Raw Almond Milk Using a SoyaBella or Vita-Mix 4500
Okay so one of the first things I fell in love with that fell into a raw food diet was almond milk! You can buy it at the store but if you make it yourself there is NOTHING else like it! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
You either need a soymilk maker – like the Soyabella or a blender, like the Vita-Mix 4500 and a fine mesh screen. Sprouting bags or nut milk bags work very well, but you can also use pantyhose if you are desperate (or a cheesecloth). You don’t need a bag with the Soyabella because it has a little screen inside it that will contain the almond pulp and strain it automatically.
Directions:
- Soak 1 cup of almonds in 3 cups of water overnight (6-8 hours in the fridge)
- Rinse off the almonds (you will notice they have now expanded). You want a ratio of about 1 cup of almonds to 3 cups of water in the blender. This means you will need somewhere between 3-4 cups of water in your blender (since the almonds expanded). But simply throwing in 3 cups of water is perfectly fine!
- Add in some vanilla bean or agave if you’d like it to be sweet.
- Blend the entire mixture on high until its fully blended. (depending on your blender this could be 30 seconds – 2 minutes).
- Get a large jug and strain the mixture through your milk bag into the jug (I use a mason jar). Squeeze at the almond pulp until all the liquid has been squeezed out.
- Voila: Almond milk! I haven’t found a great use for the almond pulp yet but I will let you know when I do. Store the almond milk in the fridge (a sealed container is best). It’s good for a week or 2.
Note: If you’re using the soyabella, it’s very easy! Just throw soaked almonds in the container with water and blend. Read the instructions and you’ll be golden! 
