Almond milk: A staple food for the dairy free

Sweet almond milk (the classic)
When I first learned how to make nut milk. I went crazy for it! Making it all the time.  I even used all kinds of nuts too. One of my faves is walnut milk. Wonderful stuff for sure.

Ingredients:  Makes 3 to 4 cups of milk

• 1 cup organic almonds
• 3 cups water
• 1 Medjool date OR 1 Tbsp agave nectar

Directions:

1. Place almonds and water in a blender and blend on high speed until nuts are completely broken and almond milk is created.
2. Strain the almond milk through a fine sieve or nut milk bag into a bowl or jug. Save pulp for a dessert recipe, for dehydrating into almond flour, or compost.
3. Rinse blender and add back in the strained nut milk.
4. Add sweetener and blend.
5. Taste test for sweetness and add more if required.
   Serve and savour!

* TOP TIP: You can add 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence or half a vanilla bean to this recipe to create a vanilla milk. Additionally you can add a fingernail sized scraping of coconut butter to this for a creamier richer flavour.

Note: if you don't mind some fiber texture you can skip the straining step.  I do sometimes, if I'm in a rush!

Lasts in the fridge for 2 days

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