Fresh Homemade Almond Milk

Well, you saw my pic on the last post about me soaking some almonds for some fresh almond milk.  I just finished up the batch this morning.  And I must say, it's pretty dang tasty!  

I was a bit skeptical at first . . .   My first sip straight from the blender wasn't exactly "de-lish".  But after a few modifications, I am very happy with the results!

As Jen pointed out, it might be better suited to call this Almond Juice, or maybe Almond Water- referring to it as Almond Milk will almost certainly disappoint the consumer, especially someone who is used to store bought creamy and smooth Almond Milk.  But- it's up to you!

1 Cup of Almonds that had been soaked overnight into a blender with 4 cups of water

Before I realized what I was doing, I added this, almond extract, instead of vanilla!  But I actually like how it ended up.  But I did add vanilla too- 1 teaspoon

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Throw everything into the blender and let her whirl!!

 One thing I forgot to take a picture of- raisins!  Yep!  This recipe called for Dates as a natural sweeter.  But I didn't have any.  So I did some research on the internet and found a post where someone said you could throw a handful of raisins into a blender w/ some water (they weren't exact with their measurements) and out came a very sweet paste that you could use for all kinds of things.  

So after I blended all this stuff and tasted it, it wasnt very sweet.  So I decided to try the raisin idea.  And it turned out very nicely in the end  :)

After all that blending, I decided I would like it better strained, so I tied this fabric around the bowl and poured it all on top

I let it sit for about 15 mins and drain & this is how it looked afterwards

Then I balled up the remains and did some final squeezing and milking

End result of pure, smooth Almond "milk"

Pouring it into a cup to test it out

And it passed inspection!

And here is the leftover nut butter mixture.  I'm looking now for some Raw Cookie recipes I can use it with.  Or maybe I'll just eat it plain as a nut butter treat.  Not sure yet.

So this morning, I added some of the almond milk to my coffee, which I had already added some chocolate milk to, and it was Heaven!!!  I drank it so fast and I just want another cup!

I'm not a 2 cup girl, but boy if I was . . .

Here is the link to the recipe I found online

Almond Milk

I think now that we've started making our own milks, I'm gonna invest $8 and buy a Nut Milk Bag on Amazon.  Here is the one I decided on:  Nut Milk Bag

I think it will make things easier than my handcut lightbox fabric  ;)

Enjoy!!