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Easiest Homemade Almond Milk Recipe

Course: Beverage
Cuisine: Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Keto, Low-Carb, Paleo, THM:S, Vegan, whole30
Keyword: homemade almond milk
Prep Time: 4 minutes
Total Time: 4 minutes
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 207kcal
Wondering how to make almond milk? This is the easiest recipe ever - no nut milk bags, no waste, just fast, easy and frugal.
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup almonds
  • 4 cups water
  • 1/32 - 1/16 teaspoon stevia (optional: see Recipe Notes for sweetener info)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional; to taste)
  • dash salt
  • other flavorings (optional)

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients in a blender.
  • Blend 'til smooth. In my Vitamix, I blend for approximately 2-3 minutes. This machine it totally worth it!
  • Strain milk through a nut milk bag or cheesecloth, if desired. I don't bother - I'm just too busy :-)!
  • Pour and enjoy.

Notes

  • Appearance: This recipe uses whole almonds. If you want your almond milk to be more uniform in appearance, you can use blanched almonds. Otherwise, you will have specks of the almond skins in the resulting milk.
  • Stir and Serve: If you don't strain the milk (the way I typically don't), you can either stir the solids into the mix as you wish or use the solids for another purpose.
  • Soak First: Some people make almond milk from soaked almonds, but I don't do that. I know it might sound counter-intuitive to dry the almonds before making milk, but I soak and dry a lot of nuts at a time.  Then I store them and keep them on hand for snacking, making almond butter, or making this almond milk, or almond meal...you get the picture.  This way I always have soaked nuts at the ready for making milk instead of having to time my soaking and milk making together.
  • If you are doing a food plan like Trim Healthy Mama, a more acceptable proportion is 1/2 cup almonds per 4 cups of water. You can thicken the resultant milk with glucomannan if desired. This recipe is an "S" for THM.
  • Sweeteners. Stevia is very very sweet but you can omit the sweetener or use another one as desired.
  • Other Milks: You can use this method for making walnut, pecan, hazelnut, or cashew milk.
  • Sweetener Options: You can substitute any other healthy sweetener for stevia. If using stevia, see How to Use Stevia.
  • Flavoring Options: For flavorings, chocolate or carob, as well as cinnamon, are great options, but the sky's the limit!

Nutrition

Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 253mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 1mg | Net Carbs: 4g