How to Make Oat Milk

You can make delicious homemade dairy free milk for dairy free, plant based or vegan recipes!  Even if you aren't dairy free, learning how to make oat milk is an inexpensive way to make homemade plant based milk that you will love!

How to Make Oat Milk

Making plant based milk at home is easier than you think!  To be honest, it's super inexpensive to make your own oat milk.

To make it at home, you will need just a few ingredients:

1. quick oats (be sure to purchase gluten free oats if you need them!)
2. water
3. dates (un-pitted if you can find them)

After you have your ingredients (and a good blender!) collected, do the following:

1. Soak oats in enough water to cover them. Set aside for 30 minutes.
2. Drain oats using a mesh colander. Combine oats with water and dates and let sit for 10 minutes.
3. Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth. Drain through a cheese cloth to remove solids and store in fridge for up to a week.

Recipes to Make with Homemade Oat Milk

This plant based milk is a great replacement for any type of milk or dairy in recipes.  Milk made with oats, when made unsweetened can be used in savory dishes as well as sweet dishes!

Try a few Momma Fit Lyndsey favorite recipes with homemade plant based milk:

• Make Ahead Smoothie Packs
• Almond Flour Banana Muffins
• Baked Apple Cinnamon French Toast
• Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Granola
• Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
• Quinoa Breakfast Parfaits

Plant Based Milk Recipe

This oat milk recipe is so easy to make at home!  If you're looking to reduce your grocery bills or use up food you have in your pantry, this simple recipe will help you create delicious plant based milk at a fraction of the pre-packaged cost.

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Homemade Oat Milk

You can make delicious homemade dairy free milk for dairy free, plant based or vegan recipes!  Even if you aren't dairy free, learning how to make oat milk is an inexpensive way to make homemade plant based milk that you will love!

Course Breakfast, Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 45 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 4 cups

Calories 30kcal

Author Lyndsey

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup quick oats
• ▢ 2 pitted dates
• ▢ 4 -5 cups water

Instructions

• Soak oats in enough water to cover them. Set aside for 30 minutes.
• Drain oats using a mesh colander. Combine oats with water and dates and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth. Drain through a cheesecloth to remove solids and store in fridge for up to a week.

Notes

Adapted from allrecipes

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 30kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 0.8g | Fat: 1.2g

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