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    Hungry Healthy Happy » Recipes » Drinks

    How To Make Homemade Almond Milk

    Published: Feb 26, 2020 · Modified: Jul 27, 2021 by Dannii · This post may contain affiliate links · 27 Comments

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    Diet: Gluten Free / Low Carb / Vegan
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    Learn How To Make Homemade Almond Milk and you will save yourself SO much money. It's much healthier than a lot of shop bought options, as it doesn't have any chemicals or unnecessary ingredients, and it's super simple to make. All you need is almonds and water and then blend it all up. You can even make different flavours too!

    Homemade almond milk in a milk bottel and two small glass jars. Almonds are scattered around the surface.

    We get through so much almond milk. We use it to make creamy porridge, in a smoothie and for our morning coffee. Not only is making it ourselves saving us money, but it is reducing the amount of packaging we are having to recycle. It really couldn't be easier to make this dairy-free, vegan nut milk.

    This almond milk works really well in our Iced Coffee recipe.

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    • Why you will love it
    • How to make almond milk - Step by step
    • How to sweeten
    • Variations
    • How to use leftover almond pulp
    • Flavoured almond milk
    • Storage
    • FAQs
    • Extra tips
    • More drink recipes
    • Recipe
    • Feedback

    Why you will love it

    • Saves money
    • Less packaging
    • Easy to make
    • Can only make what you need
    • Flavoured milk

    How to make almond milk - Step by step

    One: Place the almonds in a large bowl and then cover with water. Leave them to soak for at least 6 hours but overnight is best (they will absorb some of the water) and then drain and fully rinse them.

    Almonds soaking in a bowl of water.

    Two: Put the soaked almonds in a high powered blender, along with the water for blending, the sweetener you are using and any other flavours.

    Almonds and water in a blender jug.

    Three: Blend on high for around 3 minutes until it is smooth and creamy.

    Water and almonds blended together in a blender jug.

    Four: Using a nut-milk bag, cheesecloth or fine mesh sieve, strain the almond milk into a bowl. Then transfer that in to an airtight container and keep it in the fridge.

    Almond milk being strained through a cloth.

    How to sweeten

    You don't have to sweeten it, but we find that a little sweetness is really nice. But it's still less sweet than store bought versions. So how to sweeten almond milk? We sweeten ours with a little bit of maple syrup, but you could use honey or any liquid sweetener, or even blend up some dates with the almonds.

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    Variations

    Almond milk is a good one to start out with, but you can really use any nuts. Cashew nuts make a super creamy milk, which some people prefer, and you don't need to strain it like this almond milk.

    Some people are more sensitive to cashews and also they tend to be more expensive than almonds, so we often just make almond milk and then buy cashew milk if we want it.

    How to use leftover almond pulp

    We don't like waste, but once you have strained the almond milk there will be some pulp leftover. That doesn't mean it has to be thrown though.

    You can use the leftover almond pulp to make little energy bites. Simply blend it with dates and some of your other favourite ingredients like cocoa, coconut and some orange essence and you have yourself some no-waste chocolate orange energy bites.

    You could also just add it to your morning oats or smoothie if you wanted something easier.

    A plate of almond pulp.

    Flavoured almond milk

    The great thing about homemade almond milk is that you can add any flavours you want. The recipe here is just basic almond milk, but when you put the almond and water in the blender, you can add lots of other flavours to.

    For example, vanilla, cocoa, cinnamon or nutmeg.

    Storage

    Homemade almond milk will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for around 3-4 days, but we usually make enough to last around 2 days. It's so quick and easy to make, it's best just to make what you need.

    Someone pouring almond milk from a bottle into a small glass jar.

    FAQs

    What almonds are best for almond milk?

    You want to avoid roasted and salted almonds and go with raw, skin on almonds. If you want a little salt added to your milk (we don't, as we don't think it needs it), then you can add it at the end.

    Do the almonds need soaking first?

