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Homemade Almond Milk Recipe {Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Paleo}

Homemade Almond Milk Recipe | WholeLifestyleNutrition.com

Giving Up Dairy

 

For the last year, I’ve been on an intense healing journey.  You can read more about that here.  

One of the foods that I needed to give up for my healing journey was dairy.  I’ve never been a big dairy drinker, but I do like it in my coffee and on my cereal from time to time. I also like to bake with it too.

So I needed to come up with an alternative to dairy and this suits my needs perfectly!

An Easy Almond Milk Recipe That Has The Most AMAZING Flavor

 

Now I’ve tried store-bought almond milk before and gosh was it god awful!

I made numerous attempts at making a good tasting almond milk, but that fell short too!

It wasn’t until I started to explore with a few ingredients that everything fell in place, and I created the most frothy and delicious almond milk recipe that I think anyone can find!  Yay, it is that good!!  So let’s jump into this easy almond milk recipe already!

3 Special Ingredients That Makes This Recipe a 5-Star Recipe!!

 

So you only need a few good ingredients to make a good almond milk.  But three ingredients make this almond milk recipe a 5-star recipe.

What are these ingredients?

  • Dates
  • Cinnamon
  • Pinch of Salt

Dates give this almond milk the sweetness it needs.  Cinnamon gives it an extra frothy texture and adds a ton of flavor and the pinch of salt brings everything to life!

Homemade Almond Milk Recipe | WholeLifestyleNutrition.com

So here we go…just throw everything into a high-speed blender like this!

Homemade Almond Milk Recipe | WholeLifestyleNutrition.com

Blend on medium speed for 2 minutes.  After 2 minutes turn up to high speed and blend for an additional 30 seconds.

Homemade Almond Milk Recipe | WholeLifestyleNutrition.com

It will look all frothy and blended like this!

Homemade Almond Milk Recipe | WholeLifestyleNutrition.com

Now you do need to strain this, but I have a super easy method and I have found the BEST reusable fine mesh produce bags that work perfectly…and the clean up is super fast too! BONUS

I just hang the bag from my cabinets like this.

Homemade Almond Milk Recipe | WholeLifestyleNutrition.com

And place a bowl underneath the bag to catch the almond milk.

Homemade Almond Milk Recipe | WholeLifestyleNutrition.com

You can leave it hanging for a half hour or you can squeeze the pulp to get all the milk out more quickly, both methods work.

If you’d like you can reuse the almond pulp in a good granola recipe or you can dehydrate it and use it as almond meal in some of your favorite almond baking recipes!

Homemade Almond Milk Recipe | WholeLifestyleNutrition.com

When you are finished straining the milk, pour in a glass container and refrigerate for up to 5 days.  This milk is smooth, frothy and so totally amazing…I think you are going to love this recipe! 🙂

Homemade Almond Milk Recipe | WholeLifestyleNutrition.com

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Homemade Almond Milk Recipe {Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Paleo}


★★★★★ 5 from 5 reviews
  • Author: Halle Cottis
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: (8) 1/2 cup servings
  • Category: dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo
  • Method: blender
  • Cuisine: american
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This recipe is frothy, has a slight hint of sweetness and is incredibly delicious!


Ingredients

  • 4 cups water, filtered
  • 1 cup almonds, raw not roasted
  • 4–5 organic dates, pitted
  • 1/4–1/2 tsp cinnamon, ground
  • dash of salt

Instructions

  1. Add all of the ingredients into a high-speed blender Vitamix,  NutriBullet or Blendtec.
  2. Blend on medium speed for 2 minutes.  After 2 minutes increase the speed to high and blend for an additional 30 seconds.
  3. Strain your milk in one of these reusable bags or in some cheesecloth.
  4. Put the milk into a glass container and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

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Comments

  1. Alex from Happy Body Formula says

    December 19, 2016 at 10:24 am

    That action shot is worth making almond milk at home! Every time I pick up a carton, I think, “I should really just make it from scratch” because it’s so expensive… I think this was the inspiration I needed!

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      December 19, 2016 at 11:41 am

      It really is super easy Alex! Thanks for stopping by and let us know what you think if you should make this. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Renee says

    December 19, 2016 at 10:32 am

    The dates are such a great idea! Such an easy recipe to make your own almond milk to avoid all of the junk in the store bought kind!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      December 19, 2016 at 6:07 pm

      Totally agree Renee!

      Reply
  3. Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says

    December 19, 2016 at 11:16 am

    Homemade almond milk is the best! I love that you add dates and cinnamon. So creamy and delicious!

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      December 19, 2016 at 6:08 pm

      The cinnamon is the key ingredient to frothiness, thanks for stopping by! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Michele @ Thriving On Paleo says

    December 19, 2016 at 4:46 pm

    This is a great tutorial! You definitely show how easy it is to make this, and I think I am going to have to try the cinnamon in it. Sounds dreamy!

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      December 19, 2016 at 6:11 pm

      Thanks Michele, it truly is an easy recipe to make! And the cinnamon elevates it to the next level…that is for sure!

