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Break up with dairy with these recipes by Chef Bai

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Bailey Ruskus shares delicious dairy-free recipes
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ByBrandon López
February 12, 2025, 3:43 PM

Valentine's Day may be coming up, but we're breaking up... with dairy!

Author and chef Bailey Ruskus, also known as Chef Bai, is showing us how to swap dairy for dairy-free options. She recently dropped by "GMA3" to share two delicious recipes from her cookbook, "Breaking Up With Dairy."

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Chef Bai's Whole Milk

Valentine's Day is coming up, but we're breaking up... with dairy! Chef Bailey Ruskus shares how to make some dairy-free treats.
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Ingredients
1 cup cashews, soaked in hot water for 15 minutes, then drained
2 pitted medjool dates
Pinch of pink salt
3 cups filtered water

Directions

Combine everything in a high-powered blender and blend on high speed for 60 seconds. Pour into a 32-ounce jar and store in the fridge for 5 to 7 days. Use it as a heavy cream or whole milk replacement in your favorite recipes. Or dunk a cookie into it!

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Chef Bai's Oat Chocolate Put-On-Everything Sauce

Ingredients
2 cups no-strain almond milk or coconut milk
3/4 cup unsweetened cacao powder
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
2 teaspoons oat flour

Directions

Combine all the ingredients in a medium-size saucepan over medium-low heat, and whisk well. Cook, stirring periodically, for 13 to 15 minutes; if at some point it gets too hot and bubbles over, just lower the heat a bit and whisk to reduce the bubbles. It will reduce a bit and thicken as it cooks.

Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 7 days. Store in a squirt bottle for easy pouring over ice cream and into milk for the perfect chocolate milk. This will thicken a bit but will still pour beautifully once it's chilled.

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