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ALMOND MILK RECIPE
Fresh, homemade almond milk is a delicious milk substitute and is super easy to make from scratch. This homemade almond milk recipe is a complete treat and probably the milk substitute we make the most often.
Almond milk is a wonderful substitute to animal milk, and it’s benefits are excellent for both health and beauty.
Homemade almond milk has many nutritious benefits such as vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. It’s light and crisp flavor make it ideal for cereals, coffee creamer, smoothies, and ice creams. Plus there are so many ways to tweak the recipe, and try something new!
Blender Babes recommends that if you really want to enjoy almond milk, to definitely want to invest in a Nut Milk Bag
to remove the nut pulp after blending in your Blendtec or Vitamix or other high powered blender or food processor.
It’s actually kind of fun to milk the bag! Just pretend it’s a cow’s teet and you grew up on a farm. Only you can do it on your own schedule, not at sunrise :p Some people reserve the nut pulp to use for later recipes, otherwise throw it away and clean your nut milk bag immediately after use.
Also, using raw almonds is much healthier than dry roasted almonds, so stick with those but make sure to soak them overnight. Subscribe to know when we add other delicious milk substitute recipes too!
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ALMOND MILK RECIPE
Ingredients
- 1 cup of almonds dry roasted or raw - if raw soak for 12 hours overnight
- 3 cups purified water
- 1 cup ice
- OPTIONAL SWEETENER
- 3 tablespoons honey OR molasses OR a 2 to 3 soaked/pitted dates
- 2 to 5 drops or 1 teaspoon Stevia or other sugar substitute of choice
- OPTIONAL FLAVOR
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Add above ingredients to jar and secure the lid.
- For Blendtec: Press the WHOLE JUICE Button
- For Vitamix: Select VARIABLE, speed #1. Turn on machine and quickly increase speed to #10; then to HIGH. Run for 1 1/2 minutes or until smooth.
- Strain through a 4 layer cheesecloth or use a nut milk bag
- All done! Enjoy!! Now take a photo, rate it, and share your accomplishments and enter our weekly photo contest! 🙂 Tag @BlenderBabes & #BlenderBabes
HEALTH BENEFITS ALMONDS
The tear-shaped almond has been a culinary favorite since ancient times. The Romans believed they were also fertility charms and so threw them at newlyweds (ouch! way bigger than rice!)
Almonds are a rich source of several nutrients that can play a significant role in the prevention and treatment of various health concerns.
For example, when it comes to heart disease, five large studies (Nurses Health Study, Iowa Healthy Study, and others) found that nut consumption is associated with a lower risk for heart disease – the #1 killer in America. Almonds appear to reduce post-meal increases in blood sugar levels, which is helpful for diabetics.
Results of a study published in the International Journal of Obesity and Related Matabolic Disorders found that including almonds in a low calorie diet (high in monounsaturated fats) can help overweight individuals lose weight more effectively than a low-calorie diet high in complex carbohydrates.
Just remember if you strain out all that delicious pulp, you’re losing all that super good for you fiber! I peel my almonds before blending and don’t strain at all. Personal preference and all that but why take out something so good for you?
Great point! Thanks for sharing!
Great almond milk recipe! So easy, simple and doesn’t require too many ingredients. Great work!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂 Happy Blending!
How long is refrigerator life?
Thanks
Welcome Ana – No more than 3 days. Enjoy that creamy fresh almond milk, it’s the best! I love mine with vanilla 🙂 HAPPY BLENDING! ~ Tarashaun
I just made my first batch of almond milk. Soaked 1 cup of raw organic almonds for more than 12 hours. I blended the almonds, 4 cups of filtered water, a ½ teas kosher salt, and a glop (maybe 1 Tablespoon) of maple syrup, in my Vitamix 7500 for 1-½ mins and drained through a Mr Coffee French Press. There were no bits in the bottom of the French Press, maybe it didn’t get strained, and seeped around the edges of the press? Anyhow, the almond milk is so creamy and delicious. I have about 40 oz of almond milk. I put the end stuff in my smoothie. CREAMY. I will never buy store-bought almond milk again. Fantastic!!
Awesome Barbara! Love hearing that! The first time you make your own homemade almond milk recipe it’s a game changer – it’s sooooo creamy and makes such a difference when used in recipes that usually use store bought. We highly recommend a nut milk bag if you plan to make it often. It works really well. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your experience with us and our community!
The Recipe is so delicious and tasty. I have tried many such similar recipes but none have worked so great for me. Thanks a lot for those detailed and step by step instructions that made it easier to get the job done in no time. I love almond milk and I am greatly fascinated by its health benefits around us. Check out my website, I also have some info regarding almond milk that will be a great value to all its readers.
So I have never made almond milk before. I really want to make this but have one question, do you need to remove the outer brown skin of the raw almonds before blending them or do they get taken care of when you use the nut milk bag?
Hey Darci! No you do not need to remove the brown outer skin, although make sure to choose raw almonds and to soak them overnight first. 🙂 The nut milk bad will definitely take out all the pulp/skin for you. HAPPY BLENDING!
Can you add a bit of can coconut milk?
Hey Larry! Of course you can! You can also try this almond coconut milk recipe. 🙂 Happy Blending! ~ Tarashaun
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Revised to my post: 3 Cups water- sorry.
Hi! I am going to try this recipe but, I have a question. Do you soak the 1 C almonds in the 3/4 C water and add that to the blender or the water that you soak the almonds in you have to dump out and add 3/4 C new water? Just dont wanna mess it up. Thanks
Hey KB! Definitely use fresh water (2 to 3 cups depending on how you like it). I prefer 3 cups of water and use a nut milk bag to make it extra smooth. If I make a small portion quickly for a smoothie or ice cream however, I’ll use 1/4 cup of almonds and about 1.5 cups of water and don’t use a nut milk bag. 🙂 Let us know how it goes! 🙂
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Homemade milk substitutes are fun to make and sooooo tasty! We add a little vanilla and/or raw cacao for something different, and use a base for smoothies, ice cream, and as a coffee creamer 🙂
While I agree that almond milk is healthier than almost all other milks, you have to reevaluate this statement: “It’s lower calorie than even fat-free or skim milk ..” If you enter these ingredients into almost any recipe/nutrition calculator you’ll see that one cup of homemade almond milk is 180 calories, which is more than even whole cow milk. Still good for you, but certainly not low-calorie!
Yes Stephanie, Thank you so much for pointing out our error! We have updated our post and appreciate your feedback. Welcome to our site, we hope you join our communities. To Your Health! xo ~Blender Babes
Not so fast! You didn’t need to concede on the calorie front. Stephanie seems to be forgetting that you strain the pulp from the almonds which means that the amount of “almond” that actually makes it into the final result is far less than what she has calculated. Though I’ve seen as diverse figures as 5 (Whole Foods Market) and 70 (LiveStrong) calories per cup, nothing I’ve seen brings the calorie count up to the level of cow’s milk.
Also, I strain my almonds through a kitchen towel which works pretty well for me and has kept me from having to add one more thing to my overcrowded cupboards.
Thanks for the variations on the theme that you’ve offered here… I’ll have to give them a try.
I purchase commercial unsweetened almond milk that has 30 calories per cup. I bought a vitamix and had plans to make a healthier version. I am really upset to learn that the calorie count can be 180. What makes it so much higher than the store brands? Is there any way to reduce the calories?
This is a great question Bilma. Homemade almond milk typically has a lower almond to water ratio than store bought. Here is a great explanation. Although higher in calories, homemade almond milk is full of more heart healthy mono saturated (anti-inflammatory) fats. If you wanted to, you could add more water to lower the caloric content.