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Sugar and Preservative Free Almond Milk

This homemade almond milk is easy, tastes great, and uses just three simple ingredient.
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Drinks
Keyword: Almond, Milk, Natural
Author: Dr. Michelle Jorgensen

Ingredients

Ingredients to Soak

  • 2/3 Cup Raw Almonds
  • 3 Cups Filtered Water

Ingredients to Make Milk

  • 4 Cups Filtered Water
  • A Pinch of Salt

Instructions

  • Cover the almonds with the 3 C water and soak 8 hours or overnight.
  • Rinse the almonds after soaking. Place the rinsed almonds with 4 C water and the pinch of salt into a high power blender.
  • Blend on high speed for 1 minute or until very little almond pulp remains.
  • Pour the mixture into a nut milk bag, Tea towel, or cotton t-shirt placed over a bowl.
  • Squeeze the milk out of the pulp. Continue squeezing until no liquid remains in the bag.
  • Pour the milk into a container for storing in the refrigerator.
  • Put the almond pulp into your compost container, or make almond crackers out of the pulp.

Notes

You can store this in the fridge for 3-4 days. 
Stir before using - the almond matter will settle when sitting. 
Can be used in nearly every use for dairy milk. No sugar and no preservatives.
Click here to buy the nut milk bag I use.