Tuesday
Aug102010
Almond Milk
August 10, 2010 
I love nut milk! Just crazy about it! What I could do without, however, are the additives like Riboflavin, various gums, and Carrageenan that store-bough milks have and don't do much for us in the health department.
Luckily, making your own nut milk is extremely simple! The most time-consuming part happens while you're sleeping. I suggest you all try it. It's so worth it to have fresh, preservative-free, frothy milk to use any way you like. I use mine in smoothies, in hot cereal, and for baking.
Watch, it's easy. And it only has 4 ingredients. Do it!
DIY Nut Milk
1 cup almonds
3 cups water
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
honey
Start by combining the almonds and water. Let them soak for about 8 hours, or overnight. Next, pour it all in a blender. Add vanilla extract and honey to taste, then blend like crazy for about a minute. I alternate between the 'blend' and 'shred' settings on my blender. Then, pour it in batches through a mesh strainer:
Stir the pulp around and press down to release all the delicious milk you've just made. Save and refrigerate the pulp to use in smoothies and to make into nut butter! Once you've strained it all, pour into a large container and chill until ready to use.See? Wasn't that easy? Soooo good for you.
Reader Comments (7)
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I've been meaning to make almond milk and almond butter. Your recipe will be perfect for the milk. Thanks for sharing. And I love your blog title - just made a smoothie with both inside! Cheers!
I just read about your smoothie! Fantastic! I have yet to do that myself, so perhaps I should. Thanks for the comment, I've been enjoying your posts as well :)
Thanks for sharing this, I'm thinking this would be a great alternative too for people who are lactose intolerant!
-Gina-
Very true!
Oh wow. I hadn't thought of the whole process. Lot simpler than I'd imagined.
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