It happens Steve. Your viewers are smart and know it's just a slip of the tongue. I've made similar mistakes... like combining a list of ingredients only to realize the recorder is still in "pause" mode. Ya can't exactly separate sugar and cream for a "do-over". Great video as always. I honestly didn't know how easy it is to make your own almond milk. Thanks.
I saw another recipe. The same but where you cook almond milk after this procedure. Not to boil it, stirring it several minutes just below the boiling point, so it gets thicker. No artificial thickeners, all natural. You get more real milk rather than an almond tea. After leaving it in the fridge it won't get separated, the consistency is always the same. I love it that way! Cheers!
There is no comparison between store bought and homemade! I make a blend of almond and cashew for a change too. Love the idea of making the super fine flour. That just didn't occur to me and I used the nut "crumbs" in a bases for tarts and pies. Nice one!
Be sure to soak cashews overnight to remove most of the lectins. Cashews contain high amounts of lectins which are harmful to beneficial gut bacteria. Check out Dr Gundry's channel for more info. Or simply Google it for soaking techniques.
Steve, I need to send you extra thanks and gratitude. I made this Almond Milk yesterday, and it is a game changer! I'm in week 2 of trying to eliminate dairy to get me off of a 18 month weightloss stall, and it's been going well... except for not being able to put HWC in my coffee. This almond milk actually does the trick. It is 100% better than store-bought. Between this and your ACV tonic, which I actually enjoy (rather than grimacing in disgust trying to shoot it straight), you have made my keto life easier. So, THANK YOU... can't say it enough!! You, and your recipes, hacks, and humor, have become an indispensible part of my keto journey! Cheers to you!
I’m from Trinidad and Tobago…and hey…I really really enjoyed this video…my journey started a few days ago with making walnut milk…now I’ll try this method and make Almond milk…you had me smiling broad broad…you can bet that I’ve subscribed…thank you for this lively fun video…yeah.
Very Neat! We were buying an Ice Cream Shop, and the current owner and I were at the counter. An elderly lady walked directly to me and announced in a very loud voice: "Are your Nuts Wet?" The current owner spun around and headed to the back so she would not laugh in the lady's face. I calmly explained that no, we do not carry wet nuts as they are loaded with preservatives that our company, (Ben & Jerry's) does not use. She was not all that impressed, but bought a Sundae any way with Extra Fudge to make up for no wet nuts. Day in the life. Thanks Steve. This was neat.
After tasting this, store-bought just tastes "wrong". Some of the extra things I see on the Costco label are: sunflower lecithin, locust bean gum, gellan gum and zinc gluconate -- as well as a number of vitamins. I'm sure most of this stuff is to make it shelf stable and keep it from separating, but it just makes it taste unnatural to me.
Serious Keto, Not being natural, the gums are added to give products a “natural” mouth feel. I make my own sour cream, mayo, Worcestershire sauce and the such which DOES taste better and as you say, “you know what’s in it”. Thanks 😊
Same. I HATE soy milk (tastes like wet cardboard to me) and have not been a fan of almond milk (store bought) but I'm thinking maybe I can try this and see what I think... worth a shot!
Years ago we made our own almond milk using almond powder bought on the web. It tasted good but it developed mold quickly. We switched from a glass container to a copper water bottle and that stopped the mold.
The taste test was really interesting. I usually avoid anything almond flavored, but I love almonds and I'm trying to like almond milk for my coffee. I love the idea of making my own. Honestly, I didn't think I could! Never even considered the possibility, which seeing the video tells me that was a silly notion. OMG...the fine almond flour...friggin' genius. Speaking of silly...you may have been trying not to giggle, but I almost fell out of my chair laughing several times. I had to explain to my husband why I was hysterical. LOL I guess I'm a 12 year old at heart.
You did it again! I was cracking up at your soaking your nuts comment... so glad you giggle a well! 🤣😂🤣😂We can't lose our inner child, which is why I giggle at Holey Moley- the mini golf tournament show. Love your videos Steve... entertaining and educational!
This is brilliant. I never knew this could be done. I can go get a huge bag of almonds, make milk, and use what's left over for flour. You're saving money here all sorts of ways. Awesome.
Cute kid! My daughter would be just rolling her eyes during the taste test to demonstrate how "stupid" I am for being Keto. I used to make Almond Milk frequently but always discarded the squeezlings...never thought there was much taste left to use but I'll wait for your results.
I use store bought almond milk for baking and cooking. But, not straight up drinking. I made some for myself today. Hesitantly, I tasted it to see if you were right. By George, YOU were RIGHT! I could drink this straight up. I'm not buying another almond milk. Ever! Thank you. Almond butter here I come!!! Thank you!! I love your channel. You're such a down earth type of guy. You're the best.👍
Thank you for the kind words. I'll have a video before the end of this week seeing how the homemade almond flour performs versus store bought. Hopefully that turns out as well as the almond milk. 🙂
Outstanding video, I'm really looking forward to trying this. The fun factor of it alone is just screaming at me. I still dont know what kind of super powers you have to not laugh when you was discussing soaking them... as soon as you said it I busted out laughing Just as a side note I've never tried the Kirkland brand though, I just use the Walmart brand unsweetened vanilla
If you are interested in making the almond milk a little thicker, take about a cup and put it in a pan and bring it to a boil (not rolling, just bubbles around the edge of pan) This will thicken it and you add it back into the rest of the milk.
