How To Make Almond Milk AND Almond Flour - A Surprisingly Easy DIY
Now, I don’t know what any of that crap is except for almonds, water and sea salt (by the way, what the HECK is “natural flavor”,,) so I decided right then and there to make my own. I had some almonds in my pantry so I just got to soaking them right away.
I had heard of making your own before, but for some reason it intimidated me, like it would be hard to do or something. I couldn’t have been more wrong. And I posted a picture on Instagram and a lot of you were interested so I thought I would walk you through exactly how easy it is. A little side note: I’m not against dairy or dairy-free, but I do try to limit it in my diet for personal health preferences.
Not pictured here is a 1/2 teaspoon of salt, which you should add since it breaks down the phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors and cultures beneficial enzymes in the almonds. I don’t really know what that means, but a trusted source says to do it, so I figure it can’t hurt.
If it didn’t take so long to soak the almonds, you could call this a 5 minute ordeal when all is said and done. It’s just a matter of putting your soaked almonds in a blender with water, letting it blend for a minute or two and then straining - either with cheese cloth or a nut milk bag.
I bought mine here and bonus: it came with a hand written note thanking me for my order. Also, one perk of making your own almond milk is that you can put it in adorable glass jars that maybe you’ve bought (one too many of…) and not known what to do with.
Not like I would know. And this is better for the environment too so you can say you’re GOING GREEN! Mason jars work too. Here’s the full recipe and how to, although it’s almost laughable at how easy it is that you won’t need a recipe after you make it one time.
Optional: natural sweeteners like stevia, dates, honey, maple syrup, vanilla. Soak almonds in 2-3 cups of water and salt for at least 12 hours. Give the almonds a good rinse and toss in a blender with 8 cups of water, or however much your blender will hold. You may need to do a couple of batches if you don’t have a big enough blender, but that’s okay.
Grab your cheese cloth or nut milk bag and pour your almond mixture through it. Squeeze thoroughly until no moisture comes through, but for the love of god DO NOT THROW AWAY THE ALMOND PULP! Because you can make almond flour with it, which is super expensive, is gluten free, is a tremendous alternative to wheat flours, is very nutritious and a great way to use up every last bit of those healthy almonds.
Don’t throw it away. Just throw it in the fridge until you get the time to dry it out (I’ll explain that further below). If sweetening your milk, put it back in the blender (rinse it first) and add whatever natural sweetener you like. For me, I like to keep the whole batch plain and just sweeten a glass as I go if I feel like having it sweet. Your milk will separate after a little while in the fridge. This is totally normal, just give it a good shake.
