Post #337273 by Sgirl on Mon, Oct 8, 2007 5:03 PM

It's been interesting reading this thread. I actually make my own almond milk for use at home as I do not like the store bought versions and I prefer it to soy milk for many uses. I use a vitamix (which pulverizes the almonds) and gives the milk a strong almond flavor. The resulant milk could pass for cow's milk by look.

I decided to try home made orgeat yesterday when I was in the kitchen making up some Voodoo Priestess syrup.

The resultant orgeat is very opaque & white. The mai tais I made from it last night didn't look right , but I need to try again tonight as I made a mistake when making them. They were tasty but didn't have the characteristic look. I'll try again tonight, but fear that the orgeat may be too creamy/white and may continue to change the color of the maitais too much. If so, I'll have to use much less almond milk next time in the orgeat...