This quick and easy homemade oat milk recipe can be made with both steel cut and rolled oats, and produces creamy, smooth oat milk every time! It's the perfect non-dairy milk substitute you can make just the way you like it.
Start by rinsing your oats thoroughly and draining the excess water. Then, cover the oats with more water and soak them.If using steel-cut oats, they will need to soak for 8 hours.If using rolled oats, they need to soak for 20 minutes.
Strain the oats from the water, and add the drained oats to a blender with a fresh three cups of filtered water, and (optional) sweetener.
Blend the oats and water together for 30 seconds maximum.
If using a regular, fine-mesh strainer or sieve, strain the oats and water mixture 3-4 times until you are left with your oat milk liquid.If using a nut milk bag, simply strain it through the bag once.
Transfer it to a sealable container, and it will keep in the fridge for 4-5 days. It will separate, so shake well before use!
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Here are some sweetener options that I recommend using in this recipe. Add any of these to the recipe when the oats and water are added to the blender. Once blended, taste, and add more if desired.
dates (1-2, pitted)
maple syrup (1 tablespoon)
agave syrup (1 tablespoon)
simple syrup (1-2 tablespoons)
Be careful when heating your oat milk for lattes. If you heat it too quickly or too long, the oat milk will cook.This recipe works great with both steel-cut and rolled oats, so you get to use whatever you already have on hand. Here are some things to consider:
Steel cut oats– Using steel cuts oats produces a nuttier flavor in the oat milk – that taste amazing! Although this is my preference, it does require soaking the oats overnight, which we don't always have time for.
Rolled oats – Although rolled oats don't come with the same flavor punch as the steel cut oats, you only need to soak them for 20 minutes so this is definitely a more speedy and convenient option.
Do not use instant oats for this recipe. It will yield a sloppy mush, which no one wants!
Do not blend the oats too long or the oat milk will become slimy.