Almond milk is delicious. Did you know it’s as easy to make as it is to drink? Make your own Almond Milk in just a few steps:
Here is an easy 3-step DIY almond milk recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup organic, raw almonds
- 5-6 cups Spring, mineralized or filtered water
Tools Needed:
- Cheesecloth or nut milk bag (you can use clean dish towel if needed)
- Blender
- Two bowls
- Pro tip: Want to make it interesting? Add 2 tablespoons of honey (or agave) and teaspoon of fresh vanilla.
Yield: About 1 liter
When you pick your almonds, reach for the organic and raw varieties. Why? Brace yourself . . . Conventional almonds go through a fumigation, pasteurization, and/or irradiation process that leaves the nut dead, nutrient-deficient and toxic. What’s our world coming to?
For your water source, it is best to use spring and mineralized water. However, if that is too hard (or expensive) to come by, reach for filtered water.
Step 1: Soak
This is a crucial step you should not skip! Soak your almonds for 8-12 hours to release the enzymes and effectively sprout the almond, making them “alive” and easily digestible. This step is usually skipped in store-bought brands.
Next, drain and rinse the almonds, and then continue to soak them in fresh water for another few hours. When the almonds are visually swollen after soaking a second time, you will know they are ready! Drain and rinse them again.
Step 2: Blend
Add a cup of sprouted almonds to your blender and a cup of water (add more water if this does not completely submerge all almonds) to cover the tops of the almonds. Blend this mixture until smooth.
Then, add 4 – 5 cups of water (depending on how strong you want the flavor) and blend again until you have the creamy consistency of milk.
Step 3: Strain
Your resulting milk will have a gritty consistency. To get that silky texture, you will need to strain your milk through a cheesecloth or a nut milk bag.
Don’t have a cheesecloth of nut milk bag? You can use the following instead (they won’t work as well but they will work).
- Clean dish towel
- Clean pillow case
- Cloth dipper (Make sure it has never been used before!)
Hold the cheesecloth over a one liter or larger measuring cup or bowl, and pour the liquid from the blender through the cloth. Once you are finished, squeeze the ground almonds in the cheesecloth over the bowl to remove any extra milk.
