A super simple recipe for homemade Chinese soy milk that only has 3 ingredients!
Prep time: PT30M
Cook time: PT90M
Rating
4.95 stars (19 reviews)
Keywords
homemade soy milk
Ingredients
250 g soybeans
4 ½ cups water
¼ cup granulated sugar
Categories
Drinks
Cuisine
Chinese
Vietnamese
Steps
Soak soybeans for 6 hours or overnight.
Drain the soybeans and add them to a bowl.
Add 3 cups of water to the soybeans. Use an immersion blender or regular blender to blend the soybeans and water together until a thick consistency.
In another pot, place a fine mesh sieve over the pot. Then add the cheese cloth on top. Pour some of the soybean mixture onto the cheese cloth. Using the cheese cloth, squeeze the liquid out from the soybean mixture. Gather the ends together and hold them tightly with one hand. Then use the your other hand to carefully squeeze out the liquid. Don’t worry if some of the soybean pieces fall out of the cheesecloth. That’s what the sieve is for. Work in batches so the soybeans don’t overwhelm the cheese cloth.
Once you’ve squeezed out all the liquid, add another 1 1/2 cups of water to the soybean grounds. Stir and repeat the process from the previous step.
After you have all the soy milk in the pot, pour it into a large bowl. Clean the fine mesh sieve and place it on top of the first pot. Pour the soy milk over the sieve into the first pot. Straining the liquid twice ensures you have little to no soybean particles in your soy milk.
Place the pot on the stove and heat the soy milk until it boils. Make sure to stir the milk every few minutes to prevent the bottom from burning. Turn off the heat.
Add the sugar and mix.
Pour the soy milk into a container and store in the fridge. I like to store it in the fridge overnight because I like my soy milk cold, but you can also drink it warm.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 157 kcal
Carbohydrates: 19 g
Protein: 10 g
Fat: 6 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 162 mg
Sugar: 14 g
Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
Reviews
SL on 2026-07-02 (5 stars): Use them in baked goods—I add to banana bread for extra protein. Or even to overnight oats. Tons of uses.
Lucy on 2025-09-13 (4 stars): Got slightly confused about boiling. I turned of the heat once it started boiling. I had to recook it after reading in the comments it should be boiled for 5-10 minutes
Youssef on 2025-07-16 (5 stars): How long i can keep it in fridge ?
Tiffany on 2025-03-31 (5 stars): Taste good! How long are you supposed to boil it for? I didn't realize soybeans are poisonous raw. Do you ever add more water to the soy pulp to get more juice out of it? Does that dilute the flavor?
Li on 2024-07-17 (5 stars): We have made this delicious soy milk so many times and this is guaranteed the most mouth watering, tempting to drink soy milk ! Highly recommended !
AbelPedro on 2023-03-31 (5 stars): my parents are from vietnam too . thank you for uploading this wonderful video.
i currently live in new york but i couldnt find any good soy milk . but i miss my mom soymilk too. at least my little brother and sister live with my mom and dad so they get to drink this everyday . im thinking to go back to vietnam Ho Chi Minh City at this may 7th 2023.
