Homemade Almond Milk

My first adventure begins with homemade almond milk! With only 60 calories per 8 ounce serving, it makes a great alternative to drinking cows milk. It's not as high in protein as your regular milk, but it has many vitamins such as Vitamin A and Vitamin D to jumpstart it into deliciousness! One of my favourite things about it is that you know EXACTLY what it is in it. You were there for the entire process, so once you get to enjoy it in a glass, you can be confident that what goes in your body is healthy and wonderful!
It's so easy, try it yourself!

This recipe makes 5 cups of almond milk and it keeps in the fridge for up to 5 days.
You need the following:

1 cup of almonds (organic are the best!)
5 cups of water
A fine strainer or cheesecloth
A food processor
And I think that's it!

Take 1 cup of almonds and soak them overnight in enough water to submerge them with 1 inch of wiggle room at the top.

The dark skin of the almonds is really tough to digest so soaking helps with that!

To get started in the morning bring 5 cups of water to an "almost" boil, I accidentally boiled and nothing happened so I don't know what the difference is!
While waiting for your water,
Rinse the almonds a few times to get all of the slimy water off .

Throw them into a food processor to blend them until they are really fine, almost a sandy grain.

Take 3 cups of water or whatever will fit into your processor and grind together for a few minutes. 

Take your fine strainer or cheesecloth and drain the "milk" into a bowl or jug. 

Continue this process until you've used all the boiled water and turned it into milk!!

After you're done with the ground up almonds you can just throw them out or use them as an exfoliant in the shower or the bath! The best part is that it's 100% natural with no toxins or chemicals going on your skin.

Have fun! 

-Em