Wanna learn how to make almondmilk at home for HALF the cost, ingredients, and effort as buying it at the store?! READ ON!
In the past couple of years, demand for cow’s milk has been waning in comparison to plant-based milk. According to a report called “Dairy and Dairy Alternative Beverage Trends in the U.S., 4th edition”, Per capita consumption of fluid milk beverages decreased by around 22% from 2000 to 2016, while consumption of non-dairy plant-based milk alternatives has increased by triple digits in the same time period.
People seem to be avoiding dairy milk for its negative health implications and instead switching to plant based milks, the most popular of which seems to be almond milk.
Many people are now showing interest in making their own almond milk because the almond milk bought at stores touts a long list of added ingredients that act as preserving agents, like: carageenan, soy lecithin, and emulsifiers.
Benefits of Almondmilk
- High in Vitamin E
- Amazing source of healthy fat
- Good for blood sugar control
- High in fiber
For more research and information on this and other plant foods, check out these resources!
Reasons to Make Almondmilk at Home
- It’s cheaper
- More nutritionally dense (higher almond to water ratio)
- It’s more fresh and without any unecessary added ingredients
- It’s so incredibly simple to make!
- You can use the leftover “almond pulp” to make a variety of fiber and nutrient dense snacks!
Almondmilk Ingredients
- Nut Milk Bag (use code- soulfulseeds for a discount)
- Large Bowl
- Regular (unroasted, unsalted) raw almonds
- Vanilla Extract
- Sea Salt
- Sweetner (Maple Syrup, Honey, Agave Syrup, etc.)
- Soak 1 cup of almonds in water overnight
- Discard the soaking water and drain and rinse the almonds
- Blend the almonds and the other ingredients with 4 cups of water in a high speed blender
- Pour the mixture through a nut milk bag and knead it
- Refrigerate in a sealed container for 5 days
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I hope this article was helpful! Making nut milk at home is so easy and honestly, fun! What’s your favorite type of nut milk?
