Sprouts & Chocolate » nut milk http://www.sproutsandchocolate.com Livin' the veg life, one meal at a time Thu, 01 Oct 2015 04:18:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk http://www.sproutsandchocolate.com/homemade-vanilla-almond-milk/ http://www.sproutsandchocolate.com/homemade-vanilla-almond-milk/#comments Sun, 21 Sep 2014 16:40:50 +0000 http://www.sproutsandchocolate.com/?p=1462 Day 21 of VeganMoFo….  Welcome to another Staple Sunday! So far I have posted the One-Ingredient Roasted Almond Butter (can you guess what the ingredient is?) and Basic Cashew Cream {10 ways}. This week is Homemade Almond Milk Step-by-Step. If you have never made your own milk you are in for a real treat! Milk...

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 Welcome to another Staple Sunday! So far I have posted the One-Ingredient Roasted Almond Butter (can you guess what the ingredient is?) and Basic Cashew Cream {10 ways}. This week is Homemade Almond Milk Step-by-Step. If you have never made your own milk you are in for a real treat! Milk as a treat? YES! I may not know how to milk a cow (and frankly why would I want to?) but I sure can milk a nut! Feel free to giggle.

Sprouts & Chocolate: Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk. This stuff is so fresh! Much better than store bought. Step-by-step instructions on how to make your own with pictures.

Making your own nut milk is very easy and you probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry: almonds, vanilla, salt and a sweetener of choice, I used maple syrup but agave, brown rice syrup, dates or stevia would work (I can’t eat anything with stevia since it gives me a wicked headache, has anyone else had this problem?). So why bother to make it yourself when now there are so many great dairy-free options? Homemade almond milk is about a zillion times better than store bought. You may have a Kristen Wiig moment in Bridemaids because damn this stuff is good.

Sprouts & Chocolate: Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk. This stuff is so fresh! Much better than store bought. Step-by-step instructions on how to make your own with pictures.

I like to soak my almonds overnight but if you forgot to 2 hours should be good. After soaking them, drain, rinse and add them to your blender. Put in some earplugs because we are going turbo! I am not too sure how this recipe would fare in a non heavy-duty blender. If you don’t have one, it is still possible but you might not yield as much milk.

Sprouts & Chocolate: Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk. This stuff is so fresh! Much better than store bought. Step-by-step instructions on how to make your own with pictures.

A nut milk bag (more giggles!) is needed to squeeze out all the delicious milk from the mixture after it is blended.

Sprouts & Chocolate: Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk. This stuff is so fresh! Much better than store bought. Step-by-step instructions on how to make your own with pictures.

Wtf is a nut milk bag? It is generally a medium sized drawstring bag made of different kinds of finely woven material. Mine is made of hemp but I have seen others made up of cotton, nylon or linen. I got my bag from The Big Carrot in Toronto but check any well-stocked health food store for their selection.

Sprouts & Chocolate: Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk. This stuff is so fresh! Much better than store bought. Step-by-step instructions on how to make your own with pictures.

“Oh the blender woke you up? Sorry sweetie! Well, since you are awake can you be my hand model?” Thanks Mark! 

Sprouts & Chocolate: Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk. This stuff is so fresh! Much better than store bought. Step-by-step instructions on how to make your own with pictures.

Sprouts & Chocolate: Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk. This stuff is so fresh! Much better than store bought. Step-by-step instructions on how to make your own with pictures.

Sprouts & Chocolate: Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk. This stuff is so fresh! Much better than store bought. Step-by-step instructions on how to make your own with pictures.

 

Sprouts & Chocolate: Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk. This stuff is so fresh! Much better than store bought. Step-by-step instructions on how to make your own with pictures.

This milk is lightly sweetened but if you like sweeter milk just add more sweetener of choice but I think it is pretty amazing all on its own.  Milking my own almonds made me feel like a little homegrown country gal except in my high-rise apartment in Toronto.

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Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk
This milk is so fresh! I was never really much been much of a milk drinker except in cereal or oats but I would drink this milk straight from the blender. It is best served chilled and perhaps with a cookie? What to do with the pulp? I add the pulp to an ice cube tray with a little bit of water and freeze it. I toss a few of these pulp cubes into my morning smoothie. This recipe makes 4 cups of creamy fresh milk.
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Prep Time
2 hr
Total Time
2 hr 20 min
Prep Time
2 hr
Total Time
2 hr 20 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 cup raw almonds
  2. 4 cups water (not the soaking water)
  3. 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  4. 1 teaspoon vanilla
  5. Pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. Place almonds in a large bowl and fill with water, enough to completely submerge the nuts. Soak for 2-8 hours.
  2. Drain and rinse the soaked almonds.
  3. Add the almonds and fresh water to a high-speed blender.
  4. Blend on high until all the nuts are blended. Turn up to turbo and blend for 1 minute.
  5. Set the nut milk bag in a deep large bowl. Pour the blender contents into the bag. A lot of the milk will pour through the bag without effort.
  6. Slowly lift the bag from the top of the bag and with the other hand gently squeeze the bottom of the bag. Be sure not to squeeze too hard or the pulp can shoot out at you! It took about 5-6 squeezes to get all the milk out.
  7. Set the bag with the pulp aside.
  8. Rinse out the blender and add the milk back in.
  9. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend for 30 seconds to combine.
  10. Best served chilled. The milk will separate but just give it a good shake or stir before drinking.
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