The Easiest Homemade Oat Milk Recipe
This really is The Easiest Homemade Oat Milk Recipe. Old-fashioned rolled oats are simply blended with water, filtered and then you have oat milk.
As I’ve gotten older, my tolerance for milk has lessened. I do love ice cream and I wont give that up, but I have found that there are many alternatives to dairy. I started using almond milk in my cereal and really enjoy it. Then I see oat milk starting to come to light in the past year or so.
What’s it’s all about?
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.
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.
If you’ve tried The Easiest Oat Milk Recipe or any other recipe on the blog then don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know it turned out in the comments below. I love to hear from my readers!
You can also FOLLOW ME on FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM and PINTEREST to see daily recipe updates.
The Easiest Homemade Oat Milk Recipe
Old-fashioned rolled oats are simply blended with water, filtered and then you have oat milk
Ingredients
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 9 cups 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.
Notes
Yields 7 cups of milk
Nutrition Information
Yield
7Serving Size
1 cupAmount Per Serving Calories 132Total Fat 2gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 0mgSodium 14mgCarbohydrates 24gFiber 4gSugar 0gProtein 5g
10 Comments on “The Easiest Homemade Oat Milk Recipe”
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.