Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk
This vanilla almond milk recipe can be used as a base to create any flavour of almond milk. You could easily add cocoa powder for a chocolate flavour, or a mixture of cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and ginger for a fun chai spice!
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Prep Time: 8 hours -
Total Time: 8 hours
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Yield: 4 cups 1x -
Category: Drinks -
Method: Blender
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Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
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- 1 cup raw almonds
- 4 cups water + more for soaking
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- Pinch of sea salt
- 1 teaspoon honey or 2 dates (optional)
Instructions
- Place almonds in a bowl and cover completely with water. Allow almonds to soak for 8-10 hours or overnight.
- Once almonds have soaked, there will be a murky film in the water, this is the phytic acid.
- Strain almonds and discard the water. Rinse the almonds well with cold water.
- Place rinsed almonds in a blender and add 4 cups of fresh filtered water.
- Blend nuts and water on high for 1-2 minutes until almond are broken down into a fine meal.
- Using a nut milk bag or very fine sieve, strain the nut mixture into a large bowl or container.
- Set the almond pulp aside, allow to dry, and store for a later use.
- Pour the nut milk back into the blender and add the vanilla, cinnamon and sea salt.
- If you want to sweeten your almond milk, add the honey or dates now.
- Blend for another minute until well combined.
- Pour into a glass jar and store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- Serve cold and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 61 calories
- Sugar: 8 grams
- Fat: 2 grams
- Carbohydrates: 10 grams
- Fiber: 1 gram
- Protein: 1 gram
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