      Reply
  5. ChihYu says

    December 20, 2016 at 1:24 pm

    This almond milk looks so creamy and delicious! Homemade really made a difference !

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      December 21, 2016 at 6:45 pm

      It really does! Thanks for stopping by ChihYu!

      Reply
  6. Cristina says

    December 20, 2016 at 2:11 pm

    homemade nut milks is the only way to go. love the pics!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      December 21, 2016 at 6:45 pm

      Awe, thanks Cristina…I totally agree, homemade is the only way to go when it comes to almond milk!

      Reply
  7. Katja says

    December 20, 2016 at 5:37 pm

    Dates and cinnamon! I have to try this! Thanks for sharing!!

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      December 21, 2016 at 6:44 pm

      No problem! Hope you enjoy it Katja!

      Reply
  8. Stacey says

    December 20, 2016 at 6:21 pm

    Such a great, step by step almond milk tutorial! I still have not tried this yet, but it looks pretty simple to do, so I should give it a go.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      December 21, 2016 at 6:44 pm

      It is so simple Stacey! I vote for yes on giving it a go!

      Reply
  9. Jessica DeMay says

    December 20, 2016 at 6:31 pm

    This looks so creamy and delicious! I love the addition of dates and cinnamon-yum! I like to bake with store bought almond milk, but can never get myself to drink it straight. This I could drink straight! 🙂

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      December 21, 2016 at 6:43 pm

      You are so right Jessica! I think store-bought lacks on flavor but this one is full of flavor and then some!

      Reply
  10. Rachel says

    December 20, 2016 at 10:26 pm

    Oh my GOODNESS, how smooth and thick and creamy!

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      December 21, 2016 at 6:42 pm

      It truly is Rachel, thanks for stopping by! 🙂

      Reply
  11. Real Food with Dana says

    December 21, 2016 at 10:02 am

    Love making my own almond milk!! Loving the addition of dates too!

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      December 21, 2016 at 6:42 pm

      Dates are one of earth’s most perfect foods! Such a natural way to sweeten just about anything!

      Reply
  12. Kari says

    December 21, 2016 at 4:19 pm

    This would make the perfect ‘cereal’ milk because it’s already pre-flavored a bit with cinnamon and a hint of sweetness. I always overfilled my bowl with milk as a kid to get the leftover ‘cereal’ milk! I’d also like to try this for a chai latte in the morning!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      December 21, 2016 at 6:41 pm

      Oh yes! Chai latte would be perfect for this almond milk!!

      Reply
  13. Taesha says

    December 21, 2016 at 9:37 pm

    Homemade almond milk is, hands down, superior to store bought. So simple and family friendly!

    Reply
  14. Kelly Bejelly says

    December 22, 2016 at 12:19 pm

    Wow! This is so cool. I know people who make their almond milk in an effort to avoid all the crap in store bought brands be I never knew there is such techniques and detail to making it. I love that there is a greater effort in society to rediscover how to make the purest forms of products like my Grandma did.

    Reply
  15. Becky Winkler (A Calculated Whisk) says

    December 23, 2016 at 7:51 am

    Homemade almond milk is just the best, and I bet the cinnamon version is extra amazing.

    Reply
  16. Carrie Forrest says

    December 26, 2016 at 4:40 pm

    What an interesting blog and fun experience! I’m going to have to try this one out when I feel extra brave. Thanks for sharing and inspiring us all! 🙂

    Reply
  17. Evelyn says

    December 27, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    Thank you for the great tutorial. A lot of other almond milk recipes call for soaking the almonds overnight. Do I understand correctly that you recipe does not need to soak the almonds. Definitely like the idea of adding the bit of cinnamon.

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      December 28, 2016 at 12:41 pm

      Hi Evelyn! I don’t soak mine at all and it turns out amazing. If you’d like, you certainly can let the whole mixture soak for an hour, but this is not necessary.

      Reply
  18. Jamie says

    January 7, 2017 at 6:43 pm

    Just made this! It is thick, creamy and sweet! My whole family liked it!

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      January 9, 2017 at 8:36 am

      So happy you enjoyed it, Jamie!

      Reply
  19. BRITTANI DAVIS says

    October 16, 2017 at 12:49 pm

    Where can i find the mesh bags?

    Reply
    • Halle Cottis says

      October 18, 2017 at 8:40 am

      These are the ones I use: http://amzn.to/2gYWFif

      Reply
  20. Chris says

    January 24, 2018 at 3:58 pm

    I’m going to try adding dates to mine. Thanks!! When i make almond milk I add cloves and cardamom in mine It’s great too!

    Reply
  21. Lanette says

    July 16, 2018 at 3:27 pm

    Nice recipe! I’ve always wanted to try almond milk, as it’s consumed by my some of my kids. But I get concerned about the ingredients. I want to try this recipe. I had an inkling about dates that I had forgotten about until I read what you said about it. Heading to Trader Joe’s for all I need. Hopefully, I can find the right bag for straining the almond mixture. Sharing on FaceBook group.

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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