Homemade Sweetened Flax Milk

My recipe is based on this one from Healthful Pursuit.

Ingredients:
1/4 cup whole flax seeds ($0.24 amazon prime and subscribe and save)
8 cups filtered water

optional ingredients:
6 dates ($0.43 Amazon Prime and Subscribe and Save)
1 tsp cinnamon ($0.17 Amazon Prime)
1 tsp vanilla ($0.13  Amazon Prime)
1 Tablespoon Honey  ($0.14 Amazon Prime)

                                   Estimated Cost: $1.11 (based on Amazon Prime Ingredients)

   Savings=$3.60 (based on 2 quarts of  Good Karma Flax Delight at Amazon Prime $4.72)

                                   My actual out of pocket cost: $0.00 I had all the ingredients in storage

Savings= $4.72

                                

1) Place 1 1/2 cups water and flaxseeds magic bullet blender (or you can do it all at once in a large blender).  Blend for about 20 seconds or until seeds have begun to break apart and mix into the water.

2) Remove the blender lid and stretch a clean unused knee high stocking over the top of the blender pitcher.  Pour the mixture through the stocking into a large bowl, squeezing slightly to express more liquid.

3) If using the magic bullet, pour the seeds back into the blender and repeat the process 2- 3 more times until you have 6-8 cups of flax milk in your bowl.

4) If desired, clean out the blender pitcher and pour  some of the milk into it.  Add the dates, cinnamon, vanilla, and honey. Blend well.

5) Slowly pour the sweetened flax milk back into the bowl with the unsweetened milk watching to strain out pieces of the dates which didn't blend in well.

6) Divide the flax milk between two quart size glass jars and add more filtered water to fill them.  Chill.

Yield: 8 cups