How to Make 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!

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

• 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

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

• 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).

• 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.

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!

More Recipes to Try

• Oat Milk Matcha Latte
• Oat Milk Chia Pudding
• Homemade Almond Milk
• Strawberry Almond Milk
• Cashew Milk
• Banana Milk
• Strawberry Milk
• Black Sesame Milk

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