I have used that plunger pitcher for 20+ years. When it broke recently, my 20 yr old son asked how we were gonna mix drinks... yeesh... well i bought a new one online and now the world is as it should be again..
I like the fact that nothing gets wasted, since you turn the strained almond meal into flour! I bet you could also just make almond milk by adding water to some of your homemade almond butter, which would be handy for people who don't necessarily drink almond milk but really just use it as ingredient in recipes.
LOVE. THIS. VIDEO. 😀👍 We made our own just like this for along time. YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME TO START AGAIN, STEVE! Silly part? I used unblanched almonds and never even THOUGHT to make flour with the blanched! DUH! I made a chocolate or cinnamon granola out of the unblanched. Josh liked it in his yogurt. I'd rather make the flour!😜 ON. IT. Two thumbs up!👍👍 💃💞
Since I buy almond flour in bulk, I will have to give this a go. I am currently paying 12 bucks/pound here in Chile. Whole almonds are about half the price.
And you get two for the price of one. Almond milk and almond flour. You could look at it like getting the almond flour for half price with free almond milk.
Thanks for the video and being frugal. Don’t waste anything, there’s an application for it. Appreciated the almond milk and the flour, twoforone video.👍
I LOVE your videos! I want to make everything you make. I bought a dehydrator because of your videos but haven't used it yet. Thanks so much for all you do Steve.
Oh my God! I never thought that almond milk could taste so good! Way better than Silk brand that I had in my fridge. I added a pinch of purecane and a pinch of salt and it tasted even better. I cannot stop drinking it. Thank you! (I would have put more exclamation signs, but you said that you do not like it)
That milk looks super delicious, I think I'm going to make the milk, and use the almond flour to make the snickerdoodle recipe that Vernaz just posted. Sounds like a fantastic treat
Great video Steve! Im by no means a baker or cooking expert but i have always noticed that store bought almond flour (kirkland in my case) is always sort of large in particle size and not as "dry" as flour and i always wondered if that was part of the reason most keto breads end up so dense. As a secondary experiment, when you compare your ultra fine almond flour, i wonder if you could also try dehydrating store bought stuff and running through a food processor too to see if it makes a difference. Thanks! p.s. my wife uses the kirkland almond milk, i might have to try to make some and have her blind taste test!
I finally bought a pound of almonds..blanched and skinned them. They are soaking over night and I'll be making the almond milk and flour tomorrow. I admit that I'll pay more for the already blanched almonds when I can. Taking skins off a pound of almonds is comparable to stubbing my little toes over and over
I made the almond milk, regular, and then flour. Loved it. Using up my store bought and then only making homemade. My husband loved it too. By the way, you should maybe mention that the almond milk separates after a bit and needs to be shaken. The store bought...not sure cause I cannot see through the container. I’m thinking the added ingredients they put in it prevents the separation.
Well, now I've got to try the Kirkland stuff, because, I compared Walmart's almond milk with Silk; and I think that Wally's tasted much more 'plain' ...in a good way. So if the Kirkland brand beats Wally's then I guess it's time to give yours a shot. (that's my logic :P) The Wally brand is about $2.50 per half gallon. I'm not one that likes spending time in the kitchen, so, that's also a factor. All the same; I love what you do on this channel!
Thank you for the reminder, I use to make homemade almond milk years ago, and honestly got out of the habit. At that time I would put dates in it, but now doing keto I won’t do thatN thank you Steve!
I have been making almond milk for a few years too. I have never tried making it with blanched almonds. I’ll give that a try next. I’ve always “soaked my nuts” in water with salt. I thought that was the big part of neutralizing phytic acids and making them more digestible. When I saw your blanched nut butter, I soaked mine in salt water and pinched the skins off. I kinda forgot about the actual blanching part. But if that’s just to get the skins off, soaking seemed to do it also. Hey hat might just save a step 😊
Awesome!!! I felt like a high schooler, trying to laugh every time you said soak your nuts!!! Good job keeping it together! We have the nut milk bags already to strain our milk from our Jersey cows. Now off to rewatch your how to blanch your almonds video!
This was a great video. So you "sprout" after you blanche. I'm glad I focused in on that. I'll say it again...this was such a great video! I'm looking forward to you using the flour in some recipes. I'm curious how well it will perform. I'll bet it work well with one of the tortilla/flat bread recipes.
I like all your videos , i do almond milk for 7 years now with some nuts . I'm in keto and intemmtin fasting for longtime, but i do croker with pulp mixing flaxseed and cook them in dehydrator. Thankyou for sharing friends stay healthy ..
I just made my first almond milk last night with my new Nama J2 and had no idea how to turn the pulp into flour. So I put it in a glass storage container and in the fridge, to deal with it in the morning. I figured TH-cam might help me out and you delivered! THANK YOU! 💖 Now I'm gonna go dry and pulverize it. 😉
Great video Steve . You really are quite the go to Chef for making and testing new keto recipes. I wish that I liked to get into it like you do but I live alone and it is hard enough to figure out what I want to eat anyway. Keep up your dedicated good work.
