chachp: Sweet milk is what we now call whole milk. Given the choice between lactose-free milk and almond milk, I’d use lactose-free milk in baking recipes. I drink unsweetened almond milk but almost always use dairy milk in recipes.
Almond milk hack: If you’ve ever tried to make pudding using instant pudding mix with almond milk, you get what amounts to slightly thickened chocolate milk. Some call it “milk soup.” Fear not, pudding can be made with almond milk by altering the package directions.
Use only 1- 1/4 cups of almond milk for a standard-sized box of pudding mix (4 servings size). Pour almond milk over pudding mix in bowl. Beat with hand mixer (or use a whisk) until it thickens. If it is too thick, add 1 tablespoon of almond milk at a time, beating between each addition, until the pudding achieves the thickness you desire.