It’s easy to learn to make almond milk at home with just a few ingredients and minimal effort. Enjoy a glass of it chilled, or use it as a nondairy milk to add to your coffee, cereal and more.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 8 hr 15 min |
| Active: | 15 min |
| Yield: | About 2 cups |
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw whole almonds
- Pure vanilla extract, honey and/or maple syrup, optional
Instructions
- Place the almonds in a medium bowl and cover with 2 cups cold water. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until softened and plump, at least 8 hours but preferably overnight.
- Drain the almonds through a fine-mesh sieve, then rinse well. Reserve the sieve for later. Transfer the almonds to a blender and add 2 cups fresh cold water. Blend on high until very smooth, about 2 minutes. It’s okay if the mixture looks slightly grainy.
- Line the reserved sieve with a clean kitchen towel or cheesecloth and place over a medium bowl. Working in batches, pour the blended almond mixture through the cloth in the sieve, separating the almond milk from any grainy bits. Gather the edges of the towel together and use your hands to squeeze out any remaining milk.
- Whisk in 1 teaspoon vanilla and/or 1 to 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup if using to flavor and sweeten the almond milk. Serve immediately or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 207 |
| Total Fat | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 8 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 0 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 207 |
| Total Fat | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 8 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 0 mg |
Reviews
Made this just a bit ago for my wife as she can’t have dairy. We soaked the almonds for 24 hours in the fridge. Changing the water out once as our almonds seemed rather dirty. Using their 2:1 water to almonds we figured out that it works out to roughly 1 pound of almonds to each half gallon of finished milk. We ended up with a full gallon of milk overall. She used salt and honey as per directions. Came out absolutely delicious she said. Planning on drying out the bits to make her almond flour next.
Who knew making fresh homemade almond milk was so simple! I made it and it’s perfect for putting in smoothies and in my coffee. However, it was a little bit hard because I don’t have a cheesecloth, but I used a coffee filter and that worked just as well. Thank you food network!