You are so entertaining Steve! 🤣😂 thanks for your very informative video. I had to cut out my almond milk consumption. 16 carbs in an 8 oz glass. Took me way over my carb intake. I only use it for baking now. It’s good to know how to make nut milk and almond flour. Oh I finally figured out that you remind me of Dick Clark (this obviously dates me!).
Got it, massage the nut bag don't squeeze and twist...very important! How long will it last in the fridge? I am learning so much, better to have homemade thanks
Thank you a hundred times over. Nice to find a kindred spirit! Love making stuff from scratch for the same reasons you do. The price of almond flour is so high. Can,t wait to make it
O.M.G l was thinking of doing that as l was desperate trying to get hold of powdered Almond flour this is great thanks l need to buy a dehydrator this great Almond butter, Almond milk and powdered Almond flour so cool thanks ever so much.
I'm definitely going to give this a go! Almond milk is pricey here in NZ. AND, if you read the carton of those store bought brands, they only have 2.5 - 4% almonds in it! The rest is water, brown rice/tapioca starch, salt, vege gum/thickener and calcium carbonate. Rip off!
I love the almond milk and now make it regularly. Use the unblanched (being a little lazy) and have found the flour can be used whilst still moist straight into my favourite chocolate brownie. Choc brownie with glass of ice cold almond milk delish. Thank you from UK.
I make this all the time, pinching the skins off the almonds first. I just throw the almond flour in with my store-bought bag of almond flour. Love your experiments!
I like that you don't let anything go to waste. I was wondering since I do like almonds and almond flour but I don't like almond milk, would I like this any better than the store-bought almond milk? I tried making ice cream that used almond milk once and it was horrible. No matter how much flavoring I used it still tasted like almonds.
I can tell you that the blanched almond milk just tasted cream and mild. Store bought ads several thickeners and other ingredient to make it shelf stable and keep it from separating. After drinking the homemade stuff, I find the commercial stuff to be pretty unpleasant.
My kid (16-year-old) is trying to eat keto, but really misses milk. Going to try this out with her, Thanks! Also on the two for one topic, in the Pan-head burrito video, you said paneer could be made. So I did (almost 2 pounds from a $2.45 gallon of whole milk, cheese needed to be dried a little more), also dehydrated the whey. Whey powder might take a little more practice, but it turned out OK.
So glad I bought my milk bags way before this video ( they *were* cheap 😅). Ideas pop into my head for the almond flour you made (dusting cake pans) or, in the pre- processed state, using it as part of a "crumble" topping with chopped nuts & coconut. What do you think, too dry for that, even with the requisite butter?
I make my own after reading how little "almonds" are in the store brands. (there was a class action suit for that reason, false advertising). As for the almonds themselves, I buy the almonds (Costco) with their skins on, and soak them in my Instant pot. 3 mins high pressure cook time, and you can now continue to make your milk using a nut bag. The end product is definitely superior to store bought.
Ever since the pandemic started I started making my almond milk with almost The same recipe except that I add 1 cup of heavy cream and one cup of water blended with a quarter teaspoon of xanthan gum, and it's been working wonderfully with my daily latte.
I was giggling when you said it, sorry, lol. I don't drink any kind of milk. If I need milk for a recipe, I just add water to my cream. I like the fact that you can make almond flour with the pulp though. More versatile this way.
I just made almond milk from almond flour and got the same white pulp. I'm dehydrating it now to use in recipes. All you need is one cup almond flour to four cups filtered water and blend for about 3 to 4 minutes. It tastes good.
I agree with many others like @JulieEyerman, etc. Awesome blog! Both are economical applications. Can't wait to buy some Almonds and "get cracking"!? Sorta a nut joke?! Blanching Almond up next... Blessings from Iowa, L
I haven't bought almond milk ever since I saw this video and I won't ever buy it again. I put my almonds in the fridge over night then let them warm up to room temperature. The skin came off easy. No need go boil water.
Hey Steve, just wanted to share a hack you may be interested in only cuz I know you have an Instant Pot. I've been making homemade almond milk for a few years but not doing overnight soaking anymore for about 3 years. You can do the 1 cup almonds and 1 cup water in the Instant Pot for 4 minutes, drain and rinse under cool water and remove the skins, then into the Blendtec (I have one of those too haha) with the 4 cups water and makes awesome almond milk. Doing the pressurizing eliminates the negative effects of the phytic acids, at least for me, as well. Hopefully you give it a go sometime to see if you like it.
I love that idea! I have an instant Pot but rarely use it. Just wondering can you make several batches and freeze it? I figure if I am going to drag out everything might as well make a few batches at one time, but I really can't use it up fast enough since no one else in the home will use it, they drink only cow's milk.
