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Raw Almond Milk Recipe

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Raw Almond Milk Recipe
Fresh, homemade almond milk is a easy to make from scratch. This homemade almond milk recipe is a completely raw food recipe, a real raw treat! Use your homemade almond milk in smoothies, soups and other raw food dishes. If you like homemade almond milk, you might also want to try a homemade cashew milk recipe or another dairy substitute.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup raw almonds
  • water for soaking nuts
  • 3 cups water
  • 2 dates (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla (optional)

Preparation:

Soak the almonds in water overnight or for at least 6 hours.

Drain the water from the almonds and discard. Blend the 3 cups of water, almonds and dates until well blended and almost smooth.

Strain the blended almond mixture using a cheesecloth or other strainer.

Homemade raw almond milk will keep well in the refrigerator for three or four days.

See also: Raw Cashew Milk Recipe
Benefits of soaking nuts
More dairy substitutes

User Reviews

 5 out of 5
, Guest Amen

Tasty! I skipped the dates and vanilla -- I think that might be why my husband thinks it tastes watery, but I like it. It's a very natural taste. Still, maybe I'll try 2.5 cups next time instead of 3. It yielded about 14 oz of milk (full amount not pictured), and close to 12 oz of sediment that I saved to top oatmeal or yogurt! I think I could've gotten a higher milk yield if I had been more patient with the straining process. I didn't have any cheesecloth but a fine strainer worked great. I used Orchard Valley Harvest California Almonds.

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