How to make Homemade Oat Milk is super easy, only requiring a couple ingredients and comes together in about 5 minutes! Plus tips to prevent the slimy texture.
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Why you will love this recipe
- Super Easy: This homemade oat milk could not be any easier, literally oats and water in a blender, strain and then add flavors if you desire.
- Nut Free and Dairy Free: This recipe for How to make Oat Milk gives you a great nut free alternative to nut and dairy milks.
Today I'm showing you How to make Oat Milk, it's by far my most made and favorite non-dairy milk. How to make Oat Milk is super easy, and the best tip I have for you about homemade Oat Milk is, do not heat it because it will become gelatinous. Homemade milks do not have stabilizers in them like store bought ones do. Also to help prevent it from becoming slimy, don't over blend it, 30 seconds in a high speed blender is enough sometimes it's just un-avoidable and it happens though if the oats are really soft. And be sure to shake it really well before using because separation does occur in all non-dairy milks homemade or store bought.
For more homemade milk recipes be sure to check out my Homemade Cashew milk, Homemade Coconut Milk and my Homemade Almond Milk I know you will love them all!
If you want more "how-to's" check out my "Back to Basics" category where I am adding everything that's not really a "recipe" but things that are more like a tutorial or how to do/make something.
Ingredients
Be sure to check out the recipe card below for instructions and quantities for making this Homemade Oat Milk.
- Old Fashioned Rolled Oats: Make sure you don't use quick oats, and be sure to use gluten free certified if necessary and organic if possible.
- Water: Use as clean of water as possible, if you have filtered water that would be best.
- Salt, Maple Syrup and Cocoa Powder: These are optional additional added flavors.
Variations
- How to flavor homemade dairy free Milks: I like to blend the oats and water first by themselves and strain through a nut milk bag then after that you can simply add it back to the blender and blend for about 15 seconds with a pinch of salt and vanilla for a nice plain unsweetened version or if you feel like getting a little fancy you can add a sweetener such as pure maple syrup or vegan cane sugar.
- Chocolate Oat Milk: For other flavors such as chocolate you can add plain unsweetened powder but make sure you don't skip the sweetener if you choose to make it chocolate. Cocoa powdered un-sweetened will taste very bitter! A good rule of thumb is to start out small because you can always add more, I would start with 1 tablespoon sweetener and 1 tablespoon cocoa powder per 16 ounces of oat milk, then adjust and add more if desired.
How to make Homemade Oat Milk
Oat Milk isn't much different from making Almond, Cashew or Coconut milks, check out the simple steps below.
Step 1: You simply add your ingredients to a blender (in this case oats and water) and blend until all broken up and creamy.
Smooth and Creamy!
Step 2: Then you strain through a nut milk bag.
After that you can either enjoy it as is or you can add it back to the blender to add your sweetener of choice as well as a flavor option if you choose too.
Expert Tips
- Shake Before Enjoying: Make sure you store this Oat Milk in a container that will allow you to shake well before enjoying, separation will always occur (even in store bought milks) when it's been sitting.
- Use a Nut Milk Bag: For the smoothest texture be sure to use a nut milk bag, a mesh strainer will work but it honestly won't be as smooth as a nut milk bag.
- Storage: Store in the fridge for 3 days, some people will say 5 days but for me personally I like 3 days.
- Don't Heat it: I do not recommend heating homemade Oat Milk, it can become gelatinous.
Recipe FAQs
A grain based milk that is dairy and nut free.
Yes as long as you use gluten free certified oats.
About 3 days, some people say up to 5 but I personally don't think it's good that long.
Sometimes it's just un-avoidable but some tips to help prevent it would be, do not soak the oats use raw old fashioned rolled oats. Try not to over blend, I try to only blend for about 30 seconds this is why a high speed blender is your best option when making homemade milk. (I use a vitamix).
Separation in homemade milk is inevitable, just simply shake well before consuming.
Personally I will say yes to that, I tried it myself with a fine mesh sieve/strainer and it just didn't do as well as a nut milk bag, there was too much texture left behind for my liking.
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How to Make Oat Milk
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats (gluten free certified if needed)
- 5 cups water
Optional - added after initial blending and straining:
- pinch sea salt
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup (or vegan cane sugar or 1-2 pitted medjool dates)
- 1 tablespoon plain unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add oats and water to high speed blender and blend for about 30 seconds.
- Pour into nut milk bag over a large bowl and squeeze/strain the milk out.
- If you want to make a flavored option simply add the oat milk back to the bender with desired sweetener/flavors and blend for about 15 seconds.
- Store in fridge, shake well before consuming and enjoy within 3 days.
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