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Making your own almond milk

4/21/2015

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About a year ago I started making my own almond milk. I was tired of my local store being out of my usual unsweetened brand and was worried about the additives and long ingredient list on the store bought cartons. I also found it concerning that the manufacturers seemed secretive about the percentage of almonds in each carton. A recent article suggested each carton was made up of only 2% almonds. 

Making your own almond milk does take more time than grabbing a carton at your store. But with planning and the basic tools at my disposal, the process takes me about 10 minutes a week. And you know exactly what's going into it. As for cost, I buy the 3lb bag of almonds at Costco for $19.99 +HST. The bag contains approximately 9 cups, making the cost per week (1 cup of almonds makes approximately seven 1/2 cup servings as per directions below) about $2.50. 

What you'll need:
-Bowl and cover to store soaking almonds
-Measuring cup 
-Blender
-Nut bag (most kitchen stores sell reusable nut bags for a couple of dollars)
-Tall container to let almond milk drain into
-Clips to hold nut bag above drained almond milk
-Almonds
-Water (I use 4.5 cups of water. Add less to obtain a creamier almond milk, more in a thinner)

Directions:
1. Place 1 cup of almonds in a bowl, fill bowl with water and cover. Let sit for 24 hours. (Soaking makes them easier to digest and softens them for blending).
2. Rinse almonds well.
3. Place almonds in blender and add 2.5 cups water. 
4. Blend for 3 minutes.
5. Pour contents of blender into a nut bag suspended from the bottom of a container. 
6. Add another 2 cups water to blender and mix to gather remaining almond milk and add to the container. 
7. Allow to drain for about 5 minutes.
8. While holding bag edges, remove clips and lift above container. Hold closed the top and gently squeeze out the remaining milk.
9. Dispose of almond meal or use one of these suggestions to make use of it. 
10. Pour almond milk into a container, cover and refrigerate. 

Makes approximately 3.5 cups of almond milk. Store and use for up to a week. Contents separate, so give it a good shake before serving.  I personally like my almond milk unsweetened and plain as I add it to my oatmeal or smoothies, but of course you can get adventurous and add other ingredients! 

To clean the nut bag, turn inside out to rinse out pulp, add a couple drops of dish washing detergent, squeeze to lather, rinse well and air dry. Store in sealed plastic storage bag once dry.
3 Comments
Lisa Barnhart
4/27/2015 05:57:20 am

this sounds interesting and id like to try it!

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Agnes @ AggieRuns link
6/16/2015 05:59:20 am

I would probably like this better if it had a little bit of sugar in it because I don't really like milk. Funny, I can't drink milk in a cup. It has to be included with cereal or with something. I sometimes like adding milk to black tea.

This looks very easy to make. Where would I buy a nut bag from?

And how much water do I soak the almonds in? Thanks.

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CathyV link
6/16/2015 06:07:19 am

I am exactly the same! I never drink milk from a glass. I only ever use this on my oatmeal or in smoothies instead of water. You can definitely add some sweetness to it! Or some cocoa powder or vanilla for added flavour.

I found the nut bag at a kitchen store like Kitchen Stuff Plus or Canadian Tire. It came in a package of two and I have used them over and over, cleaning them with a dash of dish soap, lots of rinsing and hanging to dry.

I soak the almonds about a liter of water. Enough to cover them by a couple inches.

Let me know how it goes!

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