Homemade Almond Milk

Nut milks are so easy, convenient and fast to make, plus they're free of any chemical nasties. Make sure to ‘activate’ your nuts (by soaking them overnight in water) so they are more easily digestible and nutritious.



Preparation time 10 minutes
Serves 1 litre

You need a food processor, large pouring bowl, glass bottle (to store) and a nut bag, which you can buy online or at your local health food store.

Money saving tip
Save the leftover meal that remains in your nut bag and cook in the oven on low/medium heat to dry them out for about 30 minutes. Voila, you now have a nut meal such as almond meal. The bonus here is you're using ‘activated’ almond meal rather than the normal almond meal, which is harder to digest and far more expensive. I use the activated meal to make loads of great healthy gluten-free treats including vitality balls, cupcakes, cookies, breads and pancakes. Basically when a recipe calls for almond meal, this is now what you have. It can be stored in the fridge until you are ready to use it.




Ingredients
1 cup of raw almonds
4 cups of filtered water
1 – 2 dates
Pinch of salt
Optional extras: pinch of cinnamon and/or half a teaspoon of vanilla extract.

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Feel free to try out a few different types of nuts and seeds to make your own milk. My favorites are almonds and hazelnut as the left over meal is so versatile to use in baking. For hazelnut milk follow the exact recipe and just replace your almonds. Once you try this you won't need to buy store bought nut milks ever.

Categories
#healthy_recipes
#gluten_free
#vegan




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