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How to Make Oat Milk (At Home)

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 01/09/20 Updated: 12/15/21
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In need of a delicious oat milk recipe to make at home? This dairy-free recipe breaks it down for you in the most simple ways! This recipe is super stress-free and requires very minimal ingredients which are probably already in the pantry!

close up image of homemade oat milk

What You’ll Need

  • A blender.
  • Sieve or cheesecloth.
  • Oats and water.
  • Salt.
  • Vanilla extract, cinnamon, and dates. (All optional)

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This oat milk recipe is so great because of how easy and versatile it is! Forget the grocery stores, this creamy oat milk recipe is super easy to make within the comfort of your own home. What else? It requires hardly any work!

Oat milk is great for….

  • Coffee
  • Cereal or granola
  • Cooking variations

How To Make It

step by step photos for how to make oat milk with a blender and sieve
  1. Add oats to a medium sized bowl and cover with water. Let the oats soak in the water for about 15 minutes.
  2. Once the oats have finished soaking, discard water and strain the oats making sure to rinse them very well. This allows the oats to absorb water which makes blending them much easier.
  3. Put all ingredients in the blender. Cover with four cups of water and blend. Having a high-speed blender, like Vitamix, really helps, but is not necessary. You may just have to blend the ingredients much longer.
  4. Blend ingredients until really smooth. Add the remainder of water (from the eight cups) and blend again until super smooth and silky. This should create about eight cups.
  5. Once the oat milk has been blended, simply strain the mixture with a sieve or cheesecloth. Be sure to place a bowl or large container underneath one of the two to catch the milk!
  6. You may want to strain your milk more than once – depending on the type of consistency you prefer. Simply store oat milk in the refrigerator, and it will last for about a week! The container should have a top on it.

Chef’s Tips

  • Definitely soak the oats!
  • Don’t know what to do with the leftover oat “pulp”? Throw it in the compost or use it for smoothies, baking cookies, or body scrubs.
  • Make sure you have something super fine to strain the milk. This will allow optimal consistency for the milk.

Is oat milk good for me?

Oats are loaded with all types of nutrients such as B vitamins and fiber. Know what else? Oats are GREAT to have if one is lactating! In addition to just being super cost-effective, making oat milk at home is better for the environment, too.

overhead image of oat milk in glass container

Be Sure To Check Out These Other Dairy-Free Recipes!

  • How to Make Almond Milk (In 5 Minutes)
  • Easy Golden Milk
  • Matcha Latte
  • How to Make Vegan Overnight Oats

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How to Make Oat Milk

Prep:15 minutes minutes
Cook:5 minutes minutes
Total:20 minutes minutes
This oat milk is super easy to make and so creamy! This oat milk recipe is the best, and it contains delicious ingredients such as cinnamon, dates, and vanilla extract. With minimal ingredients, this will be in constant rotation!
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 8 cups water plus more
  • 3 dates pitted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon optional

Equipment

  • Blender
  • Sieve or cheesecloth

Instructions 

  • Add oats to a medium sized bowl and cover with water. Let the oats soak in the water for about 15 minutes.Once the oats have finished soaking, strain the oats making sure to rinse them very well.
  • Once the oats have finished soaking, discard water and strain the oats making sure to rinse them very well. This allows the oats to absorb water which makes blending them much easier. Put all ingredients in the blender.
  • Cover with four cups of water and blend. Having a high-speed blender, like Vitamix, really helps, but is not necessary. You may just have to blend the ingredients much longer.Blend ingredients until really smooth. Add the remainder of water (from the eight cups) and blend again until super smooth and silky. This should create about eight cups.
  • Once the oat milk has been blended, simply strain the mixture with a sieve or cheesecloth. Be sure to place a bowl or large container underneath one of the two to catch the milk!
  • You may want to strain your milk more than once – depending on the type of consistency you prefer. Simply store oat milk in the refrigerator, and it will last for about a week! The container should have a top on it.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 8ounces | Calories: 88kcal | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Total Carbs: 16g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Net Carbs: 14g | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 91mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

© Author: Cheryl Malik

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  1. AvatarCheryl DeKoevend says

    Posted on 1/10/20 at 8:39 pm

    Hi Cheryl.
    I’ve read the oats are essentially considered gluten free. I’m doing a lot of research on leaky gut and I am trying to determine if oat milk would be considered a better alternative than regular milk.

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  2. AvatarCheri says

    Posted on 1/10/20 at 5:54 pm

    This is confusing. “Add the rest of the milk”? Do you mean the water from the soaking? Are the 8 cups of water used for and saved after the soaking process? Or is 8 cups of new water used? Please consider how this reads from the water standpoint… thanks!

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    • cherylmalikcherylmalik says

      Posted on 1/10/20 at 7:38 pm

      5 stars
      Sorry for the confusion. The post was supposed to read, “remainder of water” from the original eight cups. We fixed it in the post! Additional water is needed for soaking the oats.

      Reply

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