Make almond milk yourself: It’s that easy

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Make almond milk yourself
It’s that easy

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by Kira Reckers

Are you looking for a vegan milk alternative? Then we’ll show you here how you can make almond milk yourself – with just two ingredients!

Ingredients for homemade almond milk

  • 1 liter of water
  • 200 g unpeeled almonds
  • mixer
  • Nut milk bags or cheesecloth

Make almond milk yourself: step by step

  1. Put the almonds in a bowl, cover with water and Soak overnight (at least 8 hours).
  2. Then drain the water and put the almonds in the blender. Add 1 liter of water and mix the ingredients for a few minutes until the almond kernels are crushed.
  3. Sieve the almond milk through a nut milk bag or cheesecloth and the Collect the liquid in a bowl. Wring out the cloth so that all of the milk is squeezed out.
  4. Bottle the almond milk and store in the refrigerator this way it lasts for three days. The leftover mass does not have to be thrown away, for example you can make almond butter yourself.

Tip: For a little more flavor, you can use the almond milk Sweeten with agave syrup or dates. If the mass is too thick, it can be diluted simply by adding water.

Make almond drink from almond flour

You can make your own almond milk even faster if you use almond flour. In order to you save yourself soaking and chopping in the mixer, instead you just have to mix the flour with the water and then pour it through the cheesecloth.

Almond milk: product knowledge

Almonds are extremely healthy because they contain calcium, magnesium, vitamins B2 and E as well as valuable fiber. But: Few of the nutrients are left in almond milkas they are lost through soaking and pressing. By the way, there is almond milk in the supermarket can only be found under the name “Almond Drink”, because according to an EU regulation, vegan products are not classified as milk, cheese or the like. may be designated.


 Make almond milk yourself: It's that easy

The big advantage for allergy sufferers and people with intolerance is that almond milk is gluten- and lactose-free. Unfortunately, almonds show does not have a very good carbon footprintbecause the cultivation is associated with high water consumption and the kernels have to be imported. A more sustainable alternative is oats – we explain how you can make oat milk yourself.

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