Homemade almond milk is ridiculously easy to make. If you can buy your almonds bulk for a good price it’s also MUCH cheaper than buying almond milk in stores. Not to mention you can customize the milk to however you want it. It’s also much healthier and you know all the ingredients in the milk.

I started making almond milk for the simple reason that I like making homemade versions of things. Much like how I make my own breads. The one main thing though is that you do need to prepare in advance. It’s very easy to make, but it takes a lot of time.

The best part is at the end you also end up with almond meal. It’s wetter than normal almond meal so you can either dry it out (which I do not do) or find a recipe that won’t mind the “wetness” of it. I personally make this Chocolate Almond Torte from it: http://www.joyofbaking.com/ChocolateAlmondTorte.html. It can also be used to replace some or all of the flour in many muffins.

Ingredients:

– 2 cup raw almonds (soaking in water)

– 5 cups water

– 2 tablespoons vanilla (Optional, or could be reduced, I really like my vanilla)

Directions:

– Let almonds soak in water overnight. The almonds do need to soak, but the length of time is not overly important. I would say 4 hours minimum. When they are done soaking the water will be very cloudy.

Next drain all the water out and rinse off almonds. Transfer almonds to a blender and add the water and vanilla (if you’re sweetening the milk this is the time to add it. You can add cocoa powder as well to make chocolate almond milk). Blend until liquid is white with only little spots of brown in them.

Next wrap a cheesecloth (or use a nut bag) around some kind of container (big enough to hold the liquid). I also wrap an elastic around it so the cheesecloth won’t move.

Now pour the almonds milk onto the cheesecloth and wait until it’s all strained. What’s in the container is the milk and what’s left on top of the cheesecloth is the almond meal. The milk will separate a bit in the fridge, so just remember to shake it or stir it before using.

Add to cereal or drink as a side!

Time to make: 8+ hours (about 5 minutes of actual effort)

Makes: Approx 5 cups

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