How to Make Almond Milk or Seed Milk at Home
Benefits of Making Your own Nut or Seed Milk
Natural nut and seed milks offer an excellent source of body-building protein and packed with life-giving nutrients: vitamins, minerals and enzymes. Especially when soaked overnight and the enzyme inhibitors are released from the nut or seed, the milk is made from live food, even better and more enzyme-packed than a raw food! Nut milks are easy to digest and absorb. There is no added sugar, preservatives, colorings or chemical additives (as in commercial soy and almond milk). There are also no added hormones or antibiotics (as in commercial dairy milk). Nut and seed milks are gluten-free, lactose-free and non-mucous forming: a great vegan, plant-based healthy alternative to dairy milk. And they taste great!
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Make your own Fresh Almond Milk at Home!
You can easily make your own nut or seed milks at home, and this is something you can do more in the winter when there is less availability of fresh raw foods. Use the nut milk as the base for a delicious smoothie (keep reading for some yummy recipes to try yourself!)
How to Make Homemade Almond Nut or Seed Milk
1. Think Healthy
Start in a positive, loving and healthy vibration.
Think of all the good you are doing for your body!
2. Soak Overnight
Soak 1 cup nuts or seeds overnight (8-10 hours)
in a glass jar or container.
Use 1/3 nuts/seeds to 2/3 water.
3. Rinse and Blend
Rinse the soaked nuts or seeds with fresh water.
Blend 1 cup soaked nuts or seeds in the blender with 3-5 cups fresh water.
4. Strain Using Cotton Bag
Strain the blended mixture using the cotton bag. You may use the pulp to make raw crackers.
The liquid is your ‘milk!’
5. Add fruit, honey or dates
Refrigerate and use for 3-5 days.
Can blend again with dates, honey or fresh fruits for a delicious alternative to dairy.
Drinking Your Milk
Enjoy your nut milk as a healthy vegan source of protein full of enzyme power! You may drink it plain, add it to smoothies, raw soups or raw granola or add to a raw recipe.
Storing Your Milk
Store your Fresh Almond Milk in a glass jar in the fridge
It is best to store your nut or seed milk in a glass jar or glass container in the refrigerator. Shake well before using. If it is too thick, simply add more fresh water.
The fresh milk will keep for 3-5 days when refrigerated. Use the milk as a base to create other smoothies and fruit blends.
To make a fruit blend, take 1 cup of nut or seed milk and blend again with dates, fresh fruit or honey.
Good Nuts and Seeds for Milk
Good Nuts for Beginners
Try almond, macadamia, brazil nuts, pecans or cashews for your nut milks.
Good Seeds for Beginners
For seed milk, you can use pumpkin seeds or sesame seeds. If you use sunflower seeds, it is best to not strain them with the bags because the seed tend to get quite ‘sticky.’ For sunflower milk, simply keep the seed pulp in the milk.
More about Nuts and Seeds
Do NOT use roasted or salted nuts or seeds for your milk. Be sure to use raw unsalted nuts or seeds. Sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds should be shelled, raw and unsalted. Always discard the soaked water from the overnight soaking process. Use fresh water when blending the milk.
Almond Milk Smoothie Recipe
1 Cup Fresh Almond Milk
2 Medjool dates (pitted)
1 Banana
2 Tablespoons Ground Flax Seed
1 Tablespoon Raw Maca Powder
1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil
Blend all ingredients in the blender until smooth. Enjoy!
Brazil Nut Milk Smoothie
1 Cup Fresh Brazil Nut Milk
2 Tbsp. Raw Cacao (or Carob) Powder
2 Tablespoons Raw Honey
Dash of Cinnamon Powder (to taste)
Blend all ingredients in the blender until smooth. Enjoy!
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