I have written in the past about my desire to find a milk other than soy to make coffee with. I would go each time through rice, almond, hazelnut and others only to fall back to the reliable soy after finding each was either too watery or just wouldn’t foam, some even tasted bad. After seeing Silk PureAlmond I thought I should give it a try. I had tried Almond Breeze, both aseptic and refrigerated, but was put off by the strong after-bite. As far as I know Silk PureAlmond is only the second refrigerated almond milk variety.
A good coffee milk should always hold up first to steaming. A nice foam never hurts and this is where most of the milk options I have tried failed. Silk PureAlmond worked very well, surprising actually as I have never managed a good foam with almond milk. The foam was as good as soy milk. The milk is thicker than other almond milks which lends to the foaming ability.
Taste is most important and the flavor held up well to the espresso I use. No overbearing taste to mask the coffee. Most important there is no afterbite like all other almond milks I have tried.
I doubt I will give up soy milk completely for almond milk but finding a new option that tastes good and actually works well for coffee is always welcome.
I don’t love that Silk is essentially Big Milk, but I am impressed at the quality of their products and when you live with an omnivore, you have to take every victory you can. He loves all the Silk products and was eager to try the almond variety.
The verdict? We like it a lot. It’s good in cereal and I just had it in a chai latte. It stood up well (didn’t separate) and tasted great.
Thanks for the review! I use dairy-free milk on cereal most frequently, and in savory and sweet recipes a couple of times a week. Your description of this product has intrigued me, as I agree that shelf-stable almond milk has a peculiar aftertaste. I will look for an unsweetened flavor.
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I didn’t like the Silk Almond…i thought it was too sweet; but that’s just me. I’m waiting on an unsweetened variety! I really like SoDelicious Coconut milk in coffee-and turnip truck carries it for $3.99.
HI!
We were wondering how you steam your almond milk… I’ve been looking everywhere for a video or exactly how to steam it, but can’t find anything. Any suggestions! Thanks for your post!
amy
Amy, the steamer on an espresso machine is the best way, but if you don’t have an espresso machine you can heat the milk and use a stick blender to get very similar results