Learn How to Make Almond Milk from scratch. It is a silky-smooth, creamy and delicious vegan milk, made with just a few ingredients. This easy dairy-free milk is perfect for smoothies like Acai Bowl, coffee and granola. Ready in 10 minutes! Best of all you can control the sweetness and play with flavors.
Homemade Almond milk is much better than the store-bought almond milk. Once you make it at home, you will never buy it again. It is more affordable, tastes better and super easy to make!
Even the leftover pulp can be used to make almond cookies, crackers or even hummus.
How to Make Almond Milk
It is very easy to make almond milk at home. First, you need to soak raw almonds in COLD water overnight or for 2-3 days. I found that the longer I soak almonds the creamier and richer in taste my almond milk is. In case you crave dairy-free milk and don’t want to wait for 1 day, simply soak almonds in HOT water for 1-2 hours. Drain the soaked almonds.
Next, you will grind them together with fresh drinking water, dates, vanilla extract, salt and vanilla power sugar. For any flavored milk, add ½ cup of berries or fruit of your choice. For example, for strawberry milk, I will blend almonds, strawberries, dates, salt, vanilla together. You can easily adjust the sweetness by adding more or less dates. For chocolate milk, stir in 2 tbsp. of cocoa. I recommend to blend everything for at least 2-3 minutes to get the most of the almonds.
Next, pour the milk through cheesecloth or nut milk bag to strain out the pulp. The final result is silky and creamy milk. The leftover pulp can be stored in the fridge and used in baking or for hummus. It is very important to use cheesecloth or nut milk bag if your focus is silky, smooth milk. A fine mesh strainer won’t do it!
Health Benefits of Almond Milk
- Almond milk is dairy-free, it means it has no lactose and can prevent the symptoms of lactose intolerance.
- It is naturally vegan.
- Drinking almond milk helps in the development of strong bones and teeth.
- It is higher in calcium, vitamin D and A as regular cow’s milk.
How do I use it?
You can use it in soups recipes, smoothies, chicken recipes and desserts. Get creative and experiment!
How Long can I Store it?
You can store it 4-5 days in the fridge. After making, always transfer to a fully clean (sterilized) jar. I usually wash it or rinse with boiling water.
Also soak raw almonds in the fridge especially in summer.
Use this Homemade Almond Milk in the following recipes:
- Acai Bowl
- Creamy Chicken Thighs
- Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
- Chili Chicken Soup
- Baked Fish Fillets In Creamy Sauce
HOW TO MAKE ALMOND MILK
HOW TO MAKE ALMOND MILK
Ingredients
- PLAIN ALMOND MILK
- Raw almonds soaked overnight in cold water*- 1 cup
- Drinking water- 5 cups
- Salt- ¼ tsp.
- Dates pitted- 3
- Vanilla extract- 1 tsp.
- Vanilla powder- ½ tsp.
- FOR CHOCOLATE MILK
- Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp.
- FOR FLAVORED MILK
- Berries/ strawberries/ raspberries - ½ cup
Equipment
Instructions
- In a blender blend together soaked almonds, water, dates, vanilla extract and vanilla powder sugar on high speed for 2-3 minutes.
- Using a cheesecloth or a nut milk bag, strain out the pulp. If you use a cheesecloth, simply lay it over a large bowl, pour the almond mixture, gather up the cheesecloth into a ball and compress it firmly to get the most out of your mixture. Transfer the pulp into a zip log bag and store, you can use it for adding in cookies.
- Transfer almond milk to a bottle or a jar and refrigerate. You can store it in an airtight container for 4-5 days in the fridge or freeze it for 2-3 months.
- Almond drink tends to separate, that's why always stir it before drinking.
- Enjoy the silky-smooth homemade almond milk!
Notes
- I recommend to soak almonds for 1-3 days. The longer you soak the raw almonds, the creamier your milk will be.
Nutrition
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