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!
So here we go…just throw everything into a high-speed blender like this!
Blend on medium speed for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes turn up to high speed and blend for an additional 30 seconds.
It will look all frothy and blended like this!
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.
And place a bowl underneath the bag to catch the almond milk.
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!
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 {Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Paleo}
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
- Add all of the ingredients into a high-speed blender Vitamix, NutriBullet or Blendtec.
- Blend on medium speed for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes increase the speed to high and blend for an additional 30 seconds.
- Strain your milk in one of these reusable bags or in some cheesecloth.
- Put the milk into a glass container and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Alex from Happy Body Formula says
December 19, 2016 at 10:24 amThat 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!
Halle Cottis says
December 19, 2016 at 11:41 amIt really is super easy Alex! Thanks for stopping by and let us know what you think if you should make this. 🙂
Renee says
December 19, 2016 at 10:32 amThe 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!
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Halle Cottis says
December 19, 2016 at 6:07 pmTotally agree Renee!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
December 19, 2016 at 11:16 amHomemade almond milk is the best! I love that you add dates and cinnamon. So creamy and delicious!
Halle Cottis says
December 19, 2016 at 6:08 pmThe cinnamon is the key ingredient to frothiness, thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Michele @ Thriving On Paleo says
December 19, 2016 at 4:46 pmThis 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!
Halle Cottis says
December 19, 2016 at 6:11 pmThanks Michele, it truly is an easy recipe to make! And the cinnamon elevates it to the next level…that is for sure!
ChihYu says
December 20, 2016 at 1:24 pmThis almond milk looks so creamy and delicious! Homemade really made a difference !
Halle Cottis says
December 21, 2016 at 6:45 pmIt really does! Thanks for stopping by ChihYu!
Cristina says
December 20, 2016 at 2:11 pmhomemade nut milks is the only way to go. love the pics!
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Halle Cottis says
December 21, 2016 at 6:45 pmAwe, thanks Cristina…I totally agree, homemade is the only way to go when it comes to almond milk!
Katja says
December 20, 2016 at 5:37 pmDates and cinnamon! I have to try this! Thanks for sharing!!
Halle Cottis says
December 21, 2016 at 6:44 pmNo problem! Hope you enjoy it Katja!
Stacey says
December 20, 2016 at 6:21 pmSuch 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.
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Halle Cottis says
December 21, 2016 at 6:44 pmIt is so simple Stacey! I vote for yes on giving it a go!
Jessica DeMay says
December 20, 2016 at 6:31 pmThis 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! 🙂
Halle Cottis says
December 21, 2016 at 6:43 pmYou are so right Jessica! I think store-bought lacks on flavor but this one is full of flavor and then some!
Rachel says
December 20, 2016 at 10:26 pmOh my GOODNESS, how smooth and thick and creamy!
Halle Cottis says
December 21, 2016 at 6:42 pmIt truly is Rachel, thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Real Food with Dana says
December 21, 2016 at 10:02 amLove making my own almond milk!! Loving the addition of dates too!
Halle Cottis says
December 21, 2016 at 6:42 pmDates are one of earth’s most perfect foods! Such a natural way to sweeten just about anything!
Kari says
December 21, 2016 at 4:19 pmThis 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!
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Halle Cottis says
December 21, 2016 at 6:41 pmOh yes! Chai latte would be perfect for this almond milk!!
Taesha says
December 21, 2016 at 9:37 pmHomemade almond milk is, hands down, superior to store bought. So simple and family friendly!
Kelly Bejelly says
December 22, 2016 at 12:19 pmWow! 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.
Becky Winkler (A Calculated Whisk) says
December 23, 2016 at 7:51 amHomemade almond milk is just the best, and I bet the cinnamon version is extra amazing.
Carrie Forrest says
December 26, 2016 at 4:40 pmWhat 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! 🙂
Evelyn says
December 27, 2016 at 1:23 pmThank 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.
Halle Cottis says
December 28, 2016 at 12:41 pmHi 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.
Jamie says
January 7, 2017 at 6:43 pmJust made this! It is thick, creamy and sweet! My whole family liked it!
Halle Cottis says
January 9, 2017 at 8:36 amSo happy you enjoyed it, Jamie!
BRITTANI DAVIS says
October 16, 2017 at 12:49 pmWhere can i find the mesh bags?
Halle Cottis says
October 18, 2017 at 8:40 amThese are the ones I use: http://amzn.to/2gYWFif
Chris says
January 24, 2018 at 3:58 pmI’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!
Lanette says
July 16, 2018 at 3:27 pmNice 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.
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