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Essential Guide To Raw Milk (Plus 115 Recipes)

You haven't had real milk til you've had raw milk! Learn why you should drink it and get 115 recipes to try in this Essential Guide to Raw Milk!You haven’t had real milk til you’ve had raw milk! Learn why you should drink it and get 115 recipes to try in this Essential Guide to Raw Milk!


Maybe it’s just me, but even though it excites me afresh each and every time a fruit or vegetable comes into season, by the time the season is over, I can’t help but be secretly glad. Yes, even fresh tomatoes. By the time they’re done, I’m ready to move on. It’s horrible, isn’t it?

But it’s true.

I easily get bored and I love trying new recipes, flavor combinations, and I’m always eager for the next thing to come into season.

But there’s one exception. My glass of raw milk.

Don’t you dare try to get between it and me. I take it straight, 3 times a day (at least), and I never, and I mean never, EVER tire of it.

You haven't had real milk til you've had raw milk! Learn why you should drink it and get 115 recipes to try in this Essential Guide to Raw Milk!

As much as I love water, you try drinking it with your oatmeal in the morning. Nee-asty!

Give me my fresh, full-fat, Jersey milk. No post-pasteurization dead bacteria floaties, please. I’ll take mine raw and alive & healthy and teeming full of beneficial bacteria! After all, I KNOW our milk was handled, start to finish, especially for raw consumption and so it’s safe and clean.

If you’ve no clue as to why you should be drinking your milk raw (besides the fact that it tastes amazing), let me direct you to some articles and resources that will have you ready to see what the big deal is all about. Check out the Real Milk website as your first step in the search.

Of course, once you’ve found a local source for clean, raw milk, you’re going to want to play around with it a bit. And I highly recommend that you do, even if your raw milk source offers other dairy products such as yogurt & cheese, I promise you, they will taste better if you make them yourself. That’s why I choose to DIY. So, if I may, I’d like to suggest trying one of the recipes here?

Essential Guide To Raw Milk

Be sure to head over and check out our Homesteader’s Shopping Guide to find the best tools and resources for managing all that milky goodness in your home dairy! 

{Why Raw Milk is the Best Milk}

What’s the Big Deal with Raw Milk? The Truth Behind the Phenomenon

Raw Milk from Farm To Consumer Legal Defense Fund

Got Raw Milk? Questions to Ask Your Farmer from Nourishing Joy

5 Reasons Why We Drink Raw Milk from Nourishing Joy

Raw Milk & The Raw Truth from Cultured Palate

3 Facts You Should Know About Raw Milk from Real Food Kosher

The Risk of Raw Milk by Pantry Paratus

The Top 10 Benefits of Organic Grass Fed Dairy Cheese
from Mamavation

Why Grass Fed Matters from Nourished Kitchen

Why YOU should be drinking Raw Milk… from Weed Em & Reap

Raw Milk: The Benefits, The Drawbacks, And Making It Work For You from Don’t Waste The Crumbs

Raw Milk & Dairy: The Health Benefits
from Au Naturale Nutrition

Why I Drink Raw Milk from Eat Naked Now

From Barn to Fridge: 6 Tips for Safely Handling Raw Milk from The Prairie Homestead

Got (Raw) Milk? Why We Went Raw from The Prairie Homestead

Can Farm Life Boost Your Natural Immunity?
from Learning & Yearning

Can Good Bacteria Destroy Bad Bacteria? from Learning and Yearning

Salmonella Hoopla: Why I feed my children RAW egg yolks, RAW cheese, & RAW milk from Weed Em & Reap

I Drink Raw Milk from O Lardy

Why My Paleo Family Drinks Raw Milk from The Paleo Mama

The Cost of Producing Raw Milk from The Well-Fed Homestead

You haven't had real milk til you've had raw milk! Learn why you should drink it and get 115 recipes to try in this Essential Guide to Raw Milk!

{Raw Milk Recipes From Reformation Acres}

Raw Milk 101

Farmhouse Cheddar Cheese

Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese

Cottage Cheese

Traditional Raw Milk Mozzarella

Cream Cheese

Vanilla Pudding

4 Ways to Make Sour Cream

Homemade Vanilla Yogurt

Cultured Buttermilk

Sweet Cream Butter

Mesophilic Starter Culture

Mascarpone Cheese

Hot Chocolate

How to Skim Cream from Whole Milk

Maple Sweetened Condensed Milk

You haven't had real milk til you've had raw milk! Learn why you should drink it and get 115 recipes to try in this Essential Guide to Raw Milk!

