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Homemade Almond Milk

Here's how you make Homemade Almond Milk
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  • Servings: 2 cups
  • Prep: 5m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 2 cups people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 cup almonds
  • Water (enough water to cover almonds for soaking)
  • 2 cups water
  • Pinch of salt, optional
  • Vanilla, to taste, optional
  • Sweetener, to taste (your choice, optional
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place almonds in a quart mason jar and cover with several inches of water. Put the lid on the jar and soak at room temperature overnight.

  • Step 2: Rinse almonds well, then add to the 2 cups of water. Pour into a blender and mix on high for 2 minutes, or until desired consistency is reached.

  • Step 3: Pour almond milk through a fine mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth. Gently squeeze cheesecloth to remove any remaining liquid. (You can strain the milk or leave the nut meat in the milk, if you like).

  • Step 4: Refrigerate in mason jars for optimal freshness. It will stay fresh about the same amount of time as dairy milk, 7–10 days.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Blender

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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