How To Make Almond Milk
Servings: 2 cups
Making your own almond milk at home is easier than you think, especially with the power of a Vitamix blender. This simple recipe will walk you through the process of creating delicious and nutritious homemade almond milk effortlessly.
Equipment
- Stainless steel coffee filter (or nut milk bag)
Ingredients
- ½ cup Almonds
- 2 cup Water (more for soaking almonds)
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Soak almonds for about 6-8 hours in water.
- Discard the water and peel the almonds. They should pop out easily by pinching and pulling them between your fingers.
- In Vitamix blender, add peeled almonds, water, and salt.
- Gradually start from low to high speed until almonds are well blended. (about 45-60 seconds). Or use the smoothie setting.
- Optionally use the stainless steel coffee filter and filter the almond milk.
- Press the pulp to squeeze out as much milk as possible.
- Store the almond milk mason jar or glass jars, covered with lids, in the refrigerator.
Notes
- For filtering - nut milk bags can also be used.
- No filter - Vitamix blends the milk very fine, you can skip the filtering process.
- No soak - If you are in a hurry, use the whole almonds with the skin and blend them together.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 103kcal (5%) | Carbohydrates: 4g (1%) | Protein: 4g (8%) | Fat: 9g (14%) | Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 79mg (3%) | Potassium: 131mg (4%) | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Sugar: 1g (1%) | Vitamin A: 0.2IU | Calcium: 52mg (5%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)
