Homemade dairy-free milk alternative!
Ingredients
200g organic raw almonds
Himalayan sea salt
Water (filtered preferably)
1/2 tsp ground vanilla bean or essence
Fresh date (optional for sweetness)
Equipment
Thermomix or High Speed Blender/Processor
Nut milk bag or muslin cloth needed (from health food stores or Honest to Goodness)
Method
Place almonds in a bowl and cover with water, adding a pinch of salt. Let these soak for at least 8 hours or overnight. Then drain and rinse the almonds.
Place almonds into your Thermomix or high speed blender and add 1L of water, vanilla an optional date. Blend on highest speed for 90 seconds until smooth (Thermomix 90 seconds/speed 9)
Place a nut milk bag or muslin cloth over a jug and strain the almond milk into this.
The liquid is your almond milk!
You will have some almond meal/pulp left over. You can use this in bliss balls or a cake if you don’t want to waste it!
Store your almond milk in a sealed glass jar your fridge. It will keep for 4-5 days.
Nut Variations
You can replace the almonds in this recipe for any other nut to change up the flavour. Cashews, macadamias, hazelnuts or brazil nuts make a nice alternative, you can also do half and half. I like half almond, half cashew.
Almond milk uses
I use almond milk as a dairy milk alternative in muesli, smoothies and beverages. There are many dairy free milks on the market which are full of additives, sugars and gums…aka crap! Homemade is going to ensure you’re getting all of the nutritional benefits and also save on money. I’ve listed some of the better dairy free milks available on the market for you below.
Store bought almond milks
When it comes to Supermarket almond milks, fresh is always going to be best!
So opt for the ones in the fridge with minimal ingredients, no additives or preservatives and ‘unsweetened.’ My picks are:
Nutty Bruce Milks – the Almond/Coconut one is the best in coffee.
Inside Out Unsweetened Almond Milk
PureHarvest Organic Milks – are the best long life milk option
