Raw Almond Milk

May 16, 2007
Raw Almond Milk
Raw Almond Milk
On the drive up to Joshua Tree a few weeks ago, my friend Kiel was telling me all about his little brother who is a hard core vegan. "He even makes his own almond milk," he said. We got to talking all about it and I told him the second I got home from camping I would make my own almond milk too. It was decided. Of course, that was weeks ago and the only thing I could think about when I got home from camping was one thing… showering! Camping is diiiirrrrty.
I was reminded of this plan the other day after making granola. Homemade granola and homemade almond milk would be a whole lotta goodness. Now I have a fresh pitcher of almond milk, but find myself granola-less. Sigh. Guess it's time for another batch! Promise to post about it before it gets eaten up this time.

Raw Almond Milk Recipe
1 cup raw almonds
3 cups water (I used bottled. LA water is yucky!)

Soak your almonds in water overnight. Blend and strain. A cheese cloth is probably your best bet. Sweeten with raw honey if desired. You can always adjust your almond to water ratio, depending on how creamy you like it. While researching on almond milk, many recipes suggested blanching the almonds and removing the skins. No need for this extra work and this way it stays raw.  Here's what you end up with once you've "milked" the almonds:

Milked Almonds
Milked Almonds

I know what you must be thinking… that the poor little almonds just got used and abused, but not to worry, I won't let the almond meal go to waste. I've decided to kill two birds with one stone and make my raw flax crackers too (It was one of my first posts if you care for the recipe).

3 Comments

  • Lunik

    17 May 2007 10:05 am

    [this is good] Thank you for your pretty picture of milked almonds. I want to try…
    I started to drink almond milk because nutritian says it’s far better than soy milk and easy to make.

    Although skin has lots of fibers, not easily to be digested. So I peel outer skin before putting soaked almonds into blender.

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  • kristina

    18 May 2007 10:05 am

    [esto es genial] mmmmm. me amo la leche cruda de las almendras!

    yours looks particularly delicious. do you know what you will love? a “nut milk bag”! yes, that is a real product! available through many fine online raw-food-supplying retailers. It will make the milking of almonds much less messy. and you won’t have to go through 1/2 a pack of cheesecloth for each batch you make. when you are done using it, you just rinse it out and dry in on the dish rack for next time. If you google “nut milk bag” you will find about 100 sites you can order them from.



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  • kristina

    18 May 2007 10:05 am

    ooh forgot…. thanks so much for the crackers! LOVE them. they are surprisingly delicious for breakfast with a soy latte.

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