Homemade Oat Milk Recipe – Conscious Eaters

Using just oats and water you can make and enjoy this cheap and delicious homemade oat milk! Pour it over cereal, use it in baking or drink it straight!

We prefer non-dairy milk in our house. Whether it’s homemade almond milk, homemade soy milk, or this homemade oat milk, we’re down for a glass of chili any time of day! Oat milk and chocolate oat milk are probably our favorite milks to make at home because they are so delicious, nutritious, and incredibly cheap! Pour this oat milk over some homemade bran flakes and you’ve got a delicious, all-homemade breakfast!

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Why you’ll love this recipe!

• Non-dairy milk tends to be more expensive when bought at the grocery store, but this homemade oat milk is Incredibly cheap! This is probably the cheapest non-dairy milk you can make at home!
• this milk Works perfectly in baking. It’s a must-use whenever I make vegan pancakes or muffins because it saves me so much money to use a few cups of homemade oat milk instead of store-bought non-dairy milk.
• Homemade oat milk Takes about 5 minutes from start to finish! There have been times when I didn’t realize I was out of non-dairy milk and I was able to whip up this oat milk in minutes.

Materials

• Rolled Oats – I personally like to use rolled oats when making oat milk at home, but quick oats can work too. Do not use stolen cut oats!
• cold water – If you’ve ever made oatmeal, you know how the oats thicken as they heat. This is why I like to use super cold water whenever I’m making this recipe. If you use water and let your blender blend for too long, your oat milk will start to thicken and become thinner!
• Pinch of salt – Although it’s not necessary, I always like to add a pinch of salt to my homemade non-dairy milk. Especially if you add some kind of sweetener, the salt helps bring out the sweetness.

variety

• Sweet Oat Milk – You can make homemade oat milk by mixing some dates, maple syrup, coconut sugar etc.
• the taste – I like to add a touch of vanilla extract whenever I have it on hand to make vanilla oat milk. Yum!
• Chocolate oat milk – Add 1-2 tablespoons of cocoa powder to make chocolate oat milk…yum! You can even add some peppermint extract to make a festive peppermint chocolate milk.

Homemade Oat Milk vs. Homemade Almond Milk

Both oat milk and almond milk are delicious, but both have their pros and cons, especially if you make them at home.

Homemade oat milk

• professional – Making oat milk at home is very affordable and can be made in just 5 minutes as you don’t need to soak the oats beforehand.
• cons – You can’t heat homemade oat milk or use it in things like coffee or hot chocolate.

Homemade almond milk

• professional – Homemade almond milk can be heated and hence almond milk can be used to make hot chocolate or poured into hot coffee without thickening it.
• cons – If you have access to a store that sells a lot of almonds and if you turn your almond pulp into almond flour, you will find that homemade almond milk is cost-effective and worth your time, but otherwise making almond milk is much more expensive. Homemade almond milk also takes a lot longer to make than oat milk because you need to soak your almonds for at least a few hours or overnight before making the almond milk.

How to Make Oat Milk

Expert tips

1. Use cold water to make homemade oat milk. The colder your oat milk is, the less thin it will be.
2. Do not blend the oats and water too long. To be honest, using a Vitamix, I only blend the milk for 10-20 seconds. If you don’t have a high speed blender, you may need to blend a little more, but not much. If you blend the oats too long, the mixture will heat up and start to thicken.
3. always Shake your oat milk before using it As the oats will separate from the water and settle to the bottom of the pot.
4. Do not heat homemade oat milk! Because this homemade milk still has a lot of oat particles in it, if you heat it, it will thicken and become slimy and powdery. I only recommend enjoying this oat milk cold or using it for baking.

storage

Because homemade oat milk doesn’t have any weird thickeners or preservatives, it won’t last as long as store-bought oat milk. However, this oat milk is so delicious that I’m sure it won’t last long in your fridge! To store homemade oat milk, store it in a sealed jar or container and store it in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Shake well before using oat milk as the oats and water will separate as they sit.

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