Ingredients and Equipment
The ingredients for chocolate almond milk are:
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 1/4 cup dates, pitted (less or more depending on desired sweetness)
- 1/4 cup raw cacao powder
- 4 cups water
You'll also need the following equipment:
- Blender
Blend Your Ingredients
- Put dates, almonds, cacao powder and some water into blender.
- Turn on blender at low speed to begin mixing ingredients.
- Gradually add water to mix until desired consistency is reached (remember to turn off blender before removing lid).
- Pour and enjoy!
- Tip: Homemade almond milk can be refrigerated and stored. For best taste it should be used approximately 7-10 days after it was made.
Filter Your Milk (optional)
To remove any nut pulp from your milk, you may want to filter it. Nut milk bags can be bought online and in many healthy living stores. Straining your milk through these bags will create a silkier milk, just think of the differences in orange juice with or without pulp. A very fine strainer can also substitute.
References
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Kristina Jackson
A graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition at Columbia University, natural food chef Kristina Jackson is a certified holistic health and lifestyle consultant. She is also the editor of the blog "The Whole Idea" which, according to Jackson, "takes us on a journey to experience all that life has to offer…naturally. Clean food, good fun and healthy, conscious living."
Nutrition Information
- According to the website Nutrition Data, almonds are a good source of manganese, magnesium and riboflavin (vitamin B2). They are also low in cholesterol and sodium and are an excellent source of vitamin E.http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/nut-and-seed-products/3085/2
- Raw cacao powder is very high in antioxidants.
- Since almond milk contains no lactose, it is a great alternative for those allergic to milk and the lactose intolerant.
