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Once you start making your own almond milk, you'll never buy it again. It's easy, fresh, healthy, and delicious. There is a natural sweetness which comes out in this that is not captured in the boxed variety. You can easily flavor this up with some vanilla extract or sweeten it further. And you don't have to be tied down to agave syrup, both honey and maple syrup work beautifully too. You could even leave it out.
Once you learn the ratio, it's pretty simple to make. Use 1 part almonds to 4 parts water. I recommend adding a little sweetener or maybe throwing in some cinnamon or vanilla too. Not a fan of almonds? Use cashews for an even creamier milk.
The leftover pumice makes a nice scrub if you're into that sort of thing. You can take it into the bath and use it as an exfoliant for your skin.
Almond Milk
1/3 cup raw almonds
1 1/3 cup filtered water
1 tbsp agave syrup (honey or maple syrup work as well)
Method
1. Throw your almonds into the blender and grind for a bit. I usually do this in a couple of stages as my blender sprays almond dust up the sides of the carafe. Stop blending and scrape the sides down with a rubber spatula.
2. When your almonds are ground into a nice meal you want to add about half of your water.
3. Blend on high for one minute. Stop blending and pour in your sweetener. Blend on high again and slowly add the remaining water. Blend for two minutes total.
4. Line a strainer with cheese cloth and place over a bowl. Strain the almond milk into the bowl and squeeze the pulp in the cheese cloth. Get all the extra milk out of the pulp.
5. Chill the milk. Stir before serving and enjoy.
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