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Recipe: Almond Milk

January 4, 2016 · Clean Eating, Narrative

Creamy and delicious, this version of almond milk blows the store-bought stuff out of the water. Let’s get started.

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If you told me last year that I would be making my own almond milk, I would have laughed. I probably would have laughed if you told me that last month.

Because, really. Why?

And yet, here we are.

With a homemade recipe for almond milk.

Because it’s like making your own mayo. And chocolate syrup.

Once you find out how easy it is, WHY WOULDN’T YOU MAKE IT?

And…It’s cheaper and way better for you.  

And that is that. I use almond milk in smoothies pretty regularly, and lately I’ve been hearing about people making their own, which is what got me intrigued. A lot of store-bought versions have carrageenan, which is stuff you want to stay away from. Namely because it’s not good for your digestive system and can cause inflammation, ulcerations, and bleeding. None of which we need. Untitled

So by making it yourself, you know exactly what’s going into it, and you save money to boot.

Win. Win.

You need a few inexpensive supplies, which you can reuse over and over again.

Namely, a nut milk bag.

And a glass jar.

Both of which I purchased from Amazon. Easy peasy.

Then just your ingredients (almonds, dates, water, cinnamon), and you’re all set.

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I’ve got to say … even though it is SUPER SIMPLE to make, I was feeling mighty proud of myself when I was done and had 30 oz of homemade almond milk and it cost about six bucks for the ingredients.

Like … WHO DOES THAT?

WHO MAKES THEIR OWN ALMOND MILK?

Now we do. Yes, we do.

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Recipe courtesy of Cate O’Malley

Ingredients
1 pound almonds
4-5 pitted dates
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
dash of cinnamon
1-1/2 to 2 cups water

Directions
Put the almonds in a bowl and cover with water to soak overnight (or 6-8 hours). Drain the water and rinse the almonds. Put the almonds, dates, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and water into a heavy duty blender and blitz the heck out of it. You will see the almonds break down and turn into a pulp-like substance. Add a little more water as necessary to help move the pulverizing along. Put a large bowl on your counter. Put the nut milk bag in the bowl and dump the blender contents (pulp) into the nut milk bag. You will see the liquid start coming out into your bowl.

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Keep squeezing the bag to get ALL the liquid out. Once done, use a funnel and pour the almond milk into a glass jar (I used this one) and store in your refrigerator. You can save the pulp and add a little bit to smoothies for extra bulk/nutrition, or discard.

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Posted In: Clean Eating, Narrative · Tagged: almond milk, carrageenan, clean eats, eat clean, homemade, recipe

Comments

  1. Alicia says

    January 4, 2016 at 11:58 pm

    Thanks for sharing. Looks doable! I really don’t think it is cheep error unless you can find almonds for less than $2 a pound but the other benifits are worthwhile.

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  2. Catherine says

    January 5, 2016 at 8:36 am

    I’ve never thought to make my own almond milk, but who knew it was so easy?! This looks like so much fun to try and I would love making my own sometime. Thank you for sharing! xo, Catherine
    Catherine recently posted..Italian Cheese Ball & A Happy New Year

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  3. allie @ Through Her Looking Glass says

    January 5, 2016 at 10:40 am

    Wow, just wow Cate. We buy almond milk weekly, our littlest does not do well with dairy. Amazed how simple this is and I can’t wait to taste it! I was unaware of the carageenan side effects. Cheers to a healthy New Year!
    allie @ Through Her Looking Glass recently posted..Easy Chicken Thigh & Wild Rice Bake

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  4. Melissa Falk says

    January 5, 2016 at 4:41 pm

    I’ve been meaning to do this for a long time. I always have almonds and cinnamon on hand. I just need to pick up some dates. Thanks for this!
    Melissa Falk recently posted..Avec – West Loop, Chicago

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  5. Sarah Walker Caron (Sarah's Cucina Bella) says

    January 6, 2016 at 8:23 am

    Wow — I had no idea it was this easy to make!
    Sarah Walker Caron (Sarah’s Cucina Bella) recently posted..Slow Cooker Tomato Lentil Soup

