Recipe

You Need to Know About This Dairy-Free Milk Brand

By Ariana Pergola at University of Southern California

Finding dairy-free milk used to be a serious challenge, a hunt every time I entered even Whole Foods. In the past few years, however, this category has exploded. There are aisles filled with milks made from almonds, soy, coconut, and even weird things like hemp seeds. With this commercialization has come the unfortunate: many brands often use cheap fillers, additives and sugars, taking away any health benefits you might be getting from going dairy-free. Worry not, a new brand is here! These milks are delicious not only on their own, but also in cooking. Meet Rebel Kitchen. 

Rebel Kitchen makes ready-to-go coconut "mylk" drinks with 100% real ingredients. They currently have three flavors: chocolate, chai and coffee. Including the flavor, each milk is made from just coconut milk and dates, making them one of the cleanest non-dairy milk options on the market. The best part? These milks are delicious and the perfect grab-and-go breakfast or snack. They don't even need to be refrigerated!

While I 100% encourage drinking these milks by themselves, they are also great in recipes. If you ever run out of cacao, chai spice or coffee, having these drinks on hand can save you time instead of running to the store. 

In the chai donut recipe, I achieved the perfect chai flavor without having to buy ingredients that I probably wouldn't use again any time soon. Instead, I just used my Rebel Kitchen Chai Mylk and whipped these up in just 30 minutes.

Chai Mylk Donuts with Chocolate Frosting

  • Prep Time: 12 mins
  • Cook Time: 16 mins
  • Total Time: 28 mins
  • Servings: 4
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup oat flour
  • 1/2 cup brown rice flour
  • 2 tablespoons coconut flour
  • 2 tablespoons almond flour
  • 2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup Rebel Kitchen Chai Mylk
  • 1/4 pureed pear
  • 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 dates
  • 2 tablespoons cashew butter
  • 1 tablespoon cacao

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Step 1

Pre-heat the oven to 350 F. Add all of your dry ingredients into a bowl and whisk together.

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Step 2

Add all of your wet ingredients to a different bowl and whisk together.

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Step 3

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until combined.

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Step 4

Grease your donut pan. If you don't have a donut pan, you can use a muffin tin. Pour the batter into the molds.

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Step 5

Cook in the oven for 15-18 minutes

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Step 6

For the frosting, blend the dates, cashew butter and cacao in a blender until smooth. You may need to add a dash of water to get things moving and to soften the dates. When the donuts have cooled a bit out of the oven, add the frosting and enjoy! The best way to eat these? For breakfast with your Rebel Kitchen Coffee Mylk.

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Overnight oats are great because of how fast you can prepare them. This is my go-to "I'm in a rush" recipe, and Rebel Kitchen has helped to make it even faster. By using Rebel, the milk, cacao and sweetener are all added in just one step. 

Chocolate Mylk Overnight Oats

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Servings: 3
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup oats
  • 2 tablespoons chia
  • Optional: 1 tablespoon flaxseeds hemp seeds sesame seeds and/or protein powder
  • 1 container Rebel Kitchen Chocolate Mylk
  • 1 large strawberry chopped

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Step 1

Add all of your chosen dry ingredients into a large mason jar or bowl and shake it up so they are evenly mixed.

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Step 2

Add in the chopped strawberry and chocolate mylk. Shake to combine and place in the refrigerator overnight.

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Step 3

The next morning, spoon the desired amount into a bowl and add any additional toppings! I added coconut yogurt and blueberries.

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Last, but not least, is the Coffee Mylk. This drink is especially good on it's own (or drank with Chai Mylk donuts), but having it on hand encouraged me to try a recipe I had been wanting to for a long time: a coffee-based smoothie. I am so happy I did because this is my new go-to morning smoothie.

Cherry and Coffee Mylk Morning Smoothie

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • frozen cherries
  • banana or zucchini or cauliflower
  • 1 cup Rebel Kitchen Coffee Mylk
  • 1 heaping tablespoon almond butter
  • 1 tablespoon oats
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
  • Optional: 1 handful spinach

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Step 1

Blend all ingredients and serve!

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As I said earlier, these milks are fantastic by themselves, but they are even better recipe-helpers in the kitchen. I seriously recommend giving them a try. The best part? 1% of all sales go to 1% For The Planet, a network of businesses, nonprofits and individuals striving for a healthy planet.