Homemade Almond Milk Recipe
Almond milk is easily made from almonds and water. You can add a sweetener, pinch of salt and vanilla extract if you'd like.
Servings 4 glass
Calories
Equipment
- Strainer
- Measuring cup
- Blender or food/processor
- cheesecloth
Ingredients
- 1 cup Raw almonds
- 4 cup Water
- Sweetener of your choice to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Soak the almonds in pure water overnight for up to 12 hours in a fridge.
- Drain the almonds from their soaking water and rinse them thoroughly under cool running water.
- Place the almonds and pure water in a blender.
- Blend at the highest speed until the almonds are broken down to a very fine smooth and creamy texture.
- Strain the almond mixture into a large bowl a line the strainer with the opened cheesecloth.
- Gather the cheesecloth around the almond meal and twist it close. Squeeze and press with clean hands to extract as much almond milk as possible.
- Almond milk should be white and opaque. Pour the almond milk back into the blender with sweetener and blend until smooth and creamy.
- Pour into a glass jar and store in a fridge for up to 3 days.
Notes
- The leftover almond meal can be added to Halwa, oatmeal, smoothie, and muffins as it is.
- This dehydrated almond meal could be used in different recipes for up to 2 months.