How To Make Almond Milk

I couldn't believe that making almond milk was really as easy as it is.  I don't make it all the time but it is a nice option if I am running low on almond milk and I don't really want to run to the store. I am sure there are different ways to do it but here is what I do.

Homemade Almond Milk









1 cup raw almonds (soaked over night, covered in water)
4 cups of filtered water
small splash of vanilla extract (optional)
2-3 dates (optional)

Drain that murky water out of your almonds. Place all ingredients in the blender and let it go! I like to run my blender for a couple of minutes.

                                               BEFORE                                    AFTER


I got some cloth produce bags from Whole Foods that work great to seperate the almond pulp and almond milk. It is also nice to have a hook that I can use to hang it so I don't have to try to hold it up myself.

When all said and done it makes about 4 cups of frothy almond milk and then you have almond pulp to either munch on or I like to add dried fruit, whole wheat flour, some oats and honey or maple syrup to. Then I roll them into little balls. They taste very much like cookie dough. I have never measured what exactly I do but I will and give you more of a recipe on this later;)

I don't think that making your own almond milk is really a money saver unless you can really get a great deal on your raw almonds. The average price for almonds is probably about $6.99/lb. At that price 1 cup is about $2.20 and makes 1/4 of a gallon. Store bought Almond Milk is retail around $3.99 for 1/2 gallon but there are always sales and coupons.

Some available coupons right now are . . .
Silk -
4/10/11 Smart Source (SS) coupon insert
or here to take their 10 day challenge for a $.75 coupon or possibly a $2.00 coupon.

Silk Soy, Almond and Coconut Milk is on sale this week at Target for $2.99!


Blue Diamond Almond Breeze -
1/30/11 Smart Source (SS) coupon insert


Let me know if you try making your own and what you think of it. Personally, I do like the taste of my own almond milk better than the store bought because it really does taste like almonds. Have a great day!!!