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The tomatoes were from a bag my Mom shoved in my h The tomatoes were from a bag my Mom shoved in my hands as we were leaving Easter dinner. I couldn’t find the expiration date on the burrata I bought from the farmer’s market goodness knows when. And I didn’t measure the heavy cream and added too much and had to scramble to find some mozzarella to fix that situation. But it all still magically came together to make this delicious Whipped Burrata with Roasted Tomatoes that is simply divine. So easy and yummy, you can find the recipe on @ainttooproudtomeg’s site. 🤤
Honored to be this beauty’s sponsor for her Conf Honored to be this beauty’s sponsor for her Confirmation today. It was a beautiful day from start to finish. ✨
Cheers to the weekend, friends! The dreary weather Cheers to the weekend, friends! The dreary weather yesterday and today needed a pop of sunshine, and these beautiful flowering baskets from Whole Foods did the trick! ☀️ Best part? They were a steal at $13.49! ✨
Does it still count if I celebrate National Coquil Does it still count if I celebrate National Coquilles Saint Jacques the day AFTER? I say yes. What IS Coquilles Saint Jacques? It’s a scallop gratin. I love shellfish, however my children do not, so I don’t eat it as much as I would like. My plans to make this yesterday were thwarted by the seafood shop being closed, grocery store #1 having questionable scallops and grocery store #2 only having frozen. So here we are! I used an Ina Garten recipe (you can always trust her recipes!) and it was simple to make and so freaking good. Those little crispy bread crumb bits on the top were everything good in this world. Since I currently can’t be trusted to blog the recipe 😂, you can swipe left for the exact title to Google (which I found on Food Network) and swipe left one more time for my changes. I’ve saved this on my Recipes highlight bubble on my profile here too. Tap the little flag on the bottom right of the photo to save it, but by all means, do make it! 🤤

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The tomatoes were from a bag my Mom shoved in my h The tomatoes were from a bag my Mom shoved in my hands as we were leaving Easter dinner. I couldn’t find the expiration date on the burrata I bought from the farmer’s market goodness knows when. And I didn’t measure the heavy cream and added too much and had to scramble to find some mozzarella to fix that situation. But it all still magically came together to make this delicious Whipped Burrata with Roasted Tomatoes that is simply divine. So easy and yummy, you can find the recipe on @ainttooproudtomeg’s site. 🤤
Honored to be this beauty’s sponsor for her Conf Honored to be this beauty’s sponsor for her Confirmation today. It was a beautiful day from start to finish. ✨
Cheers to the weekend, friends! The dreary weather Cheers to the weekend, friends! The dreary weather yesterday and today needed a pop of sunshine, and these beautiful flowering baskets from Whole Foods did the trick! ☀️ Best part? They were a steal at $13.49! ✨
Does it still count if I celebrate National Coquil Does it still count if I celebrate National Coquilles Saint Jacques the day AFTER? I say yes. What IS Coquilles Saint Jacques? It’s a scallop gratin. I love shellfish, however my children do not, so I don’t eat it as much as I would like. My plans to make this yesterday were thwarted by the seafood shop being closed, grocery store #1 having questionable scallops and grocery store #2 only having frozen. So here we are! I used an Ina Garten recipe (you can always trust her recipes!) and it was simple to make and so freaking good. Those little crispy bread crumb bits on the top were everything good in this world. Since I currently can’t be trusted to blog the recipe 😂, you can swipe left for the exact title to Google (which I found on Food Network) and swipe left one more time for my changes. I’ve saved this on my Recipes highlight bubble on my profile here too. Tap the little flag on the bottom right of the photo to save it, but by all means, do make it! 🤤
Never underestimate the power of a simple change ( Never underestimate the power of a simple change (swipe left for a before). Twenty years of calling this home and I finally got to choose the house paint color, and I’m more obsessed with our house than ever. Bonus points for the magic of window boxes, styrofoam, wadded up newspaper and a hot glue gun. ✨
🌸weekend vibes🌸 Stumbled on this pretty peta 🌸weekend vibes🌸
Stumbled on this pretty petal-lined path yesterday while taking photos for a client. Take a moment to appreciate your surroundings this weekend - it will fill your soul right up. 🥰
An unusual and spontaneous day filled with fellows An unusual and spontaneous day filled with fellowship and friendship, and a beautiful moonlit evening waiting for me when I came home. ✨
I’ve been craving fish and fruit something fierc I’ve been craving fish and fruit something fierce lately, so when I spied oysters on the menu, it was a no brainer. Even better that it was a steal at ten bucks. Beautiful weather for dining al fresco in Madison tonight. ✨

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