This creamy homemade oat milk is rich, creamy and thick. Plus, you need just 4 ingredients and a blender to make this.
And I know you’re thinking homemade oat milk is always slimy and never creamy. Well I’ve cracked the code to non-slimy creamy oat milk that will change your life. You’ll swear off Oatly oat milk for good!
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Ingredients for Creamy Oat Milk
The best thing about making oat milk from home is you need just 4 ingredients:
- Rolled oats or quick oats
- Vanilla extract
- Date syrup (optional)
- Salt
How to Make Homemade Oat Milk
- Start by adding the ice cold water into your blender. If you don’t have ice water, you can pour water or ice cubes and it’ll cool the water down.
- Next, pour in the oats, vanilla extract, date syrup and salt.
- Blend on high (like really high) for 20 seconds and no more.
- Pour the oat milk into the prepared strainer and let the oat milk strain itself. If you like, you can use a spatula to help it along, but try not to press or push too much.
- Pour the strained oat milk into a glass jar and then pour the milk back into the strainer. Essentially, just double-strain the oat milk. This makes the oat milk super creamy and smooth.
- Lastly, pour the oat milk back into the jar and store in the fridge.
Top Tips and Tricks
There are a few KEY things to keep in mind when making oat milk at home. So I’ve put together a list of the top things you need to know to get the best creamy homemade oat milk.
- Make sure you’re using ice cold water. Anything to do with heat will create gluten in your oat milk and make the milk slimy.
- Do not squeeze the oat milk or push the milk through the strainer. The more you squeeze, the slimier the oat milk will be.
- Do not soak your oats. This will also make the oat milk slimy, and we don’t want that!
- Double strain the oat milk so it’s super smooth and creamy. It’s a little bit of extra work, but it’s totally worth it.
- Do not overblend! I cannot stress this enough, but blending for more than 20 seconds will make the oat milk slimy.
- After a few hours, you’ll notice the oat milk has separated. Don’t worry, this is totally natural and should happen since you didn’t add any gums or emulsifiers in this non-dairy milk. Simply shake the milk jug a few times to get the oat milk back to its creamy self again!
Frequently Asked Questions
How to store homemade oat milk
Store the oat milk in the fridge for up to 4 days. Any longer than that and the milk will start to smell a little funky and not taste as fresh.
Homemade oat milk vs. store bought
I do think there is a time and a place to buy store-bought oat milk — it’s super convenient and it does save you a bit of time.
However, homemade oat milk is so easy to make and so much healthier that you’ll swear off the grocery store stuff for good.
Diving into the ingredients in grocery store oat milk, Oatly oat milk has low erucic acid rapeseed oil, dipotassium phosphate, calcium carbonate, tricalcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate and riboflavin. Which are ingredients that I personally think are not needed in oat milk.
Homemade oat milk on the other hand has just; oats, dates, vanilla and salt. Super simple, classic and so much better for you!
Is homemade oat milk good for you?
Absolutely! Oats are packed with tons of nutrients, protein and minerals. They also have tons of antioxidants
How long does homemade oat milk last?
About 4-5 days in the fridge. You’ll notice when it starts to go bad as it’ll smell a little funky.
Is it cheaper to make your own oat milk?
Absolutely! Buying oat milk from the store can be around $4 to even $8 per gallon. While making your own oat milk at home can cost as little as $0.75 per gallon. Yep, that’s a HUGE savings. Of course, the price per gallon of homemade oat milk will depend on the brand of oats you buy, but it’s definitely much cheaper than buying it from the store.
Why is my homemade oat milk chalky?
Typically, this is how oat milk tastes on its own. Which is why I recommend adding in the vanilla extract and date syrup to mask the chalky texture.
How do you make homemade oat milk not separate?
Homemade oat milk will also separate, because it has no gums or emulsifiers. That said, simply shake the oatmilk a bit to emulsify the milk again!
What do you do with oats after making oat milk?
One of my favorite ways to use up the milky pulp leftover from the oat milk is to use it in my morning bowl of oatmeal. You can’t even taste it. This also works well in overnight oats as well.
You can also use the pulp in smoothies or baked oats too!
Even more Plant Milk Recipes
- Cashew milk — I use this in all my baking recipes because it’s so rich and creamy.
- Barista Milk — this is the ultimate milk for your coffee or matcha, it froths super well and it’s super creamy!
Made This Recipe?
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Creamy Homemade Oat Milk
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
- Category: Beverages
- Cuisine: American
Description
This creamy homemade oat milk is rich, creamy and thick. Plus, you need just 4 ingredients and a blender to make this.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rolled oats
- 3 cup Water
- 1 tbsp Date syrup ((optional) )
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- ½ tsp Salt
Instructions
- Start by adding the ice cold water into your blender. If you don’t have ice water, you can pour water or ice cubes and it’ll cool the water down.
- Next, pour in the oats, vanilla extract, date syrup and salt.
- Blend on high (like really high) for 20 seconds and no more.
- Pour the oat milk into the prepared strainer and let the oat milk strain itself. If you like, you can use a spatula to help it along, but try not to press or push too much.
- Pour the strained oat milk into a glass jar and then pour the milk back into the strainer again. Essentially, just double-strain the oat milk. This makes the oat milk super creamy and smooth.
- Lastly, pour the oat milk back into the jar and store in the fridge.
Notes
Since this recipe only makes 2 cups, feel free to double the measurements if you want more milk for throughout the week.
Allegra says
Other sweetener options besides date syrup?
Yasmeen Mariyah Ali says
Hi Allegra! Maple syrup or even coconut sugar are both great substitutes
Brianna says
Could you replace date syrup with maple syrup?
Yasmeen Mariyah Ali says
Absolutely!
Erin says
This turned out wonderfully! I added a pinch of salt and ¹/4 tsp oil to bring out the flavor and enhance the creaminess, but I’ll definitely be making this again 😊
Any advice on what portion of the calories and nutrients actually make it into the oat milk? I’m going to make some oatmeal cookies with the leftover pulp, but I’m not sure what makes it into this milk.
Delicious regardless though, thanks!!
Yasmeen Mariyah Ali says
So happy you liked it Erin, the olive oil addition sounds so good!! Regarding the calories/nutrients, I really don’t know how much makes it into the milk, sorry!!