Almond milk recipe

Give dairy a miss with this easy peasy almond milk recipe.

Love the creaminess of milk, but can’t handle the dairy? No worries. Saksia Gregson-Williams shows you how to make delicious rich and creamy almond milk at home.

But it’s not just the fact that it’s dairy free that makes almond milk such an appealing alternative. ‘Almond milk is one of the most nutritious alternatives to dairy milk, it’s really alkaline unlike the acidic nature of dairy milk,’ say Saskia. ‘This makes it a hundred times better for us. Disease grows in an acidic environment, so by eating and drinking highly acidic foods like dairy, your practically giving disease a free pass to inhabit your body.’  Plus almonds are packed with vitamin E, which is essential for a gorgeous complexion and glossy locks.

Saskia’s recipe adds cinnamon and medjool dates to the mix to add a little sweetness and warmth to the creamy almonds. It’s the perfect addition to homemade granola or muesli, and tastes great in shakes and smoothies!

So what are you waiting for? Get stuck in!

Ingredients
1 cup almonds, soak
2 medjool dates, pitted
A pinch of cinnamon
4 cups water
Nut milk pulp bag/ muslin cloth

Method
1. Soak the almonds overnight.
2. Pit the dates and add all ingredients to your blender. Blend on a high-speed for around 3 minutes until blitzed and milk.
3. Pour through a nut milk pulp bag/muslin cloth, squeezing the bag to get all the milk out.
4. Keep in a air-tight container.

For more amazing recipes from Saskia check out her blog naturallysassy.co.uk or follow her on twitter at @NaturallySassy_