Ever wonder how to make your own almond milk? Well, look no further. This is the easiest recipe ever!! All you need are almonds and water.
Most store bought almond milks add sugar, salt, flavouring and preservatives. This recipe will taste a little different because they are without all of those extra ingredients.
Okay, here's what you need to do...
Soak 1 cup of almonds in water overnight.
Make sure you put them in a large bowl and completely cover them with water.
The next day, rinse the almonds with water a few times.
This takes away some of the bitterness that the almonds may have.
Next, put the almonds and about 4 cups of water into a food processor.
Blend them up until the almond pieces are nice and small and the water has turned milky.
To filter the almond pieces out of the milk, I use a hemp sprouting bag, but I'm sure you could use almost anything like cheese cloth or any type of fabric bag.
Place the bag or filtering cloth inside the jar you are planning on storing the milk in.
Pour the milk into the bag. Once the jar has filled up, take the bag out and squeeze the remaining milk out.
You now have fresh, ready to use almond milk.
After the milk has sat in the fridge for a while, the liquid will start to separate, so make sure you give it a little shake before every use.
At this point, you may be wondering what to do with the remaining ground almonds. There are many ways to use these leftovers.
You can dry them and sprinkle them on cereal, yogurt or salads. You could find a cookie recipe that calls for ground almonds. Or, you could make these fantastic crackers as seen in the picture below.
Here's the website to the recipe...
