Ever wanted to try a homemade almond milk recipe, yet don’t have the time? I recently discovered two different ways to get creamy, delicious, clean almond milk without the time and effort! Still made in the comfort of my own home, yet quick and easy. Watch this video, and read on, for all my tips and tricks with the Almond Cow and Joi!
Three Ways to Enjoy Almond Milk
We’ve all seen how much almond milk as grown in popularity in recent years. Grocery stores are increasingly coming out with their own brands. I also created my own recipe for almond milk, that I think tastes even better than store-bought! And now, Almond Cow and Joi have joined the band wagon in offering almond milk, yet without the time that traditional DIY milk takes.
Store-Bought
My team actually bought and tested every refrigerated almond milk we could find around my home town. According to the US National Library of Medicine, 75% of the world is lactose intolerant. Therefore, the food industry is slowly coming up with alternatives to dairy. We created a Rawkstar Report to share our findings, grading 15 brands of milk on taste, texture, ingredients, packaging, and physical aesthetic. Only 3 of the brands purchased were ‘clean,’ meaning no fillers, gums, or fortified additions. I know not everyone has the time to follow an almond milk recipe, so this guide makes shopping for milk easy.
Of those 3 brands, only 1 actually tasted good!
I knew there just had to be another way to enjoy almond milk.
DIY Almond Milk
In my quest to find the BEST tasting milk, I created this DIY Almond milk recipe. I want my family to eat good, whole food, yet I need that food to taste great too. This recipe, though time consuming, accomplishes the taste I look for in a plant milk. It’s highly customizable, and the same formula can even be applied to other DIY plant milk.
Faster, Homemade Plant Milk
When I was first introduced to the idea of an almond milk recipe without the effort, I thought both options were too good to be true. Almond Cow created a milking machine that can blend plant milk in minutes. Joi is a company that created a nut milk paste, to simply add to filtered water and blend. 1 tablespoon of Almond Joi paste creates 1 cup of almond milk. Excited to try both of these options, I created a video putting them to the test.
Putting the Almond Cow and Joi to the Test
While the Almond Cow and Joi methods to make almond milk are different from one another, they both boast easy, homemade almond milk that is clean and creamy. So I put them to the test.
Almond Cow
The Almond Cow states that it makes 5 cups of almond milk using 1 cup of raw almonds. Even though it has almond in the title, this machine can also make oat, coconut, cashew, hemp, walnut, and almost any other plant-based milk I could ever want. The website even has an entire index of non-milk beverage to make, along with ways to use the pulp left over from making milk.
Instructions
- Using the metal container, measure out the almonds. There are 2 lines for measurement, depending on how thin we want the milk. I chose to add the max amount of almonds, hoping to get the creamiest result.
- Add 5 cups of filtered water to the base, then secure the basket with almonds to the blade, and attach the lid.
- Press the button on top to start, and allow the machine to complete 3 blending cycles. There is a green light on top that turns solid once the milk is ready.
Tip: to get extra creaminess, soak the almonds overnight.
Result
There is a basket to place the blade in once the milk is blended, which helps minimize the mess. The whole process took less than 5 minutes, and the almond milk recipe I followed was simple and straight forward. The milk was foamy, and easy for me to customize how I wanted it (and I wanted all the creaminess I could get!). The leftover pulp, or almond meal can be used in granola, added to a smoothie for extra fiber, or put in oatmeal or as a yogurt topping. This creates a zero waste product! 1 cup of milk contains 4 grams of protein, which is an excellent addition to any green smoothie.
Joi
Joi has taken almonds and blended them into a paste. This paste is 100% almond, uses the entire nut (so also zero-waste), and has a shelf life of 18 months… with no additives what-so-ever. To make 1 cup of almond milk, just add 1 tablespoon of Almond Joi paste to 1 cup of filtered water, and blend for 30 seconds.
Tip: To up the creaminess, add 2 tablespoons of Joi to 1 cup of filtered water.
Even after settling, this milk kept its frothy top. It tasted super creamy, and was a little less dry than the Almond Cow’s version. 27 cups of almond milk can be made from 1 container of Joi, retailing for $19.99. That’s less than $1 per cup! 1 cup of this almond milk is 4 grams of protein as well.
How Can I Use Almond Milk?
Now that I have many different options to buy or make almond milk, what do I do with it? Honestly, almond milk can be used in place of dairy milk in almost any recipe, yet we have a few recipes that were created specifically with almond milk in mind:
- Spiced Almond Milk
- Almond Butter and Jam Muffins
- Cherry Almond Cinnamon Green Smoothie
- Chocolate Banana Protein Shake
- Chamomile Lavender Tea
Have you tried any of these homemade almond milk recipes? We’d love to hear about it! Drop a comment below with your fav recipe, or any great tips/tricks you have to up our almond milk game.
from
https://simplegreensmoothies.com/recipes/quick-and-easy-almond-milk-recipes
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