How to make Almond Milk

On a ketogenic diet, almond milk is a popular alternative to regular milk, as it contains less sugar. If you have only ever had store bought almond milk you are missing out, as homemade almond milk knocks it out of the park! Learning how to make almond milk at home will save you money and allow you to control the quality of the milk. This almond milk recipe is so simple to make and tastes so much better than any store bought almond milk available in Australia.

How to Make Almond Milk

This almond milk recipe involves blending together almonds and water and then removing the pulp. It is a very simple process and means you can be certain of the ingredients and process used to make it. The thing we love about making our own almond milk is that we have complete control over the ingredients.

Erika has been working on the best blend for this recipe and has found this combination of almonds, coconut and hemp seeds offer the right mix of creaminess and flavour. We encourage you to experiment with different blends to find what works for your preferred tastes.

Homemade Almond milk vs Store bought

As mentioned above, we prefer making our own almond milk as we like to be able to control the ingredients that go into it. We have found that many of the store bought almond milks have some undesirable ingredients.

One of our biggest struggles has been ordering a good almond milk coffee when at cafes. 99% of cafes in our local area use Milklab almond milk and as we try to avoid sugar, we avoid Milklab as much as we can. This means we are more likely to make our own coffee at home with our homemade almond milk now.

You will notice that we have not provided nutritional information for this recipe. The reasoning behind this is that it is difficult to calculate how much of the almonds are actually consumed. Some of the almonds is discarded in the pulp left over after straining.

Best Nuts for Keto

Not all nuts are created equal when it comes to macros and the keto diet. The great thing for you is we have done the research for you. All of the nuts below are excellent keto options, but even on this list, some are better than others. If you are looking for the lowest carbs nuts to include in your ketogenic diet look for Brazil nuts, pili nuts, pecans, macadamias and hazelnuts.

• Pili nuts Macros per 100g Calories 700 protein 10g Total Carbs 3g Net Carbs 0g Fat 80g
• Brazil nuts Macros per 100g  Calories 659 Protein 14g Total Carbs 12g Net Carbs 3g Fat 67g
• Pecans Macros per 100g  Calories 691  Protein 9g Total Carbs 15g Net Carbs 5g Fat 78g
• Macadamias Macros per 100g  Calories 718 Protein 8g Total Carbs 14g Net Carbs 6g Fat 75g
• Hazelnuts Macros per 100g  Calories 628 Protein 15g Total Carbs 17g Net Carbs 6g Fat 60g
• Coconut Macros per 100g Calories 354  protein 3.3g Total Carbs 15g Net Carbs 6g  Fat 33g
• Almonds Macros per 100g  Calories 579  Protein 21g Total Carbs 21g Net Carbs 9g Fat 50g
• Walnuts Macros per 100g  Calories 654 Protein 15g Total Carbs 16g Net Carbs 9g Fat 76g

Recipes using almond milk

Erika mainly uses our homemade almond milk for her coffee, but you can also use it in some of our favourite recipes. Check our favourite almond milk recipes below.

Tips

• We prefer to use almonds as the main nut in our nut milk. We have been using blanched almonds, but you can buy raw nuts and soak them to remove the skins yourself. We just prefer the ease of blanched almonds.
• The amounts can be scaled up to make a larger batch.  
• The milk may slightly separate as it stores in the fridge, which is completely normal.  Just give it a shake up before using it and it will be fine.

Serving Suggestions

• Almond milk can be used as a replacement for regular milk in any recipe.
• Add a scoop of Chocolate Collagen to a glass of almond milk for a creamy chocolate milk – yum!
• It is excellent to add in smoothies. Check out our chocolate fat bomb smoothie
• With some keto Granola or in your Chia Seed Pudding for a breakfast that is not eggs. Sometimes you want a different breakfast from the keto favourite of bacon and eggs and the nut milk gives you some versatility.
• Add it to your coffee or tea. It is great with Cold Brew Coffee. It’s no secret that Erika can’t live without her coffee and loved to have it with full fat milk prior to adopting a ketogenic lifestyle. She found it difficult to skip coffee altogether and the almond milk is a perfect substitute.

Equipment

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You may need –

• High speed blender
• Jug
• Nut milk bag
• Glass jars for storage (we just used recycled glass bottles)

How to Make Almond Milk

Once you have made your own homemade almond milk once, you won’t go back to store-bought again. We encourage you to learn how to make your own almond milk so you can have full control over the ingredients used and make sure that it is completely free of any added sugar. We prefer the blend in this recipe of almonds, coconut and hemp seeds as it gives the perfect combination of creaminess and flavour.

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