Nutty Hot Choc made with Homemade Almond Milk
- Prep Time: 15 + 240 soaking time
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 2
- Category: Chocolate; Dairy Free; Desserts; Drinks; easy; Hot; Seasonal; Special Diets; Vegan; Winter
Description
Making your own almond milk is so easy and a definite must for anyone who likes to use non-dairy alternatives in drinks and other recipes.
Ingredients
Vanilla Almond Milk (Makes 1 litre)
1 C (250 ml / 130 g) whole almonds (with skins)
2 C (500 ml) boiling water
4 C (1 litre) cold water
seeds of 1 vanilla pod
Nutty Hot Chocolate
2 C (500 ml) almond milk
2 Tbsp (30 ml) almond butter
4 tsp (20 ml) cocoa powder
honey or sweetener of your choice
Instructions
Vanilla Almond Milk
Place the almonds in a glass or ceramic bowl and cover with the boiling water. Cover and set aside for at least 4 hours or overnight.
After soaking, strain and rinse the nuts.
Add the almonds and cold water to a blender and blitz on high speed. Blend for a few minutes until fine and milky. Strain through a muslin cloth and squeeze the cloth to extract all of the almond milk. Stir in the vanilla seeds. Store the almond milk in a sealed bottle or jar in the fridge for 3-4 days.
TIP: Almond milk is delicious and refreshing on its own. It has a slightly creamy texture with a hint of sweetness. It works well in chai tea, or smoothies, over warm/cold cereal or it’s perfect to use when making vegan ice cream or popsicles.
Nutty Hot Chocolate
Add the almond milk, almond butter and cocoa powder to a small saucepan. Heat over gentle heat until warm. Sweeten to taste by stirring in a little honey or your sweetener of choice. Serve warm.
TIP: Keep the strained pulp in an ice tray in the freezer and add to smoothies.