@LF I don't know, I've never frozen it...but it keeps in the fridge for about 4 days because of the lack of preservatives in this unlike the store bought which has lasted a couple weeks. I've never gotten past the 4 day mark because when I make it, it's gone before that. Wish I could help with that information
@LF the other hack I know if you want to make smaller quantities is to take 3 tablespoons of jarred or homemade almond butter put that into a high speed blender with 1 1/2 cups of water and blend it for about 90 seconds. I call it the Lazyman's Almond Milk...it yields about a pint. I just made some this morning which is what made me think of it
Been using the Almond Cow to make my own milk for some time,far superior to store bought. Thanks for the tip of soaking your nuts😳 first. How should one use the oven to dehydrate? Once again you are doing such great work. By far my favorite Keto channel
Great video Steve! I'm fortunate to have an Aldi's near me that sells Almond Milk for $1.29 per Half Gallon. It probably doesn't taste as good as yours, but you can't go wrong for that price. I definitely make my own Blanched almond flour though 👍
I love the blanched almond milk or without the skins. I soaked mine overnight and then peeled so I guess they are not rally blanched. I blend 3 minutes in my Ninja. I find it so much creamier when blended just one additional minute. They peel fairly easily when soaked. Took me 45 minutes for 2 cups. Just wish there was a faster way to peel them. If you come across any tips, please share. Thanks for your great videos. I really enjoy your channel.
In terms of peeling, I've only done the brief boil method and they almost jump out of their skins. It's still sort of tedious, but I'll put on an audio book while I'm doing it and find that makes the time pass more quickly. If I could find a store around here that has bulk blanched almonds at a good price, I'd be all over that.
Serious Keto I’ve bought blanched almonds from Nuts.com, they’re pricey but so worth it! At the holidays I bake for family and my biscotti calls for 2 pounds of blanched almonds. It used to take forever and a day to do it, until I learned about Nuts.com. I know you mentioned a local store but here’s another option.
Making the almond milk and almond butter is so easy and cost effective. I have made my almond milk for almost 20 years. I would not even think of paying more to buy either item. I am so glad you have added this to your video offerings and that we could compare notes in the process. I have not used dairy milk for drinking for 2 decades. I use this in almost any recipe that calls for dairy milk. Excellent substitute.
Okay.... I busted out laughing about "you soaking your *almonds*..." Came here to learn how to make "macadamia" milk becuase I knew you had a video for almond milk. I did not remember this cheeky line last time.
I just bought almond/vanilla unsweetened yesterday @aldis. I haven't found an almond milk that I particularly like the taste of on its own. I usually just use it to make protein shakes. When I'm ready to go back to almond flour I am definitely going to start doing this rather than buying it in the store.
After the taste test, I tried to skip to the recipe part, and I just got him saying, "Then I should soak my nuts." My husband overheard and was like, "WHAT are you WATCHING?" 😂😂 I'm dead. Lol, thanks for the recipe though!! (I told him I was learning how to blanche his nuts and it would be something fun we could try later) 😂😂😂
Yes, I realize at 4:35 I refer to it as "nut butter" rather than nut milk. I can't believe I didn't catch that while editing... 😬
No biggie...by the way, I love your videos & guidance!
It happens Steve. Your viewers are smart and know it's just a slip of the tongue. I've made similar mistakes... like combining a list of ingredients only to realize the recorder is still in "pause" mode. Ya can't exactly separate sugar and cream for a "do-over". Great video as always. I honestly didn't know how easy it is to make your own almond milk. Thanks.
i read this comment first and i still didnt catch it in the video. its all good!
Laughed all through the nut references. I may be a 46 yr old grandma, but I am a 12 yr old child on the inside who appreciates jokes about nuts!
@@robtdougherty Me either!
I'm so glad that I'm not the only one who giggles at "soaking your nuts."
#soakyournuts needs to get trending :D
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I felt bad that I busted out at that... LOL!!
We're all really 13 year olds in grown up bodies, pretending to be serious adults. LOL!!!!!
@@sarahdee374 yesssss 😂😂😂😂
I saw another recipe. The same but where you cook almond milk after this procedure. Not to boil it, stirring it several minutes just below the boiling point, so it gets thicker. No artificial thickeners, all natural. You get more real milk rather than an almond tea. After leaving it in the fridge it won't get separated, the consistency is always the same. I love it that way! Cheers!
I will definitely have to try that on my next batch. Thanks for the tip!
I give my grand daughter almond milk, store bought. I am going to try this. I am just afraid I may have to start mass producing. LOL
love how you used the leftover almond pulp! great way to reduce food waste :)
Your daughter did a good job describing the taste differences.
There is no comparison between store bought and homemade! I make a blend of almond and cashew for a change too. Love the idea of making the super fine flour. That just didn't occur to me and I used the nut "crumbs" in a bases for tarts and pies. Nice one!
Be sure to soak cashews overnight to remove most of the lectins. Cashews contain high amounts of lectins which are harmful to beneficial gut bacteria.
Check out Dr Gundry's channel for more info. Or simply Google it for soaking techniques.
Steve, I need to send you extra thanks and gratitude. I made this Almond Milk yesterday, and it is a game changer! I'm in week 2 of trying to eliminate dairy to get me off of a 18 month weightloss stall, and it's been going well... except for not being able to put HWC in my coffee. This almond milk actually does the trick. It is 100% better than store-bought. Between this and your ACV tonic, which I actually enjoy (rather than grimacing in disgust trying to shoot it straight), you have made my keto life easier. So, THANK YOU... can't say it enough!! You, and your recipes, hacks, and humor, have become an indispensible part of my keto journey! Cheers to you!
Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm glad I could help. 🙂
I’m from Trinidad and Tobago…and hey…I really really enjoyed this video…my journey started a few days ago with making walnut milk…now I’ll try this method and make Almond milk…you had me smiling broad broad…you can bet that I’ve subscribed…thank you for this lively fun video…yeah.