{Butter}

Making Cultured Butter from The Promised Land Farm

Homemade Grass-Fed Raw Butter from Livin’ Lovin’ Farmin’

Pesto Compound Butter from Feed Your Soul

Homemade Clarified Butter (Ghee) from The Elliott Homestead

How To Make Cultured Butter from The Elliott Homestead

5 Homemade Flavored Butter Recipes from Happy Money Saver

Best Flavored Butter Recipes from The Elliott Homestead

Roasted Garlic Butter from The Elliott Homestead

Cinnamon Butter Candy from The Elliott Homestead

Making Butter in a Jar from The Homestead Honey

You haven't had real milk til you've had raw milk! Learn why you should drink it and get 115 recipes to try in this Essential Guide to Raw Milk!

{Cheese}

Raw Cheese Benefits from Traditional Cooking School by GNOWFGLINS

Making Raw Milk Camembert & Brie Cheese from The Promised Land Farm

Cottage Cheese from Homemade Mommy

Homemade Mozzarella & Ricotta from Livin’ Lovin’ Farmin’

Homemade Quark from Cakes & More

Large Curd Cottage Cheese from Common Sense Homesteading

Blossom Cheese from Traditional Cooking School by GNOWFGLINS

Farmhouse Cheese from Sunnyside Farm

Cheddar Cheese from Amazing Graze Farm

Quick & Easy Cheese Spread from Amazing Graze Farm

How To Make Ricotta Cheese (video) from The Elliott Homestead

Homemade Halloumi from Cooking with Gifs

Romano Cheese from New England Cheesemaking

Havarti Cheese from New England Cheesemaking

Gruyere Cheese from New England Cheesemaking

Gouda Cheese from New England Cheesemaking

A Complete List of Cheese Recipes from New England Cheesemaking

Colby Cheese from New England Cheesemaking

Homemade Cultured & Flavored Cream Cheese (video) from Traditional Cooking School by GNOWFGLINS

4 Easy Raw Cheese Recipes from Traditional Cooking School by GNOWFGLINS

Labneh With Lemon and Thyme and Ciabatta Toasts from Simply Delicious

Mascarpone Cheese from Food Fanatic

Homemade Fresh Farmer’s Cheese from The Healthy Foodie

Paneer from Health Starts in the Kitchen

The Easiest Homemade Cheese Ever: Soft Fromage Blanc from Common Sense Homesteading

Homemade Raw Cheddar Cheese from Traditional Cooking School by GNOWFGLINS

Waxing Cheese from The Survival Mom

Beeswax Cheesewax from Curd Nerd

How To Smoke Cheese at Home from Melissa K. Norris

How To Make Fromage Blanc from The Prairie Homestead

Mizithra Cheese from Joybilee Farms

How To Make Cream Cheese from The Prairie Homestead

Cottage Cheese from Urban Overalls

How To Make Feta Cheese from The Promised Land Farm

You haven't had real milk til you've had raw milk! Learn why you should drink it and get 115 recipes to try in this Essential Guide to Raw Milk!

{Cream, Soured & Otherwise}

How To Make Sour Cream from The Prairie Homestead

20 Ways to Use Sour Raw Milk from The Prairie Homestead

How To Clabber Milk from The Nourishing Cook

Cultured Sour Cream from O Lardy

Cultured Dairy: How to Make 1 Stick of Butter, 1 Pint of Sour Cream, and 1 Pint of Buttermilk with JUST ONE Quart of Cream! from The Paleo Mama

Transforming Homemade Creme Fraiche Into Cultured Butter

Homemade Sour Cream from Whisk Affair

Homemade Creme Fraiche from The Hungry Hounds

Clotted Cream from Craft Marmalade

You haven't had real milk til you've had raw milk! Learn why you should drink it and get 115 recipes to try in this Essential Guide to Raw Milk!

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{Ice Cream, Drinks, & Desserts}

Raw Milk Popsicles from Nourishing Joy

Bourbon Honey Ice Cream with Brown Butter Crumble & Fresh Peaches from Climbing Grier Mountain

Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream from With Love & Cupcakes

Rice Pudding from Granny Miller

Vanilla Milkshake from Paula Deen

Cultured Vanilla Ice Cream from The Coconut Mama

Perfect No-Churn Vanilla Ice Cream from Venison For Dinner

Salted Caramel Pudding from Baking a Moment

Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake from Recipe

Chocolate Probiotic Ice Cream from Homemade Mommy

Raw Milk Orange Julius with Ginger & Chia Seeds from My Life in a Pyramid

Homemade Custard from My Recipe Book

Raw Chocolate Milk from Nourishing Days

Brown Sugar Pumpkin Cheesecake from The Hungry Mouse

Old Fashioned Chocolate Pudding Recipe from Common Sense Homesteading

Basic Eggnog from Traditional Cooking School by GNOWFGLINS

Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream from Home Joys

Golden Milk from The Faulk Farmstead

Pumpkin Pudding from Home Joys

Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta from Livin’ Lovin’ Farmin’

Simple Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream from The Prairie Homestead

Real Milk Vanilla Ice Cream from Homemade Mommy

Eggnog from The Nourishing Cook

Chocolate Chip Frozen Yogurt from Whole Lifestyle Nutrition

Raw Milk Ice Cream from Butter Nutrition

You haven't had real milk til you've had raw milk! Learn why you should drink it and get 115 recipes to try in this Essential Guide to Raw Milk!

