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Home-Made Healthy Almond Milk

Dec 25, 2024 | Breakfast, Drinks, Membership - Recipes, Recipe, Snack

 

Home-Made Healthy Almond Milk

Home-made almond milk tastes so much nicer than shop bought. It's delicious! I wish I had made this sooner! Making almond milk at home is simple, healthier, and avoids unnecessary additives or preservatives often found in store-bought versions. Plus, you can adjust sweetness and flavours to your liking!
Print Recipe
Course Breakfast, Drinks, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Mediterranean, Plantbased

Equipment

  • Blender
  • Fine sieve or muslin or cheese cloth
  • Storage glass bottle

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup almonds
  • 4 (or 5) cups filtered water (Use 5 cups if you want a more watery milk)

Optional extras for flavour or sweetness

  • 1-2 dates (pitted)
  • pinch sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Soak the Almonds
    Place the almonds in a bowl and cover them with water (enough to fully submerge).Soak for at least 8-12 hours (overnight is best). This softens the almonds, making them easier to blend and enhancing the milk's creaminess.
    Rinse and drain.

Blend

  • After soaking, drain and rinse the almonds thoroughly under fresh water.Add the soaked almonds and 4 cups of filtered water to a blender. Blend on high for 1-2 minutes, until the mixture is creamy and the almonds are finely broken down.

Strain

  • Place a nut milk bag, cheesecloth, or fine mesh strainer over a large bowl or pitcher. Pour the almond mixture into the strainer and let the liquid pass through. Use your hands (or a spoon) to squeeze out as much almond milk as possible from the pulp.

Optional Sweetening/Flavoring

  • If desired, return the strained almond milk to the blender and add your choice of flavorings:
    Dates: For natural sweetness.
    Vanilla extract: For a subtle flavor.
    Cinnamon: For a warm, spiced twist.
    Blend briefly to combine.

Store & Enjoy!

  • Pour the almond milk into an airtight container or bottle.Refrigerate for up to 3-4 days. Shake well before each use, as separation is natural.

Quicker Alternative

  • I have a Vitamix Blender and I it blends is so well that I have stopped sieving the milk and simply just blend and enjoy. This makes is so much quicker, plus you get all the added nutrients from the almond pulp left in the milk. It depends on whether you are bothered by it being a little grainy at times. It does not bother me and this makes is sooooo quick.
Keyword almond, almond milk