If I've learned anything from your videos is Courtney is one tough cookie, she is brutally honest. hehe :)
she's easier to read than I am... 😄
I have found that I really like a combination with blanched soaked almonds and soaked coconut flakes. Yum.
Very Neat! We were buying an Ice Cream Shop, and the current owner and I were at the counter. An elderly lady walked directly to me and announced in a very loud voice: "Are your Nuts Wet?" The current owner spun around and headed to the back so she would not laugh in the lady's face. I calmly explained that no, we do not carry wet nuts as they are loaded with preservatives that our company, (Ben & Jerry's) does not use. She was not all that impressed, but bought a Sundae any way with Extra Fudge to make up for no wet nuts. Day in the life. Thanks Steve. This was neat.
I can’t say I’m a big fan of almond milk, but I’ve only had store-bought. I may have to try this to see if it changes my mind.
After tasting this, store-bought just tastes "wrong". Some of the extra things I see on the Costco label are: sunflower lecithin, locust bean gum, gellan gum and zinc gluconate -- as well as a number of vitamins. I'm sure most of this stuff is to make it shelf stable and keep it from separating, but it just makes it taste unnatural to me.
Serious Keto, Not being natural, the gums are added to give products a “natural” mouth feel. I make my own sour cream, mayo, Worcestershire sauce and the such which DOES taste better and as you say, “you know what’s in it”. Thanks 😊
Same. I HATE soy milk (tastes like wet cardboard to me) and have not been a fan of almond milk (store bought) but I'm thinking maybe I can try this and see what I think... worth a shot!
Years ago we made our own almond milk using almond powder bought on the web. It tasted good but it developed mold quickly. We switched from a glass container to a copper water bottle and that stopped the mold.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
The taste test was really interesting. I usually avoid anything almond flavored, but I love almonds and I'm trying to like almond milk for my coffee. I love the idea of making my own. Honestly, I didn't think I could! Never even considered the possibility, which seeing the video tells me that was a silly notion. OMG...the fine almond flour...friggin' genius.
Speaking of silly...you may have been trying not to giggle, but I almost fell out of my chair laughing several times. I had to explain to my husband why I was hysterical. LOL I guess I'm a 12 year old at heart.
Steve it's ok to laugh over soaked nuts, we all did. I sure did!😂😂😂
You did it again! I was cracking up at your soaking your nuts comment... so glad you giggle a well! 🤣😂🤣😂We can't lose our inner child, which is why I giggle at Holey Moley- the mini golf tournament show. Love your videos Steve... entertaining and educational!
Now I am looking at ordering bulk almonds to make my own almond milk lol
If you don't mind sharing, where are you ordering bulk almonds from? Thanks in advance.
I had no idea about the sprouting of the nuts that's a great tip
This is brilliant. I never knew this could be done. I can go get a huge bag of almonds, make milk, and use what's left over for flour. You're saving money here all sorts of ways. Awesome.
Cute kid! My daughter would be just rolling her eyes during the taste test to demonstrate how "stupid" I am for being Keto. I used to make Almond Milk frequently but always discarded the squeezlings...never thought there was much taste left to use but I'll wait for your results.
I use store bought almond milk for baking and cooking. But, not straight up drinking.
I made some for myself today. Hesitantly, I tasted it to see if you were right. By George, YOU were RIGHT! I could drink this straight up. I'm not buying another almond milk. Ever! Thank you. Almond butter here I come!!! Thank you!!
I love your channel. You're such a down earth type of guy. You're the best.👍
Thank you for the kind words. I'll have a video before the end of this week seeing how the homemade almond flour performs versus store bought. Hopefully that turns out as well as the almond milk. 🙂
I'm not doing keto at the moment, but I really appreciate your clear, "scientific" approach to experimenting and cooking. Enjoying your channel!
Thank you.
Outstanding video, I'm really looking forward to trying this. The fun factor of it alone is just screaming at me.
I still dont know what kind of super powers you have to not laugh when you was discussing soaking them... as soon as you said it I busted out laughing
Just as a side note I've never tried the Kirkland brand though, I just use the Walmart brand unsweetened vanilla
I made the blanched almond milk and all I have to say is yum!!!
If you are interested in making the almond milk a little thicker, take about a cup and put it in a pan and bring it to a boil (not rolling, just bubbles around the edge of pan) This will thicken it and you add it back into the rest of the milk.
Interesting. I'll have to give that a try next time. Thanks for the tip!
@@SeriousKeto No problem.
Very timely. It's almost almond harvest season.
And I live right in the middle of almond country 😁
I ve always gotten silk. I’m done with that. It’s so easy to make it at home. I’m so excited bcuz I get the meat after for the flour 🤗
I have used that plunger pitcher for 20+ years. When it broke recently, my 20 yr old son asked how we were gonna mix drinks... yeesh... well i bought a new one online and now the world is as it should be again..
I like the fact that nothing gets wasted, since you turn the strained almond meal into flour! I bet you could also just make almond milk by adding water to some of your homemade almond butter, which would be handy for people who don't necessarily drink almond milk but really just use it as ingredient in recipes.
LOVE. THIS. VIDEO. 😀👍
We made our own just like this for along time. YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME TO START AGAIN, STEVE!
