How to Make
Raw Vanilla Almond Milk
Courtesy of Cecilia Benjumea http://www.rawglow.com
Raw Vanilla Almond Milk
1 cup soaked almonds
(Soak in a bowl in the refrigerator overnight and rinse before using)
3 cups water
1 vanilla bean, seeds scooped out
3-5 soft pitted dates (or soak hard dates in water for 1/2 hour) or
other sweetener to taste such as honey or stevia
To make raw almond milk blend
the soaked almonds with the water until smooth. Then strain the mixture through a sprout bag, cheesecloth, or strainer into a big bowl. Save the almond
pulp in a container and put in the refrigerator for later use.
Put the almond milk back into
the blender carafe and blend in the vanilla seeds and dates or other sweetener
until smooth. This milk will last in the refrigerator for about 3-5 days. Shake well
before using. Variation: Blend in a banana and use a pinch of nutmeg to make a festive
rawnog.
Step by Step Instructions
on How to Make Raw Almond Milk with Pictures
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Measure 1 cup almonds
and pour into sprout bag. |
Close the sprout bag and soak the almonds in water
overnight or for at least 6 hrs. |
Rinse the soaked
almonds with water and put the almonds into the blender with three cups of water. |
Blend the almonds and water until smooth.
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Pour the puree into the sprout bag over a big bowl.
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Squeeze the almond pulp
through the sprout bag to
extract the milk.
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Drink as is, or
put the almond milk back into the blender and blend in vanilla, dates, or other sweeteners
such as honey or stevia. |
Save the almond pulp for cookie or
cracker recipes that require almond pulp or almonds. |
For More Recipes, Sprout Bags, and
Vanilla Beans please go to http://www.rawglow.com |
