Dairy-Free Almond Milk
Dairy-free almond milk is easy to make and very healthy.
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Dairy-Free Almond Milk
Dairy-free almond milk is easy to make and very healthy.
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| 6cups |
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Ingredients
- 1cup almonds
- 3 medjool dates, pitted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4cups purified water, dividedplus extra for soaking
Instructions
- Soak almonds in water overnight, to sprout.
- Drain and rinse almonds and place into Vitamix or high powered blender.
- Add 1 1/2 cups purified water and blend on high until liquified.
- Pour milk into milk bag that is sitting inside a bowl. Squeeze bag until all of the milk is extracted from the pulp.
- Place pulp into the blender, adding dates and 2 1/2 cups of water. Blend on high for 60 seconds.
- Pour liquid back into mesh bag on top of other milk and strain until all liquid is removed from pulp.
- Pour milk into container and refrigerate until ready to use.
Recipe Notes
Freshly made almond milk has a very short shelf life so be sure to use it within 2-3 days.
Ideas:
If you prefer flavored almond milk, add vanilla extract or cacao powder for a delicious alternative to plain milk.
You can dehydrate the almond pulp to make almond meal for other recipes.