How to Make Almond Milk (Recipe + Variations) (2024)

FAQs

How do you jazz up almond milk? ›

Flavor boosters: if you love vanilla almond milk like I do, you'll want to add some vanilla extract, honey and a pinch of sea salt. You don't need much but it gives the almond milk such a delicious flavor.

Another option is to blend the almond milk with a banana or other fruit to create a delicious smoothie. Finally, you can experiment with adding different spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, or vanilla extract to give your almond milk a unique flavor.

The almonds made just under 700ml (23floz) of milk. The cheap almond milk costs about $4 (£3.15) for 32floz (950ml), the fancier stuff comes in at $7 (£5.51) for 28floz (829ml) so it's decidedly not cheaper to make your own.

Without them, nut milk tastes flat and one-note. Add a pinch of salt and a little agave, honey, or maple syrup to the mix after blending. Or, do as Music does and soak the nuts with a cinnamon stick, a pinch of salt, and a date. The flavors will infuse the liquid as they soak, and you can blend it all together.

Even nut milk can be made into gut loving yogurt.

Almond milk yogurt must be made from scratch, from actual nuts. There are no short cuts.

Homemade almond milk stored in the refrigerator will last about five days. Almond milk bought from the refrigerated section of your market will last in your fridge for about seven to 10 days. Shelf-stable almond milk will last one to two months in your pantry and up to 10 days in the fridge after opening.

There are a few simple ways to make unsweetened almond milk taste better. One option is to add a natural sweetener like honey, maple syrup, or agave nectar.

Almond milk can go bad or rancid. “Signs of spoilage include discoloration or foul odor. It can get lumpy or develop specs of mold,” White says. “Bottom line: when in doubt, toss it!”

Almond milk poses the most significant risk to people with an almond allergy. The beverage may also contain less-than-desirable ingredients, even for people without a nut allergy.

Commercial almond milks have about 5 almonds per cup. You can figure that based on either the protein or the fat content. There's a gram of protein, almonds are about 20% protein by weight, and an almond weighs about a gram. Reckoning by the fat calories gives a similar answer.

Can you heat almond milk like regular milk? ›

Almond milk: Almond milk is a popular choice for smoothies, cereal, and other cold drinks, but it can be a bit trickier to use in cooking and baking. While it can be heated, it has a tendency to separate and curdle at high temperatures, so it's best to use it in recipes that don't require a lot of heat.

Almond milk is also terrific in place of dairy milk in French toast, bread pudding, mashed potatoes, creamy bisques or curries, ice cream (churned), baked goods and, of course, smoothies and milkshakes.

Almond milk can be a great plant-based option for those avoiding cow's milk. Unsweetened varieties are naturally low in calories and sugar while providing plenty of vitamin E. That said, almond milk is low in protein and sweetened types can be loaded with sugar.

Substituting almond milk in baking

In many cases, using almond milk instead of cow's milk won't affect taste or texture. However, almond milk is thinner than dairy milk and has less fat, so recipes that need butterfat might have a different texture if you make them with almond milk.