Homemade Oat Milk
This wonderful plant based milk is a real winner for those who seek an alternative to dairy milk. Extremely easy to make and taste delicious. I make my oat milk in a food processor, however, if you have a liquidiser this works exceptionally well. As with all homemade milks the final strain is important, so again I highly recommend a fine butter muslin or clean white cotton cloth (check out the images).
Always buy organic rolled oats and if you are gluten free, be sure to get oats that are certified gluten free.
I prefer to make fresh every other day, as this milk will really only keep 2-3 days when kept chilled. You will also notice the milk splits when settled, so I recommend a good shake by hand before serving.
This milk is suitable for all types of cooking, drinking hot or cold, and tastes great in tea or coffee.
For a change try Homemade Almond Milk – click the name for the link to the recipe.
Ingredients
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1 cup of rolled oats (100g)- organic
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3 cups of cold water (750mls)- purified
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1 date- stone removed
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Pinch of sea salt- optional
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Flavourings
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1 tsp maple syrup- sweeten to taste (optional)
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Vanilla- to taste (optional)
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Essential
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Clean fine cloth such as butter muslin or white cotton for straining the liquid.
Instructions
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Blend:
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01 Place oats, water and chopped date into a liquidiser. Blend for approximately 30 seconds, until the water looks creamy and white. For the best textured oat milk do not over blend.
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Strain:
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02 Pour the oat milk/water into a good sized deep bowl, lined with the butter muslin and allow to drip through the cloth.
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Flavourings:
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03 Check the oat milk for taste and add flavorings as required.
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Store:
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04 Pour into a glass bottle or jar with a tight fitting lid. Store in the refrigerator. Shake well before use if the milk separates.
Notes
Be flexible with the amount of water added. For a creamy thick oat milk add less water (add only 2 cups during blend) and for a thinner milk add 1 cup more (total 4). Some recipes advise to strain twice but I find if using a butter muslin only once is enough. Sadly, and unlike almond milk, with oat milk it is best to discard the pulp found in the straining bag.
