The Easiest Homemade Oat Milk Recipe
Meet the easiest homemade oat milk ever! Creamy, dreamy, and completely DIY, this recipe turns simple old-fashioned rolled oats and water into smooth, velvety oat milk in minutes – no fancy equipment, no fuss, just pure plant-based goodness straight from your kitchen.
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Ingredients
- Oats
As we get older, some people lose their tolerance for milk – or never had it to begin with. There are plenty of delicious dairy alternatives. I started using almond milk in my cereal and really enjoyed it, and more recently, oat milk has been gaining popularity as a creamy, tasty option.
What is oat milk?
Oat milk is made from oats, that’s it. The texture is close to dairy milk with a lovely, nutty flavor.
Oat milk is not a new fad, it actually has been lurking for a while but is just being noticed now as so many people have come to realize their food issues.
If you have a nut allergy, can’t tolerate dairy, on a keto or low carb diet, vegetarian/vegan or just want a milk other than almond or soy milk, Homemade Oat Milk is a delicious, plant-based alternative.
Why do I need to make my own when I can buy it?
First and foremost, you control the ingredients. Store bought, from what I see add so many unpronounceable ingredients. Also, not all store-bought oat milk are gluten-free if you use gluten-free oats you can guarantee the outcome.
Use in your coffee
Oat milk is high in protein, great for use as a coffee creamer (just add vanilla, honey or sugar), made into lattes, cappuccinos, and froths up really well.
Phytic acid and raw oats
Phytic acid is all raw oats and can hinder the absorption of some nutrients. If you are concerned about this, you can rinse the oats after soaking and discard the soaking liquid and replace with fresh water.
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The Easiest Homemade Oat Milk Recipe
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Ingredients
Yields 7 cups of milk
- 3 cups (80 grams) old-fashioned oats
- 9 cups (4.5 pints) water
Instructions
- Add the oats to a bowl and add the 9 cups water, it should cover the oats. Allow to soak for 30 minutes.
- Add the oats and water to a blender and blend until smooth. Strain through a nut milk bag or fine mesh sieve. Save the pulp and make oatmeal.
- Refrigerate and keep no more than 5 days.
Love this quick and easy recipe for oat milk. I use it everyday in my tea of coffee. So happy that I can replace my store bought brand that had oils and gums added. Thanks for posting. I would also note that, separation is natural. Shake well before use. Enjoy!
Thank you so much for the feedback
Do you recommend rinsing the oats before soaking?
I don’t personally, but you can if you wish.
Do I count the water used to soak the oats as part of the nine cups of water?
Yes, the 9 cups of water used for the soaking the oats also gets blended.
Hi! Thanks so much for this recipe it’s a great replacement for whole milk which has been giving my toddler some tummy issues. How long will this hold in the fridge?
I would not keep it in the fridge more than 5 days. Enjoy! 🙂
Delicious, I used the oat milk to make hot chocolate and used the pulp in cookies to go with it 🙂
I’m loving all of this. Thank you for the feedback.
I made my own almond milk and came across this recipe on Pinterest. I made it yesteday and forgot to soak the oats and it came out delicious. I added vanilla extract and I’m having in my coffee. I’ll be making this more, thank you
This is great to know, thank you for sharing.