Homemade Almond Milk
Try this homemade almond milk recipe with variations for healthy and delicious vanilla or chocolate almond milk as well. This milk is a simple addition that can be used in smoothies, on oatmeal or cereal, or in baking or cooking.
Servings: 6
Cost: $1 -$1.50
Equipment
- Blender
- Nut milk bag
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw almonds soaked for 4 hours or overnight
- 6 cups filtered water
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract optional for vanilla almond milk, see variations below
Instructions
- Strain soaked almonds and rinse
- Blend almonds and water in blender until well blended
- Pour almond milk into milk bag and strain solids from liquids, squeezing bag to get most of the liquids out.
- Pour into glass jars
Notes
There are many delicious variations for this almond milk. Here are a few to try:
- If you want vanilla almond milk, add a teaspoon of vanilla.
- For sweetened milk, add 1-2 teaspoons of maple syrup or 3-5 dates to the blender.
- If you want chocolate milk, add a banana or maple syrup, and 2-3 teaspoons of raw cacao powder.
- Add cinnamon to any of these variations to spice it up.