Silly part? I used unblanched almonds and never even THOUGHT to make flour with the blanched! DUH! I made a chocolate or cinnamon granola out of the unblanched. Josh liked it in his yogurt. I'd rather make the flour!😜
ON. IT.
Two thumbs up!👍👍
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Since I buy almond flour in bulk, I will have to give this a go. I am currently paying 12 bucks/pound here in Chile. Whole almonds are about half the price.
And you get two for the price of one. Almond milk and almond flour. You could look at it like getting the almond flour for half price with free almond milk.
Thanks for the video and being frugal. Don’t waste anything, there’s an application for it. Appreciated the almond milk and the flour, twoforone video.👍
I LOVE your videos! I want to make everything you make. I bought a dehydrator because of your videos but haven't used it yet. Thanks so much for all you do Steve.
Good, honest taste test. Thanks.
Oh my God! I never thought that almond milk could taste so good! Way better than Silk brand that I had in my fridge. I added a pinch of purecane and a pinch of salt and it tasted even better. I cannot stop drinking it. Thank you! (I would have put more exclamation signs, but you said that you do not like it)
I’ll take it if you’re saying nice things.
That milk looks super delicious, I think I'm going to make the milk, and use the almond flour to make the snickerdoodle recipe that Vernaz just posted. Sounds like a fantastic treat
Great video Steve! Im by no means a baker or cooking expert but i have always noticed that store bought almond flour (kirkland in my case) is always sort of large in particle size and not as "dry" as flour and i always wondered if that was part of the reason most keto breads end up so dense. As a secondary experiment, when you compare your ultra fine almond flour, i wonder if you could also try dehydrating store bought stuff and running through a food processor too to see if it makes a difference. Thanks!
p.s. my wife uses the kirkland almond milk, i might have to try to make some and have her blind taste test!
I was thinking the exact same thing on the Kirkland brand.🙂
I finally bought a pound of almonds..blanched and skinned them. They are soaking over night and I'll be making the almond milk and flour tomorrow. I admit that I'll pay more for the already blanched almonds when I can. Taking skins off a pound of almonds is comparable to stubbing my little toes over and over
I made the almond milk, regular, and then flour. Loved it. Using up my store bought and then only making homemade. My husband loved it too. By the way, you should maybe mention that the almond milk separates after a bit and needs to be shaken. The store bought...not sure cause I cannot see through the container. I’m thinking the added ingredients they put in it prevents the separation.
I’m pretty sure I mention it in the video when I talk about the plunger pitcher.
Well, now I've got to try the Kirkland stuff, because, I compared Walmart's almond milk with Silk; and I think that Wally's tasted much more 'plain' ...in a good way. So if the Kirkland brand beats Wally's then I guess it's time to give yours a shot. (that's my logic :P) The Wally brand is about $2.50 per half gallon. I'm not one that likes spending time in the kitchen, so, that's also a factor. All the same; I love what you do on this channel!
Another solid video in the books thanks Steve!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for the reminder, I use to make homemade almond milk years ago, and honestly got out of the habit. At that time I would put dates in it, but now doing keto I won’t do thatN thank you Steve!
I have been making almond milk for a few years too. I have never tried making it with blanched almonds. I’ll give that a try next. I’ve always “soaked my nuts” in water with salt. I thought that was the big part of neutralizing phytic acids and making them more digestible. When I saw your blanched nut butter, I soaked mine in salt water and pinched the skins off. I kinda forgot about the actual blanching part. But if that’s just to get the skins off, soaking seemed to do it also. Hey hat might just save a step 😊
What a refreshingly new video. Love your videos with your daughter Courtney. Such a natural, honest teenager. I know I would like her right away.
Thank you Steve as always great job🎈
Awesome!!! I felt like a high schooler, trying to laugh every time you said soak your nuts!!! Good job keeping it together! We have the nut milk bags already to strain our milk from our Jersey cows. Now off to rewatch your how to blanch your almonds video!
This was a great video. So you "sprout" after you blanche. I'm glad I focused in on that. I'll say it again...this was such a great video! I'm looking forward to you using the flour in some recipes. I'm curious how well it will perform. I'll bet it work well with one of the tortilla/flat bread recipes.
I have to try this. My husband misses milk and hates almond milk. Hopefully this will help👍
I like all your videos , i do almond milk for 7 years now with some nuts . I'm in keto and intemmtin fasting for longtime, but i do croker with pulp mixing flaxseed and cook them in dehydrator. Thankyou for sharing friends stay healthy ..
Your videos get better every time.
I just made my first almond milk last night with my new Nama J2 and had no idea how to turn the pulp into flour. So I put it in a glass storage container and in the fridge, to deal with it in the morning. I figured TH-cam might help me out and you delivered! THANK YOU! 💖 Now I'm gonna go dry and pulverize it. 😉
Glad I could help. 🙂
Great video Steve . You really are
quite the go to Chef for making
and testing new keto recipes. I
wish that I liked to get into it like
you do but I live alone and it is hard enough to figure out what
I want to eat anyway. Keep up
your dedicated good work.
I was actually laughing out loud just as you said you were trying not to giggle. 😁 Looks like I’ll be making almond milk!
