Homemade Nut Milks

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Tahitian Vanilla Bean Almond Milk

Healthy, easy to make and delicious. If you haven't already tried making your own nut milks, I highly recommend it. Any time you can make something fresh and from scratch, you're better off. And if you buy your nuts in bulk, you can avoid wasteful packaging too.

For creamier results, it's best to soak most nuts and seeds in purified water before "milking" them.

GENERAL SOAKING TIMES
Almonds » 8-12 hours
Brazil Nuts » 0-2 hours
Cashews » 2 hours
Hazelnuts » 6-8 hours
Macadamia Nuts » 4-6 hours
Pecans » 4-6 hours
Pine Nuts » 2-4 hours
Pistachios » 0-2 hours
Walnuts » 4 hours

DIRECTIONS
» Strain soaking water
» Using a water to nut ratio of about 4:1 (or 3:1 for creamier), blend nuts and water together in a high speed blender
» Place a fine weaved straining bag into a small mixing bowl and pour the mixture into the bag
» Lift the straining bag out as you squeeze and wring out the nut pulp
» BONUS: Dehydrate the nut pulp in the over to use as nut flour for other recipes

FLAVOR WITH
» 1-2 Tbsps maple syrup
» 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
» dash of cinnamon optional