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healthy homemade almond milk

Healthy Homemade Almond Milk

Four ingredient homemade almond milk free of thickeners and additives
Course Breakfast, Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 6 cups

Equipment

  • Food processor/ blender

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup raw whole almonds
  • 5 dates pitted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 5 cups water

Instructions
 

  • Soak almonds in water overnight, or a minimum of four hours.
  • Add to a blender or food processor 5 cups of clean filtered water, along with the dates and vanilla. Rinse off almonds with cold water and add to the blender.
  • Blend on high for five minutes, when the blender is shut off there should be small pieces of almond at the bottom and the liquid should appear white.
  • Drape a clean kitchen towel over a bowl, and pour the mixture into it. Squeeze all of the excess liquid through the towel and into the bowl to separate the almond pieces.
  • Transfer to a pitcher, refrigerate, and enjoy!
Keyword almond milk, easy, homemade, kid friendly, vegan, vegetarian