How To Make Nut Butters and Milks
Nut Butters
Nut butters make excellent sandwich spreads, and also go well in many desserts (cookies, anyone?).
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To make your own, the process is simple: Once you’ve soaked/dried your nuts, place them in a food processor or high-powered blender. Blend until consistency of nut butter.
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Yes, it’s that easy.
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Optional: Blend with up to 1 TBS of honey or 1/2 tsp of salt for every 2 cups.
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Place in a glass container, and store in your refrigerator (or use immediately).
Nut Milks
For nut milks (such as almond milk), soak your nuts overnight or up to 2 days. Instead of drying, rinse and do this:
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For every one cup of nuts, add 2 cups of water in a food processor or blender and blend for 2 minutes.
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Strain mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl or glass jar. Your liquid in your bowl is your nut milk. The mixture in your strainer is nut meal.
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You can use your nut meal in oatmeal, smoothies or muffins.
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Store your nut milk in a glass container in the refrigerator. When serving, sweeten with a nutritional sweetener (such as honey) to taste.
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(Also: try adding a date or two when blending for extra sweetness.)
