Creamy Chocolate Milkshake (Dairy Free)

[…] Strawberry Almond Milk Posted on January 27, 2012 by laura This recipe was inspired by the lovely Amber over at The Tasty Alternative. Amber recently posted a wonderful recipe for Homemade Almond Milk. Although I used to make my own Almond Milk all the time; admittedly I have been slacking lately and buying it at my local health food store–time to change that! Fresh, pure ingredients are always better. A great read on what’s wrong with packaged Almond and Coconut Milks can be found here. My daughter always spots the Organic Strawberry Milk at the health food store and asks to get it. Have you seen how much sugar is in these “healthy milk” packages?! It boggles my mind that they get away with claiming these drink as healthy.  After spotting some strawberries at the store today, I decided to see if I could create my own version of Strawberry Milk at home. My daughter came back twice asking for more milk, so I think the recipe was a success! This milk is creamy, fresh and lightly sweetened. Almonds are rich in calcium, iron, magnesium, protein and Vitamin E. Strawberries are an incredible source of Vitamin C.  Ingredients: 1 cup almonds 6 cups water 2 cups strawberries, sliced 3 Tbsp. raw honey1 tsp. vanilla 1/8 tsp. liquid vanilla stevia (optional) In a large bowl, soak 1 cup of almonds in 6 cups of water for at least 6 hours. I like to replace the soaking water at least once during this time, if possible. After 6 hours (or longer), drain and rinse the almonds.  Place the almonds with 6 cups of fresh water in a blender or Vitamix. Blend on high for 2 minutes. Strain the milk with a nut milk bag (or strainer). Set the almond pulp aside and put the strained milk back into the Vitamix. Add in the strawberries, honey and stevia. Blend on high for 1 minute. Enjoy! In the mood for chocolate instead? Try my Dairy-Free Creamy Chocolate Milkshake! […]