Nut Milk

When I was in my Friends & Family class, the facilitator and I got on the discussion of eating raw and drinking nut milk. I'm a huge fan of almond milk. She had asked if I ever made my own, to which I replied "no, never even thought about it." She told me if I tried the recipe, I'd never go back to a store bought brand.

Today I decided take her advice. A week ago I'd ordered my nut milk bag, which is what you filter the blended concoction through to make the milk. I was skeptical and a little frightened to find out if I had wasted money in purchasing the bag and not to mention the nuts. I'm happy to report that Susan was correct. I will never again buy milk, when its just as easy, not to mention cost-effective and healthier to make my own.

This time I had tried it with Brazil nuts...Susan's favorite. I LOVED it. Had it over a bowl of cereal this morning and in my cup of coffee. I also had my mom try it and have been recruited to buy a lot of nuts and make her milk regularly as well.

So here is the recipe:

Two cups of raw nuts (your choice which nut...just make sure it is raw)
4 cups water
blender
nut milk bag (can order on amazon or just google "nut milk bag")

1. Soak nuts overnight in water
2. Empty the water from the nuts, place them into a blender.
3. Add 4 cups of fresh water. (not water used to soak them)
4. Blend until smooth, approx 2-3 minutes.
5. Pour through nut milk bag and wring it out as much as possible.
6. Voila, fresh milk that will last 3 days.

The proportion will always be 1 cup of soaked nuts to 2 cups of water in the blender. I promise if you try it, you won't go back. Tomorrow, I'm going to try hazelnuts. I'm so excited with my new discovery.