How to make Almond Milk
This step by step guide will show you how to make almond milk the simple way. Almond milk is great for vegans and a low carb or keto lifestyle.
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Ingredients
- 100 g blanched almonds
- 30 g desiccated coconut
- 20 g hemp seeds
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
- pinch of salt
- 1 L filtered water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- Add the almonds, coconut, hemp seeds, cinnamon and salt to your blender and blend on high until the ingredients are a fine crumb
- Add the water and vanilla extract to the blender and blend on high for two minutes or until the mixture is milky and frothy
- Pour the liquid into a nut milk bag over a jug. Squeeze all excess liquid through the bag. There will be some pulp remaining in the bag. Discard the pulp
- Decant the milk into a glass jars for storage. Store in the fridge for 4-5 days
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Notes
You will notice that we have not provided nutritional information for this recipe. The reasoning behind this is the difficulty to calculate how much of the almonds are actually consumed. Some of the almonds is discarded in the pulp left over from the straining.
Makes 4 cups of almond milk
NOTE: THIS IS BASED ON THE INGREDIENTS WE USED, NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON THE INGREDIENTS USED.
Nutrition
Net Carbs: 0g