How to make Almond Milk

Easy and healthy dairy free almond milk recipe, only requires a couple ingredients, raw almonds, water and sweetener and flavor of choice.

Today we are making Almond Milk friends! No this is nothing new, but I’m kinda lazy so I’m behind in the game… but to my surprise it’s actually super easy and laziness is not an excuse because it’s too simple!!! 

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How to make Almond Milk

Almond milk is much like making Oat, Cashew or Coconut Milk, you simply add you ingredients to a blender (in this case almonds that have been soaking overnight or at least 8-12 hrs and water) and blend until all broken up, then you strain through a nut milk bag, after that you can either enjoy it or you can add is back to the blender to add your sweetener of choice as well as a flavor option if you choose too.

Best nuts for homemade almond milk

Unsalted, untested raw plain almonds.

How long do you need to soak almonds for almond milk?

I like to soak mine overnight or about 24 hours but if you are in a hurry 8-12 hours should be fine as long as you are using a high speed blender.

How long will homemade Almond Milk last?

I personally only keep it 3 days in the fridge and since homemade almond milk does not contain any stabilizers natural separation will occur so just shake well before consuming.

Do I need a nut milk bag?

Personally I will say yes to that, I tried it myself with a fine mesh sieve/strainer and it just didn’t do as well as a nut milk bag, there was too much texture left behind for my liking

How to flavor homemade dairy free Milks?

First I like to make the milk plain so I blend the soaked almonds and water in a high speed blender and strain through a nut milk bag.  After that you can simply add it back to the blender with a pinch of salt and a dash of vanilla and blend for about 15 seconds for a nice plain unsweetened version or if you feel like you need a little extra sweetness in your life you can add a sweetener such as pure maple syrup or vegan cane sugar before blending again. 

For other flavors such as chocolate you can add plain unsweetened powder but make sure you don’t skip the sweetener if you choose to make it chocolate cocoa sweetened because without a sweetener it will taste very bitter!

A good rule of thump is to start out small because you can always add more,  I would start with 1 tablespoon sweetener and 1 tablespoon cocoa powder per 16 oz. of almond milk, then adjust and add more if desired.

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