home and it is one of the best things on earth. Now you have me curious as to how to make the powder. Please share ?
Hi nky, thanks a lot for the great Job you are doing here. I am trying to cut down on my intake of processed sugar so i would like to ask if it will be ok to sweeten it with any fruit. Secondly, when you say 'cup' do you mean the derica cup used in the market?
Hi Agi, I used a 200g cup, but you can use any measuring cup you like for this recipe, but make sure you use the same cup to measure the water you'll be using, and Yes feel free to use fruits as a sweetener.
hello Nky tanx for ur effort n may God bless u very much I really luv ur blog n I ve been learning a lot from u keep it up
Thank you cynthia for joining us, hope to see more of you here 🙂
Thanks Nky for this. Your hubby must b enjoying real good. Pls the recipe for your shortbread I tried making it but the dough is breaking.wat do u think is the cause?
Abi oo :)For the shortbread, make sure that the butter is cold before mixing it into the dough. If it is still breaking then leave the dough to rest in the fridge for 1 hour then take it out roll and cut.And also try not to over work the dough.Keep me posted on how it goes.
God bless you real good.
thanks hun 🙂
Thanks for sharing this, i had been longing to get this kind of thing for my child, God bless you
You are so welcome Maam 🙂
My mum gave it to me and i am giving it to my kids too.We used to buy the powder at oxypharm, but thanks for showing me how to make it from scratch.God bless you real good Nky.
You are so welcome hun 🙂
Pls. Wot is the name of the blender u use to grind it.thanks
It's a philips food processor
Thanks a whole lot. You are awesome. I want to know if I can use only the remnant for moimoi and akara.
Thanks hun , You can also use the soya bean paste for moi moi, it tastes really good too 🙂
Thanks so much. I have learned a lot from. But can I use only the remnant as moimoi or akara?
You can also use the soya bean paste for moi moi, it tastes really good too 🙂
Thanks for this wonderful tips;will surely try it
You're welcome chomy dear, I'll be expecting your feedback 🙂
Thanks for this wonderful tips;will surely try it
thank you, will definitely try it
You're welcome dearie, I'll be expecting your feedback 🙂
Good day Ma, i read ur posts and i followed it, but should i still strain it after boiling. Because mine came out with lumps.
Thanks for the tip
You're welcome vic 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing.
You're welcome hun 🙂
Thanks, pls can u send me original recipe for sponge cake