You are so entertaining Steve! 🤣😂 thanks for your very informative video. I had to cut out my almond milk consumption. 16 carbs in an 8 oz glass. Took me way over my carb intake. I only use it for baking now. It’s good to know how to make nut milk and almond flour. Oh I finally figured out that you remind me of Dick Clark (this obviously dates me!).
I've been told the Dick Clark thing in the past. I'll take that as a compliment. Thank you.
Serious Keto it is a compliment!
I am so glad you made this- I have been making my own almond milk for abt a year and will never back- love it!
Got it, massage the nut bag don't squeeze and twist...very important! How long will it last in the fridge? I am learning so much, better to have homemade thanks
I've never had a situation where it lasts long enough to go "sideways" on me. I'm sure a week would be fine.
I definitely will try this after I drink all my almond milk I bought during the first wave of the pandemic....☹️
Thank you a hundred times over. Nice to find a kindred spirit! Love making stuff from scratch for the same reasons you do. The price of almond flour is so high. Can,t wait to make it
O.M.G l was thinking of doing that as l was desperate trying to get hold of powdered Almond flour this is great thanks l need to buy a dehydrator this great Almond butter,
Almond milk and powdered Almond flour so cool thanks ever so much.
I'm definitely going to give this a go! Almond milk is pricey here in NZ. AND, if you read the carton of those store bought brands, they only have 2.5 - 4% almonds in it! The rest is water, brown rice/tapioca starch, salt, vege gum/thickener and calcium carbonate. Rip off!
I love the almond milk and now make it regularly. Use the unblanched (being a little lazy) and have found the flour can be used whilst still moist straight into my favourite chocolate brownie. Choc brownie with glass of ice cold almond milk delish.
Thank you from UK.
I make this all the time, pinching the skins off the almonds first. I just throw the almond flour in with my store-bought bag of almond flour. Love your experiments!
I like that you don't let anything go to waste. I was wondering since I do like almonds and almond flour but I don't like almond milk, would I like this any better than the store-bought almond milk? I tried making ice cream that used almond milk once and it was horrible. No matter how much flavoring I used it still tasted like almonds.
I can tell you that the blanched almond milk just tasted cream and mild. Store bought ads several thickeners and other ingredient to make it shelf stable and keep it from separating. After drinking the homemade stuff, I find the commercial stuff to be pretty unpleasant.
Can’t wait for the comparison video for the almond flour. Here’s hoping to fan revolutionize keto baked goods. :)
My kid (16-year-old) is trying to eat keto, but really misses milk. Going to try this out with her, Thanks!
Also on the two for one topic, in the Pan-head burrito video, you said paneer could be made. So I did (almost 2 pounds from a $2.45 gallon of whole milk, cheese needed to be dried a little more), also dehydrated the whey. Whey powder might take a little more practice, but it turned out OK.
Keep me updated on your whey experiments. That sounds interesting.
Another 10/10 vlog.
Glad you enjoyed it
So glad I bought my milk bags way before this video ( they *were* cheap 😅).
Ideas pop into my head for the almond flour you made (dusting cake pans) or, in the pre- processed state, using it as part of a "crumble" topping with chopped nuts & coconut. What do you think, too dry for that, even with the requisite butter?
I think dusting pans would work well. I don't know that I'd eat it as part of a crumble, though...
Хвала ти за овај видео ❤️
Thank you for this video ❤️
Thanks so much...I wanted to switch to almond milk and bought my almond flour and wa lah!, your youtube video came in super handy!! Thank you:)
Hi, Steve! Excellent video, informative and entertaining!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I make my own after reading how little "almonds" are in the store brands. (there was a class action suit for that reason, false advertising). As for the almonds themselves, I buy the almonds (Costco) with their skins on, and soak them in my Instant pot. 3 mins high pressure cook time, and you can now continue to make your milk using a nut bag. The end product is definitely superior to store bought.
Ever since the pandemic started I started making my almond milk with almost The same recipe except that I add 1 cup of heavy cream and one cup of water blended with a quarter teaspoon of xanthan gum, and it's been working wonderfully with my daily latte.
I was giggling when you said it, sorry, lol. I don't drink any kind of milk. If I need milk for a recipe, I just add water to my cream. I like the fact that you can make almond flour with the pulp though. More versatile this way.
Omg I died laughing. And then you mention you were trying not to laugh. 🤣🤣🤣😂😂
Fantastic! My son-in-law is allergic to milk. I'm so excited to try this for him
I just made almond milk from almond flour and got the same white pulp. I'm dehydrating it now to use in recipes. All you need is one cup almond flour to four cups filtered water and blend for about 3 to 4 minutes. It tastes good.
I'll have to give that a try and compare it. It would certainly be a heck of a lot less work.
Just an FYI, I ended up with 1/2 cup almond flour and 4 cups of almond milk.
AMAZING VIDEOOO! So helpful 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic as always! Will be doing this as well. Its been ages since I made my own almond milk.
This is making the High School me crack up so much!
In hindsight I could have done a few more double entendres 😉
@@SeriousKeto 😉
I agree with many others like @JulieEyerman, etc. Awesome blog! Both are economical applications. Can't wait to buy some Almonds and "get cracking"!? Sorta a nut joke?!
Blanching Almond up next...
Blessings from Iowa, L
I have been wasting good flour all this time, oii. Thank you for this.
