Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk

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Making your own nut milks at home is a great way to do both! Check out The Healthy Voyager’s Global Kitchen
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1 cup soaked, raw almonds, drained (at least 4 hours and up to 24)
3 cups filtered water
1 tsp organic vanilla powder (the next best thing to a vanilla bean, won’t break the bank & will last a long time) Should ideally only have ground vanilla beans (no additives)
2 tablespoons of agave nectar (or maple syrup) ( you can also use dates or stevia)

Add all of the ingredients into a good blender and liquefy for at least a minute. Try to get as much “pulp” as finely chopped as possible to make the most milk.  Get a cheese cloth, nut milk bag or a fine strainer and place it in a large glass jar. The wider mouthed the bottle, the better. Pour your blended concoction though your cloth, nut milk bag or strainer and voila, Vanilla Almond Milk!! Looking for tools to make nut milks and butters? Visit The Kitchen Professor for the best recommendations.

This recipe yield about 4-6 8oz glasses of almondy goodness!

Enjoy!

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The Healthy Voyager, aka Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, is the creator and host of The Healthy Voyager series, site, and overall brand. An award winning healthy, special diet and green living and travel expert, holistic nutritionist, plant based vegan chef, best-selling cookbook author, media spokesperson, sought after speaker, consultant and television personality, Carolyn Scott-Hamilton is a respected figure in the world of healthy lifestyle and travel as well as special diet cooking and nutrition. The Healthy Voyager aims to help people live well, one veggie at a time!

6 comments

  2. Totally! I let it go for a while and the pulp gets quite fine. I have a good blender but fear burning out the motor. I don’t think my model could get rid of it entirely but I get pretty close ; ) It’s due time for a vitamix!

  3. I’ve found if you let the blender go for longer (3-5 minutes) it gets rid of all of the pulp and you don’t need to strain at all. This may depend on your blender, though.

  4. I can’t believe I didn’t think of Trader Joe’s! I’ll check ’em out, along with the local Whole Foods. Thanks!

  5. I get my almonds at trader joes but buying in bulk is not only cheaper but eco-friendlier if you bring a reusable bag. There are bulk bins at Whole foods as well as many independent natural food markets. For me, 1 pound of raw almonds lasts 2 weeks. So the total cost is about $2.50 a week ; )

  6. This is great! I’m trying to reduce my environmental impact, and those non-recyclable almond milk containers drive me crazy (not to mention the carbon emissions from shipping them cross-country). I’m having trouble finding cheap sources for raw almonds, though. Any tips for that?

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