So why, you’re wondering, would I post a recipe for almond milk when you can just pick a carton off the shelf at any supermarket.
Well, here’s why. Making almond milk at home is way, way easier than making a trip to the supermarket. Besides, things made from scratch in your kitchen just taste infinitely more delicious and — big bonus– they’re free of all those additives and preservatives that don’t make much sense, on the carton or in your tummy.
Almond milk is a great substitute for dairy milk in sweets, and if you can’t eat soy for whatever reason, it is a great substitute for soymilk in beverages, including coffee and tea. It’s perfect even as a drink on its own. And for Indian sweets almond milk is a better-than-perfect substitute for milk because it has no cholesterol, is lower in calories, and adds that deliciously nutty flavor that dovetails beautifully with those warm Indian spices like cardamom and nutmeg.
Enjoy, all!
How to Make Almond Milk
Ingredients
Instructions
- Soak the almonds overnight or-- in a hurry-- zap them in the microwave for around 4 minutes.
- Place the almonds, filtered water, and other ingredients in a powerful blender and process until the almonds have broken down completely.
- You can filter the almond milk or leave it alone. I like the thickness and nuttiness that the almond sludge gives the milk and it's just amazing in sweets.
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I couldn’t make a holiday recipe to share with you pre-Thanksgiving because of ongoing issues with Freddie– he will be 18 in December and his health has not been, let’s just say, rosy. But we’re grateful and happy to have him around for another Thanksgiving.
Have a joyous and wonderful Thanksgiving, all. And try and make it a nice day for the turkeys too– by not eating them.
Anonymous says
November 24, 2010 atLove the almond milk recipe and I was very happy to notice Thanksgiving Recipe page.
Wish you and your family Happy Thanksgiving and hug and a kiss to Freddie.
Priya says
November 24, 2010 atVery delicious almond milk..Happy thanksgiving to u and ur family..Take care of freddie..
Vaishali says
November 24, 2010 atAnonymous, Freddie sends a kiss right back to you 🙂 Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Priya, thanks, and a great T’giving to ya!
swapna says
November 24, 2010 atHappy Thanksgiving to u and to ur family.Take care of freddie.
Almond Milk looks delicious….
Pavani says
November 24, 2010 atDidn’t know making Almond milk is this easy. Thanks for sharing. Also BIG THANKS for the Thanksgiving recipe link. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Take care of Freddie.
Vaishali says
November 24, 2010 atSwapna, Pavani, a very happy thanksgiving to you and yours! 🙂
HayMarket8 says
November 24, 2010 atThis is great! Thank you!
Mints! says
November 24, 2010 atThis is the exact recipe I follow to make my own almond milk. once in a while I drop in few cardamom seeds to give it a flavor. And sometimes a date or two to give it natural sweetness when I am in mood to have healthy sweet. But I never bothered to peel the skins, its just too much work 😀
Happy thanksgiving to both of you and all the kiddos!!!
Shivani says
November 25, 2010 atHappy thanksgiving to you and your family. Its so simple to make almond milk at home,still we buy from store :(.
Anyways, take care of Freddie.
http://www.subhiksa.blogspot.com/
Kurinji says
November 25, 2010 atHappy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Delicious Almond Milk!
Daisy says
November 25, 2010 atI loooooove, absolutely love, homemade almond milk, I do it often!lately I’ve been adding a splash of cinnamon and nutmeg on top, delicious!
Happy Thanksgiving for you all and my best wishes for Freddie!
Susana.
Veg.Girl says
November 27, 2010 atHi 🙂 I love your blog! I’m Indian and vegan too, and I absolutely adore browsing through your recipes – they all look delicious!
Couple of questions…do you use your Vitamix for this? I bought one recently. Also, about how many grams is 1 cup of almonds? I have a scale, but I don’t have American measuring cups unfortunately.
Vaishali says
November 27, 2010 atHaymarket, Mints, Shivani, Kurinji, Daisy, Thanks, all, and happy holidays!
Veg Girl, Welcome and thanks for your kind words. I do use a vitamix, and just let it go at the highest setting for about a minute.
I don’t have a scale myself, but I googled this up and it appears a cup of almonds is 236.6 grams. Hope that helps 🙂
Rajani says
January 5, 2011 athappy new year vaishali!
thanks for posting this basic recipe… very helpful.
Vidya says
February 17, 2011 atThanks for this amazing recipe. I tried it today and was blown away by the taste! So fresh and nutty and nutritious too I am sure. Much better than what comes out of the carton and no additives….win-win!
Vaishali says
February 17, 2011 atVidya, glad you liked it. Thanks for the feedback!
Srimathi says
March 1, 2011 atLooks like you read my mind. I just got a bag of almonds from the store to make the same but the sugarless kind.
The almond milk is very alkaline and hence great for the body. I buy it at Trader Joe’s. I think the milk without the sugar takes some getting used to, but I like it. The home made version was what I was planning on preparing from the book I have been reading.
Jane from Melbourne says
October 1, 2011 atDo the almonds need to be peeled? Thanks!
Vaishali says
October 1, 2011 atJane, no you don’t need to peel the almonds.
Nima says
August 1, 2016 atHow long does the milk last in the fridge? Just came across this article, great info!
Vaishali says
August 3, 2016 atA couple of days.