😅😂🤣9:49 I didn’t see that coming😂. Excellent video, excellent info, thank you!
I can't wait to try this. It is easier than I thought
This is so awesome!! I'm always looking for cost savings! Thanks for sharing this process!
I haven't bought almond milk ever since I saw this video and I won't ever buy it again.
I put my almonds in the fridge over night then let them warm up to room temperature. The skin came off easy. No need go boil water.
Great tip. I've started buying blanched almonds in bulk. I just find peeling to be too tedious for me.
Hey Steve, just wanted to share a hack you may be interested in only cuz I know you have an Instant Pot. I've been making homemade almond milk for a few years but not doing overnight soaking anymore for about 3 years. You can do the 1 cup almonds and 1 cup water in the Instant Pot for 4 minutes, drain and rinse under cool water and remove the skins, then into the Blendtec (I have one of those too haha) with the 4 cups water and makes awesome almond milk. Doing the pressurizing eliminates the negative effects of the phytic acids, at least for me, as well. Hopefully you give it a go sometime to see if you like it.
I’ll have to give that a try. Thanks for the tip. 🙂
I love that idea! I have an instant Pot but rarely use it. Just wondering can you make several batches and freeze it? I figure if I am going to drag out everything might as well make a few batches at one time, but I really can't use it up fast enough since no one else in the home will use it, they drink only cow's milk.
@LF I don't know, I've never frozen it...but it keeps in the fridge for about 4 days because of the lack of preservatives in this unlike the store bought which has lasted a couple weeks. I've never gotten past the 4 day mark because when I make it, it's gone before that. Wish I could help with that information
@LF the other hack I know if you want to make smaller quantities is to take 3 tablespoons of jarred or homemade almond butter put that into a high speed blender with 1 1/2 cups of water and blend it for about 90 seconds. I call it the Lazyman's Almond Milk...it yields about a pint. I just made some this morning which is what made me think of it
Been using the Almond Cow to make my own milk for some time,far superior to store bought. Thanks for the tip of soaking your nuts😳 first. How should one use the oven to dehydrate? Once again you are doing such great work. By far my favorite Keto channel
Ovens can really vary in temp and air circulation, so it's hard to make a recommendation there.
Great video Steve! I'm fortunate to have an Aldi's near me that sells Almond Milk for $1.29 per Half Gallon. It probably doesn't taste as good as yours, but you can't go wrong for that price. I definitely make my own Blanched almond flour though 👍
Yes store bought almond milk has thickening agents that make me feel nauseous and sometime diarrhea after consuming
That's a proper radio voice.
Thanks. Better than having a proper radio face. 😄
😂😂 absolutely. No your Ok those radio faces get onto the big screen nowadays anyway so you're OK regardless. 👍 😄
Excllent video, Cant believe how easy it is to make the milk. Also you answered my question about what to do with pulp. Thank you,
Happy to help!
Very clever have to try this. Thanks Jennifer
I love the blanched almond milk or without the skins. I soaked mine overnight and then peeled so I guess they are not rally blanched. I blend 3 minutes in my Ninja. I find it so much creamier when blended just one additional minute. They peel fairly easily when soaked. Took me 45 minutes for 2 cups. Just wish there was a faster way to peel them. If you come across any tips, please share. Thanks for your great videos. I really enjoy your channel.
In terms of peeling, I've only done the brief boil method and they almost jump out of their skins. It's still sort of tedious, but I'll put on an audio book while I'm doing it and find that makes the time pass more quickly. If I could find a store around here that has bulk blanched almonds at a good price, I'd be all over that.
Serious Keto I’ve bought blanched almonds from Nuts.com, they’re pricey but so worth it! At the holidays I bake for family and my biscotti calls for 2 pounds of blanched almonds. It used to take forever and a day to do it, until I learned about Nuts.com. I know you mentioned a local store but here’s another option.
Making the almond milk and almond butter is so easy and cost effective. I have made my almond milk for almost 20 years. I would not even think of paying more to buy either item. I am so glad you have added this to your video offerings and that we could compare notes in the process.
I have not used dairy milk for drinking for 2 decades. I use this in almost any recipe that calls for dairy milk. Excellent substitute.
And going with blanched almond milk really makes a difference, in my opinion. Just so nice, and white, and creamy. 😋
Nice choice of shirt for this one!
Thanks!
Should try Simply brand almond milk. Nothing but almonds and water and of course natural flavors of you're okay. But it tastes so good
Okay.... I busted out laughing about "you soaking your *almonds*..."
Came here to learn how to make "macadamia" milk becuase I knew you had a video for almond milk. I did not remember this cheeky line last time.
I just bought almond/vanilla unsweetened yesterday @aldis. I haven't found an almond milk that I particularly like the taste of on its own. I usually just use it to make protein shakes.
When I'm ready to go back to almond flour I am definitely going to start doing this rather than buying it in the store.
After the taste test, I tried to skip to the recipe part, and I just got him saying, "Then I should soak my nuts." My husband overheard and was like, "WHAT are you WATCHING?" 😂😂 I'm dead. Lol, thanks for the recipe though!! (I told him I was learning how to blanche his nuts and it would be something fun we could try later) 😂😂😂
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I'm so excited to make my own milk. I purchased cotton nut bags, hope they work as well. Really looking forward to getting the super fine flour.