Today, I am excited to work with #CollectiveBias and Silk for their almond milk blends campaign. I want to get to the bottom of this Almond Milk trend I have been seeing lately and you get to hear it honestly.
Have you seen those commercials for almond milk lately? It’s a trend that is being blended into smoothies, poured on granola and battling soy as the non-dairy alternative in coffee. But what in the world is “Almond Milk” and what does it taste like? I also get to share my favorite Overnight Oatmeal Recipes for quick and delicious breakfasts.
What is Almond Milk?
No, there is no squeezing any juice out of an almond. Almond milk is, essentially, super finely ground toasted almonds blended with filtered water, vitamins, and minerals. This produces a milk-like product with a creamy, slightly nutty taste. Silk makes several varieties, even Dark Chocolate! I chose the Almond Milk Protein + Fiber (vanilla flavored) and the Coconut Almond Blend (unsweetened) available at our local Safeway.
- 50% more calcium than dairy milk
- Excellent source of fiber and vitamin E
- Good source of protein
- Free of lactose, gluten, dairy, soy, egg, casein, and MSG
- No cholesterol or saturated fat
- Longer Shelf Life than Cow’s Milk
Additionally, the Silk Almond Protein + Fiber has 5 grams of protein (pea protein) and 5 grams of fiber (from non GMO corn) per serving. That’s actually pretty impressive!
Overnight Oatmeal Recipe
In order to really test the varieties of almond milk, I decided I would make some of my favorite overnight oatmeal recipes. I made 2 servings of Almond Blueberry Maple Oatmeal, Tropical Pineapple Cranberry Oatmeal, and Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal in mason jars.
Overnight oatmeal is a healthy, hearty breakfast I make for fast-paced mornings. The basic recipe is as follows:
Stir all ingredients together. Put in fridge overnight and enjoy your morning! Lasts about 2 days.
My Family’s Favorite Overnight Oatmeal Recipes
TropicalPineappleCranberry | AppleCinnamon | AlmondBlueberryMaple |
| ¼ cup old-fashioned rolled oats | ¼ cup old-fashioned rolled oats | ¼ cup old-fashioned rolled oats |
| ¼ cup greek yogurt | ¼ cup greek yogurt | ¼ cup greek yogurt |
| 1/3 cup almond coconut milk | 1/3 cup almond milk | 1/3 cup almond milk |
| 1 ½ tsp chia seeds | 1 ½ tsp chia seeds | 1 ½ tsp chia seeds |
| ¼ cup pineapple | 1 ½ tsp honey | 3 tsp real maple syrup |
| 2 tbsp dried cranberries | 1 tsp ground cinnamon | ¼ cup blueberries |
| ¼ cup diced apples |
*Recipes are for 1 cup serving size. To fill a standard mason jar, I double the recipe.
The Almond Milk were great additions to my overnight oatmeal. I already have a few ideas for cooking with almond milk. If you have any recipes, share with me!
If you enjoyed this recipe, here is another one to try!
I am going to try the apple with a couple modification, no chia seeds (not allowed, diverticulitus) and the following spices in addition to cinnamon, ginger and turmeric. Maple syrup in place of honey as I am out. Will see how this works, love almond milk, way better than soy. I have not drank cows milk since I can not remember due to lactose intolerance.
Hi Rachel! Thanks so much for linking up this recipe at Link It or Lump It last week! I wanted to let you know that you’re one of my features for this week’s party, which will go live tomorrow morning. You can check my blog (http://www.lovelywren.com) anytime after 7am tomorrow to see your feature and grab a button, if you like. Happy weekend!
Thank you so much! Wow, you have such a lovely designed blog and I feel honored. I love your crafts! Added you on Pinterest and Google+. Do you have a bloglovin profile? Google chrome won’t let us see RSS feeds.
Me toooo! I hate cow’s milk. BUT, I love almond milk. It’s so good for you too. I didn’t know that it was finely ground, I assumed it was pressed or something! Thank you so much for sharing on Merry Monday Linky Party! So happy to have you! Julia
Actually, I didn’t know much about it either other than it was delicious. Blogs and writing them can be so informative! haha
Love overnight oatmeal but I’ve never tried it with almond milk! Will have to try next time. Thanks so much for linking up at the Creative Sparks Link Party. We are live again today so stop by and link up! http://bit.ly/1pEMI5A
fANTASTIC!!! Pinned for future use.
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Barbara @ http://www.allmylivesnow.com
Thanks for visiting, Barbara! Off to check out your blog as well.