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.
Other Recipes With Almonds:
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Yes! I make my almond milk using homemade almond butter, that way I don’t have to strain it and it’s no waste. For every 2 cups of water I add a tablespoon of almond butter. I sometimes add sea moss jelly to thicken it up and add more nutrients. I will try it with dates and vanilla though as specified in your recipe. Thanks
Ymani, love your version of almond milk, thank you for sharing. I love sea moss jelly and would love to include it in recipes but I hesitate because it is pretty uncommon.
I’m about to cook your curry cabbage. Will let you know how it turns out.
I’m vegetarian and love to cook…
Rich…
Do you use raw almonds or toasted almonds?
what a great blog, thanks for sharing!
and what about nuts leftover – are you using it?
I will post a recipe later, but its flax seeds, water, sweetener, and vanilla.
I’m interested in flax milk – could you please share how you are doing it?
Thank you Juanita, I don’t have audiotapes but videos will be available soon and I’ll be happy to share with your audience. Thank you so much for your compliment and interest. Have a blessed day!
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Anatasia, its always best to make your own. You know the exact ingredients, some companies use a lot of fillers to thicken the almond milk. You may be thinking it’s less expensive just to buy at the store, but maybe you are getting the least quality!