Did you know that YOU have the power to make your own nut milk?! Yeah, it's true. If you are going out and buying almond milk, rice milk...basically any non dairy milk, stop right now. Making your own nut milk is incredibly easy, requiring no special equipment. All you need is your favorite nut/seed, a blender, water and a strainer. A nut milk bag would be ideal. I bought mine off of amazon for about $10 and I love it.
I started making my own nut milk a few years ago and it forever changed my life. The flavor of fresh made milk from any nut or seed you desire is amazing. You can get creative and combine nuts, add honey, cinnamon, dates, vanilla....whatever your gorgeous heart desires.
NUT MILK / makes 4 cups
1 cup nuts, soaked 8 hours or overnight
4 cups water
Measure out one cup of nuts and allow to soak for at least 8 hours. I let mine soak overnight so that when I wake up they are ready to go. Drain the nuts and rinse. Pour them in your blender and add 4 cups of water. Blend for about a minute. Strain out the nut pulp with either a strainer or your nut milk bag. If you wanted to add some sweetness to the milk, pour it back into the blender after you separated the pulp and add some honey or dates. I like to add cinnamon, cardamom and honey to mine. Blend again with your chosen sweeteners and then pour into a glass container. Nut milk will last about 4-5 days in the fridge. Oh and DO NOT throw away the nut pulp! You can use that to make baked goods, spreads, dips, granola, I throw in nut pulp in my smoothies.
All my love,
Kristen
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