How To Make Almond Milk

Learn How To Make Almond Milk and you’ll never need to buy store-bought ones again. Easy step-by-step recipe with photos and flavorful taste loved by the entire family.

Almonds are my favorite nuts and they are actually the most nutritious of all tree nuts; they are also beneficial in maintaining one’s health. Almonds have a delicate taste and can be used in both sweet and savory dishes.

Benefits Of Almonds

Most importantly, they are heart-healthy; they contain monounsaturated fats and no cholesterol. Mono-saturated fats are healthy fats known to reduce LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and prevent heart disease. Almonds also contain Vitamin E, an antioxidant beneficial in neutralizing free radicals.

Studies showed that almonds will control the blood sugar level and prevent blood sugar surges, even when consumed with meals that normally cause blood sugar surges. Therefore eating almonds are beneficial in preventing diabetes.

Research has shown that a diet that involves intake of almonds is beneficial in a weight loss program, as the mono-saturated fats which are in the almonds prevent overeating and give a feeling of satiety.

Other nutrients are calcium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, potassium and zinc.

Making your own almond milk is quite simple and tastes delicious too. I use it as a non-dairy alternative in my smoothies, granola, muffins, etc. or basically anywhere milk would normally be used.

Ingredients:

1 cup almond
4 cups water
6 dates pitted
1 tsp vanilla flavoring
pinch of sea salt (optional)

Directions:

Blending

Straining

Sort and soak almonds in water for 8 hours or overnight (I find that when I soak the almonds they are easier to blend and digest better). Rinse almonds, place in blender with water. Blend until smooth, strain milk through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth.

Put the milk back into the blender along with dates (If dates are not soft, they may be soaked for 10 minutes in warm water), vanilla and sea salt blend again until smooth. Almond milk should be stored in a container with a tight-fitting lid and kept for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.

If drinking almond milk not your thing? Then try this awesome homemade almond butter.

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