How to make almond milk
1 You will need 1 cup of raw almonds.
2 Soak them overnight (or at least 8 hours) in 2 cups of water.
3 In the morning, strain all the almonds and give them a good wash.
4 Pop your almonds into the blender together with 3 cups of fresh water (I used boiled water). Blend for 1 minute.
5 Use a fine mesh strainer or a sifter as I did (pictured below) to separate the liquid and the pulp.
6 You can opt to sweeten your almond milk with vanilla bean or agave nectar (Thanks Diana for the tip!). I used my milk unsweetened as a base for breakfast smoothies (pictured below). Store your milk and pulp up to 4 days in the fridge.
In my bid to try new things/recipes/food/routine, I gave making almond milk a go. Any recipe that doesn’t require more than 5 items or 5 steps is fun in my books. While I don’t think I’m gonna be drinking almond milk regularly – it does cost $9 a pack from a health food store – it was fun to make and didn’t hurt to know about.
