Organic Raw Vanilla Almond Milk

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Ingredients:

1 cup soaked organic almonds

(Soak in a bowl in the refrigerator overnight and rinse before using)

3 cups spring water

1 organic vanilla bean, seeds scooped out

3-5 soft pitted organic dates

(or soak hard dates in water for 1/2 hour) or

other sweetener to taste such as organic pure honey

Methods:

To make raw almond milk blend the soaked almonds with the water until

smooth.

Then strain the mixture through a sprout bag, cheesecloth, or

strainer into a big bowl.

Save the almond pulp in a container and put in the refrigerator for

later use.

Put the almond milk back into the blender carafe and blend in the

vanilla seeds and dates or other sweetener until smooth.

This milk will last in the refrigerator for about 3-5 days.

Shake well before using.

Variation: Blend in an organic banana and use a pinch of organic

nutmeg to make a festive rawnog.

Measure 1 cup almonds and pour into sprout bag.

Close the sprout bag and soak the almonds in water overnight or for

at least 6 hrs.

Rinse the soaked almonds with water and put the almonds into the

blender with three cups of water.

Blend the almonds and water until smooth.

Pour the puree into the sprout bag over a big bowl.

Squeeze the almond pulp through the sprout bag to extract the milk.

Drink as is, or put the almond milk back into the blender and blend

in vanilla, dates, or other sweeteners such as honey or stevia.

Save the almond pulp for cookie or cracker recipes that require

almond pulp or almonds.