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I was debating making this into a post but honestly, I did not think making Unsweetened Oat Milk was that easy! I never thought of making it myself and since I just released my Budget Friendly Iced Coffee, why not make a simple Oat Milk recipe too!
Now, wait for it…. What are the ingredients you say? Quite literally oats and water.
Hence the reason why I didn’t know whether to make this recipe post or not BUT if you are like me, I didn’t think it was easy. For a good year and half or so, I bought my own Unsweetened Oat Milk which can cost me close to $10-12 a month whereas now, it costs me $6 for 2-3 months!
The thing that I love about Oat Milk is that is it is the right amount of creamy and the taste is so subtle. I feel like with Almond milk, it is too watery and light. Coconut milk is TOO thick and the flavor changes your coffee dramatically. Rice milk is okay, I don’t mind it and cashew milk, I can’t stand!
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I know that you could totally take the easy way out and just purchase in stores but I don’t know about everyone but I really like knowing what goes into my food.
The bigger brand of Oat milks definitely put a lot more than just oats and water into their mixture which is not a bad thing but I like fully knowing what’s in mine!
HERE IS HOW TO MAKE Easy Unsweetened Oat Milk:
WHERE CAN I FIND THESE INGREDIENTS?
I prefer using Rolled Oats but have used Steel Cut Oats as well and it worked okay! With Steel cut, you’ll just have to soak them for longer. You can find these ingredients anywhere. Oatmeal, I believe is eaten in many cultures. Depending on if you want to spruce it up, you can add other flavoring to it. I like it unsweetened as I sometimes add sugar or syrup to my coffees!
WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS?
The ingredients are oats and water. If you want to make different variations, here are some ideas:
Vanilla Oat Milk: Add 1/2 tsp of Vanilla Extract
Maple Oat Milk: Add 1/2 tsp of Maple Syrup
Chocolate oat Milk: Add 1/2 Tsp of Cocoa Powder
Peanut Butter/Nutella: Add 1 Tbsp of Either
and my personal favourite:
Pumpkin Spice: Add 1/2 Tsp of Pumpkin Spice Mix & 1/4 Tsp of Vanilla Extract
One thing people do add in for extra creaminess is a drop or two of neutral (sunflower or canola oil)! I personally don’t need it but totally up to you!
CAN I SUB ANYTHING OUT?
As this is strictly an oat milk recipe, I wouldn’t but there are lots of easy recipes for different non-dairy
“milks” out there! I would love to do an almond milk recipe in the near future as well.
WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE?
My favorite brand of oat milk is Earth’s Own and its one that I’m dedicated to. I’ve have tried pretty much every brand out there and do have this in my fridge at all times. It does just get quite expensive as I use oat milk to bake as well! Will try and make the switch to just fully make my oat milk from now on!
Unsweetened Oat Milk
Equipment
- Blender
- Nut Bag or Cheese Cloth
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Rolled Oats
- 2 Cups Cold Water
Instructions
- Add in your oats and water into a blender
- Let the oats sit and soak in blender for 1-2 minutes. *IMPORTANT* If you leave rolled oats soaking for longer than 1-2 minutes, the sliminess will increase and the oats WILL soak all the water. Steel oats can soak for longer – about 20 minutes.
- Once done soaking, blend all together for 2-3 minutes. Strain through a nut bag 1-3 times, pour into a container and store in the fridge for up to a week.
This is a super simple and easy recipe that I wanted to share with you all. I love anything I can make myself because I know what goes in it!
Oat milk captured my heart and I am certain I won’t be switching over to another substitution any time soon.
What is your favorite non-dairy substitution? Do you make it at home or purchase it in store?! I’d love to know in the comments below!
Xo,
Lynn
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Thanks so much for this recipe Lynn!! I prefer making things myself whenever I can. I had no idea it was so easy to make your own oat milk. I can’t wait to try it!
Yes! It’s the best knowing what you put into your food and drinks! Thank you so much for reading, Tiffany! x
I am so impressed that it is just water and oats. I truly thought it was more to it. Great post.
Right!? I was shocked too. Thank you so much for reading! x
Wow, I had no idea it was so easy to make creamy oat milk at home and I love all your suggestions for other flavours, Lynn. Thanks so much for sharing this!
Thank you so much for reading, Katerina! x
Honestly this is an amazing post and I’m so excited to give this a try – you always have the best content! I love oat milk, but it does cost so much at the store for similar products! Thanks for sharing your variations – I’m a huge fan of vanilla so I’ll probably give that a go first. Saved this a pin 🙂 Thank you!
Aw, thank you so much!! I love your content as well and am very happy to have crossed paths with you! xx
I love how you make variations with vanilla and pumpkin spice!
Katie | katieemmabeauty.com
Thank you so much for reading, Katie! x
I’m not an oat milk kind of gal, but I really didn’t know it was that easy to make!
Claire.X
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Yes! It totally is. Thank you so much for reading! x
GREAT…thank you! Officially back to work this past week and devastated I can’t stumble into the kitchen and make oatmeal on my break. Will totally try this! ?
Thank you so much for reading! x
I had no idea that you could make oat milk at home! This is a great recipe to make it Lynn! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Super easy! Thank you so much for reading, Lucy! x
It’s so easy to make, it’s truly incredible! I really love oat milk and it can get quite expensive if you drink a lot so this is the right solution and it doesn’t even take that long! Win win all the way, thanks for sharing x
Agreed! Thank you so much for reading, Cristina! x
My dad loves oat milk, and I think unsweetened sounds like a really good, healthy option. Thank you x
Yes! I love Unsweetened so I have the option to use other sweeteners or none at all. Thank you so much for reading! x
I love oat milk! I’ve never tried to make my own, I’ve tried to create cashew milk a few times and it’s turned out okay. I’ll be giving this a go x
Amazing! Thank you so much for reading! x
I love how you make these photo’s to share on Pinterest! Now you can really see what this blogpost is about 🙂 Love this post from you!
Aw, thank you so much for reading my love! x
This sounds so yummy and easy to make. I cannot wait to try this. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for reading, babe! x
I personally never tried oat mil. I’ve heard that a lot of people choose it over cow milk. The price is definitely that put me off. After reading your recipe I might actually give it a go. Thank you for sharing!
Antonia || Sweet Passions
Aw, Thank you so much for reading! x
I didn’t realise it was this easy to make! Great recipe and fab tips like always x
Thank you so much for reading! x
I had no idea you could make it this way! Amazing.
Corinne x
Thank you so much for reading! x
Ooh, I’ve been thinking about making my own oat milk – great recipe! xx
Thank you so much for reading! x
I’d love to make my own milks but I tend to buy the fortified ones to give me a little boost and I’m not sure how/ if that’s possible at home. I’m glad you’ve realised how easy this is though, you’ll save soooo much over a year if you stick with it. I’m a little addicted to vanilla soy right now x
Yum! I love vanilla soy. Thank you so much for reading! x
I love oat milk. Since I have switched to oat milk I don’t want to go back to regular milk. I have never tried to make my own milk. This sounds like a lot of fun. I would totally love to try this out.
Thank you so much for reading! x
I pin this Lynn! I know I’ll need this someday lol I’d love to try this 😀
Thank you so much Merry xx
I had no idea that it was this easy tomake oat milk!! I will have to give this one a go..my mind is blown ??
Thansk for sharing Lynn!
Aimsy xoxo
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Thank you so much for reading, Aimsy! x
Yum! I tried making oat milk. It’s not super hard but it can at first seem like it would be intimidating. I like that you added different variations that can be created. I can’t wait to try these other flavors out!
Thank you so much for reading, Nicole!! x