Homemade Oat Milk
How to make oat milk (that isn’t slimy) with just 5 ingredients- oats, water, dates, vanilla, salt, and optionally nuts or seeds of your choice! It’s inexpensive, creamy, versatile, and ready in just minutes!
Servings 9
Ingredients
- 1 cup (90 g) ground oats (oat flour - see notes)
- 4 cups (960 ml) water (see notes)
- 1-2 dates pit removed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 Pinches of salt
Instructions
- You can watch the short video for visual instructions.Add all ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend for 10 seconds. If using a less powerful blender, I recommend blending all ingredients except the oat flour first (for about 30-40 seconds) then adding the oat flour and blending for a further 10 seconds.The longer you blend, the slimier the oat milk turns out.
- Strain the milk through a nut milk bag.
- Transfer to a sealable container like a glass bottle or enjoy immediately with e.g. granola, etc.
Notes
- Make your own oat flour by blending rolled oats (regular or gluten-free) in a blender or electric coffee/spice grinder. Alternatively, you can use plain oats, but the oat milk turns out better with ground oats.
- I use Medjool dates, but you can use other dates as well. Use 1-2, depending on how sweet you prefer it.
- Don’t use warm or hot water: It will lead to slimy oat milk, as it will activate the enzyme in oats that causes them to thicken.
- Optional add-ins: Adding 3-4 tablespoons of almond flour (or any nut/seed flour like cashews, sunflower seeds) will make the milk creamier and richer.
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Oat Milk
Serving Size
120 ml
Amount per Serving
Calories
70
% Daily Value*
Fat
1
g
2
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
5
%
Carbohydrates
13
g
4
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
2
g
4
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.