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!
What You Need For This Oat Milk Recipe
- A blender.
- Sieve or cheesecloth.
- Oats and water.
- Salt.
- Vanilla extract, cinnamon, and dates. (All optional)
Why is this recipe so great?!
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 Oat Milk Step-By-Step
- 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, 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.
Tips For How To Make This Recipe
- 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.
What Do We Mean By “Healthy?”
Our recipes focus on real ingredients and homemade elements. We try to avoid processed flour and sugar, like white flour or white sugar. Our recipes often swap less healthy options (like a commercial, deep-fried tostada) for an easy homemade version.
Our recipes are not necessarily low fat or low calorie, and we aren’t afraid of fat or carbs! Some of our recipes will be “skinny,” low carb, keto, paleo, dairy free, grain free, gluten free, Whole30, or vegan, and they will be labeled when they qualify for any of these diets. All our recipes are easy and family friendly!
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How to Make Oat Milk
Equipment
- Blender
- Sieve or cheesecloth
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 8 cups water plus more
- 3 dates pitted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon optional
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.
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!
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.
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.