Thursday, 20 November 2014

Creamy Homemade Almond Milk


This an easy, more healthy and less expensive way of making almond milk at home. The pulp  from this recipe can be incorporated into other recipes like home made granola bars ,flour for bread or cookies.

Ingredients:
4cups water
1tsp vanilla extract
5-6 seedless dates
1/4tsp cinnamon
a pinch of salt

Preparation:
Mix all the ingredients together, refrigerate for 8-10hours or overnight . Blend for 2-3mins, filter with a strainer(cheese cloth or any good strainer). Pour into a clean jar and refrigerate. Shake before use. Serve with granola bar  or any cereal of choice.

Gluten-free granola bar



This recipe was born out of many trials and errors, while trying to make some home made snacks for one of my kids that developed multiple food allergies. Since I was making Healthy home made almond milk, I figured out how to incorporate the pulp in into a snack to avoid waste. It is very easy, quite healthy, and does not take lots of time to prepare(approximately 25mins).

Ingredients:
1cup almond pulp
1cup gluten-free rolled oats or regular rolled oats
3/4tsp cinnamon
1tsp vanilla extract
6tbsp maple syrup
6 dried apricot(diced)
1/3cup sliced almonds
a pinch of salt
1/3cup semi-sweet chocolate
1cup marshmallows


Preparation:
Mix all the ingredients in a clean bowl, pour into a greased baking pan. Pressed down with a spatula or a flat spoon and bake at 350degreesF for 15-20mins or until golden brown. Serve with regular milk or almond milk.