Freshly made almond milk is a staple in my house. My entire family loves it including my kiddo. It’s beyond easy to make and tastes so much better than store bought. I’m also excited to share that after some experimenting I have found a way to make double the milk using the same amount of almonds. It’s a huge money saver, which I’m happy to share because $14.99 a pound for organic almonds is not cheap and its so important to buy organic due to the pesticides used on conventional almonds. This method can be used for any nut milk! It even works for coconut milk!
Homemade nut milks are so much better than store bought because they are not filled with any extra yucky ingredients like carrageenan. Carrageenan comes from seaweed and is added to dairy or dairy alternatives to improve the texture. This ingredient is also found in some organic items. You can be the judge here but there is a lot of information circulating about the potential dangers of consuming carrageenan and I personal don’t want to risk it for myself or family. It’s so easy to make your own there is really no reason to buy a nut milk with this potential dangerous ingredient.
To make nut milks you can use a tea town or cheesecloth but I highly recommend a nut bag. They are a small investment and make the job so much easier.
This is the Nut Milk Bag I have and recommend
- 1 Cup Organic Almonds
- 8 Cups Filtered Water
- ¼ Tsp Celtic Salt/ Sea Salt
- Sweetener and Flavor Options
- 3 Dried Dates or Figs
- 1 Vanilla Bean or 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 Tbsp Organic Grade B Maple Syrup or Organic Honey
- Add almonds to a jar or bowl and fully cover with water. Add salt and soak for at least 8 and as long a 24 hours. You can place them in the fridge or leave them on your counter. I find they plump up better outside the fridge but don’t soak any longer than 24 hours outside the fridge.
- Rinse soaked almonds and add to blender or food processor with 4 cups of filtered water.
- Blend for 2 min or until almonds are fully blended with water.
- In a large bowl pour blender contents into a nut bag and squeeze until all the milk passes through.
- Add the pulp back to the blender with an additional 4 cups of water.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4.
- Rinse blender and add half the milk along with sweetener or flavor of choice. This milk is also amazing with no sweetener at all.
- Blend for 1 min and mix back with the remaining milk.
- Store in the fridge for up to 4 days in an air tight jar or container.