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Almond Milk Recipe- How to Make Almond Milk

1 cup whole raw almonds (not toasted or roasted, etc) $1.10 per cup (A 3 lb bag of raw almonds is 9 cups and costs $9.75 at Costco)

ETA: The cost for a 3 lb. bag at Costco is now $13.99

4 cups water, more if desired

a pinch of sea salt

honey, to taste

1 tsp vanilla extract 

Soak the almonds in some water for 8-12 hours.

After they have soaked, drain the water and blend all the ingredients on high in a blender. 

Strain milk through a nut milk bag, linen towel or cheesecloth and squeeze out the excess almond milk.

What’s left in the towel is almond meal. 

Pour in a glass jar and refrigerate for an hour or so. Enjoy! 

Makes 4 1/2 cups

Rice Milk recipe

1. Place four cups of water and a third of a cup of brown rice to a large saucepan. Add a quarter of a teaspoon of sea salt. Bring the mixture to a full boil. Turn down the heat and allow the mixture to simmer on low heat for thirty minutes. (place a lid over the pan).

2. Blend the mixture. Once the rice and water mixture has cooled to room temperature, pour it into a blender. Add a half teaspoon of vanilla. Turn the blender on high and blend until smooth.

3. Strain. Allow the blended mixture to stand for twenty minutes, then use a piece of cheesecloth to strain the milk several times. Refrigerate.