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{Goat’s Milk}

Goat Milk Ricotta Cheese from Homespun Seasonal Living

Homemade Chèvre Goat Cheese from Weed Em & Reap

Homemade Goat’s Milk Mozzarella Cheese from Weed Em & Reap

Marinated Feta from Bite By Michelle

Soft Goat Milk Cheese from Homestead Revival

How To Make Goat Cheese from Green Eggs & Goats

You haven't had real milk til you've had raw milk! Learn why you should drink it and get 115 recipes to try in this Essential Guide to Raw Milk!

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{Milk Kefir}

How To Make Homemade Milk Kefir The Easy Way from Whistle Pig Hollow

How To Make Kefir from The Elliott Homestead

Raw Pumpkin Kefir Cheesecake from Homemade Mommy

Raw Milk Kefir Smoothie from The Browning Homestead

How To Make Kefir Cheese and Whey from Homemade Mommy

8 Yummy Ways to Eat Kefir from Traditional Cooking School by GNOWFGLINS

Kefir Popsicles from Traditional Cooking School by GNOWFGLINS

Chocolate Kefir Smoothies from Traditional Cooking School by GNOWFGLINS

You haven't had real milk til you've had raw milk! Learn why you should drink it and get 115 recipes to try in this Essential Guide to Raw Milk!

{Yogurt}

Kefir/Yogurt Cheese Balls from GNOWFGLINS

Super Easy Yogurt Cheese from The Elliott Homestead

Homemade Frozen Yogurt from The Prairie Homestead

Yogurt Fruit Leather from Thank Your Body

How to Make Foolproof Crockpot Yogurt from Granny Miller

Yogurt Ranch Dip from Nourishing Days

Yogurt Cream Cheese From Thank Your Body

Homemade Vanilla Yogurt

Homemade Honey-Sweetened Yogurt Popsicles from The Elliott Homestead

Blueberry Yogurt Pancakes from Real Food Outlaws

No- Measure Homemade Yogurt from Attainable Sustainable

{Whey}

16 Uses for Whey from The Prairie Homestead

And in case I missed anything, here is another collection of recipes from Ever Growing Farm.
What’s your favorite way to take your raw milk? 

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  1. Sarah says

    29 January, 2015 at

    While I respect anyone’s desire to drink raw milk if that’s what they want, it’s not for me. A close friend developed fatal liver cancer, as it turned out 6 other people did who participated in the same raw milk share. I’m not saying that the milk caused the cancer; it’s just too sore of an emotional subject for me.

    Reply
  2. Ashley says

    29 January, 2015 at

    Thanks for the inclusion Quinn! This is a GREAT list!

    Reply
  3. Alyson says

    29 January, 2015 at

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

    Reply
    • Quinn says

      31 January, 2015 at

      You’re welcome 😀

      Reply
  4. Controlled Jibe says

    29 January, 2015 at

    Cheers to raw milk! We’re only owned goats for the past 8 months, but we love, love, love our raw milk and all the yummy things we make from it!!

    Reply
    • Quinn says

      31 January, 2015 at

      There’s nothing like it! Can you even imagine going back to drinking regular milk again? Not me!

      Reply
  5. Kristin says

    10 February, 2015 at

    Great read! As I sit here reading and enjoying a bowl of homemade raw cottage cheese and a big glass of raw milk from my beautiful loving Jersey cow. 🙂

    Reply
  6. Emily says

    8 March, 2015 at

    This was a beautiful tribute to raw milk amd all the glorious things it can become!! I buy raw milk from a co-op right now, but a milk cow will be one of the first thibgs we invest in once we own land! 😀 already learned how to make a lot of those things!! Nothing like eating colby cheese on potatoes or pizza that you made yourself!! Love love love!!! Im in love with my future Jersey girl and I dont even know her name yet! Ha! 😀

    Reply
    • Quinn says

      14 March, 2015 at

      Oh my Emily! You will LOVE having your own cow! Best part of homesteading in my opinion! It is amazing at how much nutrition they can contribute to the your supply. And of course it tastes amazing, but forget all that, they are such a blessing to work with! I love all my girls dearly! May your Jersey girl be closer in your future than you hope! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Diane says

    13 March, 2015 at

    I buy/drink raw milk, but I can’t find someone in my area who does not take the calves away from the cows. Not happy w/that one 🙁

    Reply
    • Quinn says

      14 March, 2015 at

      I understand that entirely! We’ve had a lot of discussion this year about how we can try to do proceed with our herdshare without doing that and haven’t come up with a solution, but will try to find one that works for us. So I get it from both sides. I’m just glad that we don’t make our livelihood from our herdshare and have the flexibility to be able to share milk with the little one it belongs to. 🙂

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