    Yes, and this is a really important step as it will make such a difference. I would recommend soaking them overnight for about 8 hours, but if you don't have that amount of time then go with 4 hours minimum.
    The longer you soak them for, the creamier the milk it goes to be. So, if you can soak them for 2 days, then even better!

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    Extra tips

    • Instead of almonds, you could use cashews to make an even creamier milk.
    • If you like your milk a little bit sweet, you can use maple syrup, honey or agave to sweeten it, or even blend in some dates.
    • Why not try a flavoured almond milk? We like vanilla, cocoa or cinnamon.
    • This milk will keep in the fridge for up to 4 days, however it is best up to 2 days, so just make as much as you need.

    More drink recipes

    • Easy Banana Milk
    • Mocha Frappuccino
    • Chocolate Cherry Smoothie
    • How To Make Iced Coffee

    If you’ve tried this Homemade Almond Milk, then let us know how you got on in the comments below.
    Tag us in your creations on Instagram @hungryhealthyhappy - You can use the hashtag #hungryhealthyhappy too.

    Recipe

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    Homemade Almond Milk

    Here we show you how to make Almond Milk. Store bought almond milk can be expensive, so making your own is better - and you can flavour it how you want.
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    Author: Dannii
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    Course: Drinks
    Cuisine: American, British
    Prep Time: 4 hours
    Total Time: 4 hours
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    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 182kcal
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    Ingredients

    UK Metric Measures - US Customary Measures
    • 200 g Almonds
    • Water - for soaking; enough to cover all the almonds
    • 1000 ml cold water - for blending
    • 2 tablespoon Maple syrup

    Instructions

    • Place the almonds in a large bowl and then cover with water. Leave them to soak for at least 6 hours but overnight is best (they will absorb some of the water) and then drain and fully rinse them.
    • Put the soaked almonds in a high powered blender, along with the water for blending, the sweetener you are using and any other flavours.
    • Blend on high for around 3 minutes until it is smooth and creamy.
    • Using a nut-milk bag, cheesecloth or fine mesh sieve, strain the almond milk into a bowl. Then transfer that in to an airtight container and keep it in the fridge.

    Notes

    • Instead of almonds, you could use cashews to make an even creamier milk.
    • If you like your milk a little bit sweet, you can use maple syrup, honey or agave to sweeten it, or even blend in some dates.
    • Why not try a flavoured almond milk? We like vanilla, cocoa or cinnamon.
    • This milk will keep in the fridge for up to 4 days, however it is best up to 2 days, so just make as much as you need.

    Nutritional Information

    Serving: 250ml | Calories: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 1.2mg
    DisclaimerThe nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.

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    Comments

    1. Subhash Dhanda

      March 10, 2021 at 10:22 am

      I have tried Ots Milk, Almond Milk, and lastly CashewNut Milk. I like the last two the best.

      Reply
    2. Jacqueline Piper

      March 01, 2020 at 4:06 pm

      5 stars
      Yes! Love homemade nut milks and nut butters. Great recipe :)

      Reply
    3. Mirlene

      February 27, 2020 at 2:28 pm

      5 stars
      Delicious almond milk and quite a rare recipe to be honest. I haven't seen anything similar quite in a while - love it!

      Reply
    4. kim

      February 27, 2020 at 2:07 pm

      5 stars
      Love this recipe! I'm such a huge fan of homemade nut milks and this was so easy and tasty! Will definitely be making again!

      Reply
    5. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry

      February 27, 2020 at 1:58 pm

      5 stars
      I will definitely be giving making my own almond milk a try, thanks to this post!

      Reply
    6. Danielle Wolter

      February 27, 2020 at 12:02 pm

      5 stars
      Just loooove this! I can't wait to try making my own at home - great idea!

      Reply
    7. Veena Azmanov

      February 27, 2020 at 10:17 am

      5 stars
      This option is really going to be Budget friendly and helpful to me for so many recipes. Thanks.

      Reply
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