How to Make Oat Milk

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Creamy and smooth, learn how to make oat milk with just a few simple ingredients at home! It’s so easy to make in a couple of steps!

If you want to make fresh homemade oat milk, you only need a few ingredients to make it at home! I love how all you have to do is blend and strain, and you’ve got creamy oat milk ready to go!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Oat milk is naturally lactose-free, gluten-free, and nut-free.
It’s creamy, smooth, and full of delicious oat flavors.
It’s super easy to make! You just have to blend every up and strain it.
It’s more budget-friendly to make oat milk at home. Buying boxes of oat milk at the store can add up whereas a large bag of rolled oats is much more economical!

Ingredients You’ll Need

Ingredients needed to make homemade oat milk.

rolled oats — make sure you are using old-fashioned rolled oats. Instant oats and quick oats do not hold up as well, so you end up with a more slimy texture.
maple syrup — you can use maple syrup or honey to sweeten the oat milk. Make sure you use real maple syrup and not pancake syrup.
vanilla — I recommend using real vanilla extract instead of artificial extract.
salt — just a pinch of salt helps enhance the flavors in the oat milk.
water — make sure to use cold filtered water. I prefer chilled water.

How to Make Oat Milk at Home

Set of two photos showing all ingredients added to a blender.

Add the rolled oats, maple syrup, vanilla, and salt to the blender.
Add the filtered water.

Set of two photos showing oat milk blended and poured to be strained.

Blend for 15 to 25 seconds. Avoid over blending or the oat milk will become slimy.
Strain the blended liquid through a cheesecloth or nut milk bag (I like putting a fine mesh strainer underneath for extra support).

Set of two photos showing oat milk squeezed from a cheese cloth and poured into a glass.

Gently squeeze the cheesecloth to get the oat milk out. You can do this in two batches if needed.
Transfer to an airtight container to store in the fridge or serve immediately.

Recipe Tips and Notes

You can use just a fine mesh strainer, but I prefer using a cheesecloth to make sure nothing gets through.
Do not soak your oats beforehand. Soaking them will lead to slimy milk.
Avoid using warm or room-temperature water. Using cold or chilled water will keep your oat milk creamy and not slimy.
If you need this recipe to my gluten-free, use certified gluten-free rolled oats. While rolled oats are naturally gluten-free, the processing centers are not.
Due to not having any stabilizers, the milk will separate in the fridge. No biggie, just shake it to combine before enjoying.

A bottle of oat milk poured into a glass.

Make Ahead Tips

Storage: store the oat milk in the fridge for up to 5 days in an airtight container. The airtight container to help keep the milk fresh.
Freezer: you can freeze it in ice cube trays and then serve it with oat milk to not dilute it!

How do I make creamier oat milk?

To make creamier oat milk, you can adjust your oats-to-water ratio. The less water you add to the blender, the creamier the oat milk becomes.

What if I don’t have a blender?

You can make homemade oat milk in a food processor as well! Again, don’t blend for more than 30 seconds or you’ll overprocess the oats and make the milk slimy.

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Homemade Oat Milk

Creamy and smooth, learn how to make oat milk with just a few simple ingredients at home! It's so easy to make in a couple of steps!

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Print Rate

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 6

Servings: servings

Ingredients

1 cup old fashioned oats
1 tbsp maple syrup, or more
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
3 cups filtered cold water

Equipment

High powder blender or food processor

Instructions

Add the rolled oats, maple syrup, vanilla, salt, and water to the blender.
Blend for 15 to 25 seconds.
Strain the blended liquid through a cheesecloth or nut milk bag (I like putting a fine mesh strainer underneath for extra support).
Gently squeeze the cheesecloth to get the oat milk out. You can do this in two batches if needed.
Transfer to an airtight container to store in the fridge or serve immediately.

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Author: Carmy

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

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