How to Make Almond Milk

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by Renae Chiovaro on August 26, 2014

almond milk

I use almond milk just about every morning to make my oatmeal. Last week I forgot to buy almond milk so I decided to make homemade almond milk. The process to make almond milk is very easy! Plus the taste of homemade almond milk is so much richer than carton almond milk! Usually I buy sweetened almond milk but I found the homemade almond milk tasted great without a sweetener.

nut milk bag

To make almond milk I used a Vita Nut Milk Bag. This is a sturdy mesh bag that is great for straining nut milks, juice and homemade yogurt. What I love about the Vita Nut Milk Bag is that it is reusable! I just simply flipped the bag inside out and rinsed the almond meal out. It dried in no time too. There is a tight weave so there is little waste. It is much sturdier than using cheesecloth. I can’t wait to try the Vita Nut Milk Bag for when I make apple peel jelly.

grind almonds

The first step is to grind the whole almonds with a food processor. I used my Ninja and it worked fine. Grind the almonds until a fine almond meal forms.

Add two cups of boiling water to the ground almonds. Pulse the food processor for 1 minute. Caution: remember the water is boiling! Just gently pulse the food processor and don’t blend on full speed. Then let the water and almonds steep for 10 minutes.

frothy milk

Once the steeping is done, blend on low for 30 seconds to one minute until mixture starts to froth at the top.

drain almond

Drain the almond mixture through a nut milk bag to remove the solids. I placed the nut milk bag in a large mason jar and slowly oured the mixture in.

squeeze nut bag

Squeeze the almond meal against the side of the jar to remove all liquid. Add water to make it two cups. I had to add about 1/2 cup of water. Refrigerate for up to four days!

homemade almond milk

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How to Make Almond Milk
 
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Recipe type: Beverage
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup Raw Almonds
  • Pinch of Sea Salt
  • 2 Cups Water
  • Nut Milk Bag
Instructions
  1. Add almonds and sea salt to a food processor. Blend until almonds are finely ground.
  2. Boil two cups of water. Pour water over almonds in food processor. Pulse for 1 minute.
  3. Let the almond mixture steep for 10 minutes.
  4. Pulse for 30 seconds to 1 minute until mixture is frothy on top.
  5. Strain almonds mixture through a nut milk bag to remove solids. Make sure to press almond meal to remove all liquid. Add addition water to make final measurement 2 cups.
  6. Refrigerate for up to 4 days.

 

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Renae Chiovaro

Renae is a married working mom of two handsome boys. She works as a registered dental hygienist by day and blogs here at How to Have it All by night. She enjoys cooking from scratch, working in her vegetable garden and functional training.

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