Making your own almond beverage at home is easy and the taste makes all the difference! You will never go back to store-bought again after making your own!
In a small bowl, add raw almonds and cover with tap water. Soak almonds overnight.
When ready, drain almonds from the water they have been soaking in and peel skin, if desired. See notes below.
Add drained almonds to a powerful blender.
Fill with 4 cups (946 ml) of filtered water and add vanilla extract, if using.
Blend until smooth.
Pour into a nut milk sack that is inside a large bowl to accommodate at least 5 cups of liquid.
Gently massage and squeeze out the liquid until the pulp is pretty much dry and you can get no more liquid out.
Pour the liquid back into the blender and pour into glass bottles or whatever container you have.
Refrigerate and use within 5-7 days.
Notes
You can peel the skins off the almonds if you want. I heard that it gives a more creamy and smooth consistency (like how if you peel the outer skin from chickpeas, your hummus is smoother), but I could literally not find a difference whatsoever from skinned and unskinned almonds. So I don't even waste my precious 20 minutes anymore peeling the skin off my almonds. I just drain and throw into my blender.You'll definitely need a powerful blender for this. A Vitamix or similar is preferred. I haven't tried in traditional blenders; still might work!