Snacks and Sides
Homemade Almond Milk
I’ve been drinking assorted nut milks for years now, and just recently started making a point to focus on making ingredients from scratch as much as possible to cut down on packaged items. I’ve always wanted to make my own nut milk. It always seemed so intimidating to me and seemed like too much effort.
To my surprise, I was mistaken! It’s incredible easy, very satisfying and the taste of the freshly made nut milk makes a huge difference.
Plus, grocery store brands of nut milks tend to be filled with all kinds of unnecessary additives like sugar, fillers, gums, carrageenan, and are very watered down. You’ll be able to notice a difference in the first sip after making your own homemade almond milk how thick and full of flavor it is. Making it from scratch also gives you full control over the ingredients going into the blender and allows you to get creative by switching up the flavors.
I used almonds, however feel free to replace with cashews, brazil nuts, or hemp seeds with the same recipe below!
Recipe homemade almond milk
Ingredients
1 cup almonds, soaked at least 4-6 hours (preferably overnight), then drained
4 cups water
Flavors of choice, i.e. cinnamon, vanilla extract, pink salt to taste
Instructions
Place nuts and water in a high speed blender. Process about two minutes. Strain through a nut milk bag. Add flavors of choice and blend until combined. Enjoy for up to 5 days!