12th

September

2012

Homemade Almond Milk

FILED UNDER: Smoothies & Drinks, Staples

Almond milk has become so popular over the last few years, which is amazing! I used to drink a soy milk latte every morning, but drinking all that soy milk really concerned me. I have since kicked my coffee habit, and Ash has switched from dairy milk to almond milk in his morning mocha. He still drinks the highly sweetened store bought version, but I think its a step in the right direction.

Almond milk is definitely a ‘staple’ recipe. I make about 3 batches of almond milk a week. I use it in cooking, baking and smoothies. I love pairing it with cacao for a decadent smoothie – recipe coming soon! I’ll be sharing some recipes in the future for using up the left over almond milk pulp.

Homemade Almond Milk
 
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Ingredients:

Method:
  1. Soak almonds overnight.
  2. Add almonds & water to a blender, and blend on high until completely smooth (I use a Vitamix).
  3. Strain blended mixture with a nut milk bag (or cheesecloth) into a bowl or jar.
  4. Option 1: Strain by squeezing the mixture in the nut milk bag by hand until there is no more liquid left, just almond fibre.
  5. Option 2: Let your nut milk bag hang over a bowl somewhere in the kitchen for a few hours. Strain whats left by squeezing until theres no more liquid left, just fibre. I like this option because it takes less time and produces less foam.

Notes:
You can add the strained milk back to the blender and add flavouring like vanilla, medjool dates or maple syrup. I like to leave this until I’m actually using the milk, because I sometimes use it to make things like vegan cheese or in other savoury recipes.

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Enjoy! :)

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7 comments on “Homemade Almond Milk”

  1. I tried making my own rice milk last year and made a mess in the kitchen and used more cheese cloths than I ever bargained for… but I must say that it was o so delicious. Almond milk must be worth it even more.

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  5. Here’s a question: (ignoring the additives that are in commercial almond milk) is making almond milk at home cost effective? I’m sure it tastes better, but will it break the bank?

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    • Hi Emily, thats a very good question! Here are some calculations to help figure that out:

      So a 1kg (2.2lb) bag of good quality, organic almonds costs just under $20 here in Australia.
      And 1 cup of almonds = about 130g (0.29 lb)
      So in a 1kg (2.2 lb) bag you will get about 7 cups of almonds.
      That makes it about $2.80 per cup of almonds.
      This recipe makes 4 cups, the exact amount you find in a 1 litre (34 fl oz) carton.
      Here, a carton of organic almond milk costs anywhere from $3-10.

      So it really depends on how much your almonds cost, and how much a carton of almond milk costs where you are.

      Hope that helps! :)

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