Oat milk has made it into the main stream just recently partly due to a company called Oatly. They are a Swedish company that started making oat milk in the 90s. Oat milk is incredibly nutritious and is a perfect alternative for milk. Another benefit of oat milk is that it is incredibly easy and affordable to make. This recipe is great to use just like other plant milks but this milk can also be used in your frother for coffee or tea!
Ingredients
1 cup oats
1/4 cup raw, unsalted cashews
4 cups water
Instructions
- Add the oats, cashews and water to blender and blend for 30 seconds
- Pour into a nut milk bag or cheesecloth over a bowl
- Gently twist the bag and then once most of the liquid is drained, squeeze out remaining milk
- Pour into a Mason jar with a lid and store in the fridge for up to 4 days
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This sounds easy enough. Alright..I give. What is a frother? 😳
The steamer wand on the side of an espresso maker that froths milk
I just made a batch of oat milk; I decided to experiment by adding blueberries. It added a bit of sweetness and helped the flavor.
Hi what oats do you use is it rolled oats or steel cut oats
Rolled oats
What kind of oats do you use? Rolled? Steel cut? Does it matter which kind? Thanks!
I usually use rolled oats. Quick oats work too but I have found that steel cut makes it too starchy.
Thank you so much! I love your videos….you are such a calm and peaceful presence and your recipes are all fantastic. I benefit greatly from them. 🙂
Thank you Lorraine. That is so sweet =)
Jill, I agree with Lorraine Barnett! I’ve started a WFPB diet since this past August 2018, due to having heart disease and have read Dr. Fuhrman’s book “Eat To Live”. You’ve really inspired me to cook in a healthy and practical way. I really appreciate your calm and sweet demeanor! Thank you for your constant encouragement to others! You are a blessing! 😊
Dear Jill, I’d like to know if you can make this milk with oat grains or of it’s better with the flakes. Thanks!
You can make it with oat groats but I would soak them overnight first. The rolled oats are way easier =)
Thanks for your answer! I tried with soaked groats and it worked nicely. I used the okara into a bread. Delicious 🙂
Thank you so much. Finally a recipie that is so good. I don’t buy plant milk anymore. I use the pulp in muffins and pancakes. You rock Jill. You’ve made pkant based so much fun
thanks i use oat milk all the time. i am going to make my own now. did not know about tghe cashews !!!!
Hey Jill… I loved the video and the addition of the cashews!!! Makes sense to add them! And thanks for the lesson about not overblending. My last experience of oat milk was a slimey overblended mess. My daughter still loved it tho. But w/ the cashews… oh yeah!!! Question- did u use regular rolled oats or the quick kind, or does it matter? (looked like yours were the regular)
I always use rolled oats. Less processed is always healthier but I don’t know that it will change the quality of the milk. Both should work. =)
Is there a substitute for cashews? My husband is somewhat allergic. Would almonds work?
Almonds would work just fine but I would probably soak them a few hours first so they will be nice and creamy =)
If I don’t have a high power blender, do any of the instructions change – specifically in regards to soaking the oats or cashews?
2-4 tablespoons of MCT oil makes it amazing! Plus MCT has a ton of health properties!
Is it ok to add digestive enzymes?
Sure.
I lost 66lbs. May it will be one year, watching your videos. Thank you, for all your shows. You are an food angel. 👼
That is wonderful Olga! I am so happy for you. =)
Thank you for your great recipes, Jill! You’ve helped me not feel alone in my WFPB lifestyle!
If I don’t have a high power blender, do any of the instructions change – specifically in regards to soaking the oats or cashews? (Sorry for posting twice…I didn’t mean to leave it as a reply to someone else’s question!)
No, It’s still the same =)
Can I leave out the cashews? I used to drink nonfat milk and cannot find a plant based milk that is fat free.
Yes
I made the oat milk this morning in a vitamix blender with oats and cashews and a couple dates. I blended it for about 20 seconds. I used a nut bag and squeezed most of the liquid out. It came out slimy. How can I make it without it becoming slimy?
I don’t know of any more tips for oat milk to not be a little slimy. It is just the starch coming out and it is part of what makes it so healthy for your body.
May I suggest….?
I went out and bought 2 nut bags just for this recipe (1 organic hemp, 1 organic cotton [finer]) … I found the SQUEEZING and forcing of the liquid from the oat mix through the fine cloth barrier is where the starch came from…
SO, I went into my kitchen drawer, found my fine mesh strainer (5.5″) and used that instead, and VOILA! the milk is almost perfect now! Just a little back n forth movement of the mixture as it sits in the bottom of the sieve gets pretty much all liquid out. If one uses only 30 seconds of blending (not too fine), none of the bits come through the sieve…
Try it!
Thanks for this easy recipe for oat milk. The cashews and blending for a short time really worked out so well. Thanks!
Hi Jill! love your channel! I print your recipes alot! I often give the printed recipes to friends and think it would be great if your URL auto populated on the printed document so that people could find you! Just an idea thanks again for all your delicious recipes
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Jill, Please share your link for the plant milk bag.
https://amzn.to/2vV9jYk
Do you cook the milk? I saw “cook time: 10 min” on the recipe site so am confused as I did not see you cooking it, just pouring into the quart jar!!
No, it is not cooked. Sorry the recipe format is a little confusing
Jill will rolled oats without gluten works in this recipe?
yes
Thank you very much.
Can you give a tutorial re: blenders? I have a Blendtec but it is so loud! Unfortunately, I didn’t have the container that diffuses the noise of the blender
Yeah, these high powered blenders are loud. I think the Vitamix may be even louder =(
I have a pair of cheap noise canceling ear muffs that I put on every time I use my blendtec.
This is amazingly wonderful and easy! I’ve made 3 batches already. I added vanilla and 4 medjool dates to mine. Here’s what I did with the left over oats….poured all of the goop:) into a bowl, added 1/4 cup or less flour (used Whole Wheat, bet that any flour would be good) 1/2 TBSP monk fruit, 1/4 cup raisins, dash cinnamon. Stirred it up, dropped it by tablespoon full onto a nonstick cooking mat, baked at 375 for 20 minutes, delicious! I’m baking in a toaster oven so a real oven temp and time might be different.
I just made it exactly as you demonstrated above. It is really good because it doesn’t taste sour like other nut milks always do. The only turn off is the slime. Why does it have to get so slimy toward the bottom of the nut bag? Although you do mention the slime factor, I don’t see it in your video as I have on my own.
Great recipe, but what type of oats do you use, steel cut or instant?
do not use instant, will make it slimier. Some recommend straining through clean tshirt or towel to get rid of more of the oatmeal paste that makes it slimier.
can i make it without cashew? I only have walnut at home, will that work? Thanks
By far the simplest, best oat milk method I have tried; creamy, white, wonderful oat milk that does not separate! Behaves just like regular milk in tea. Thank you!
Hi Jill,
I’m from Germany and I really like your show. It would be so nice if there were metric measurements too, so I don’t have to convert all the cups before doing the recipes.
A lot of thanks for bringing the healthy lifestyle to the world.
Best regards
Thomas
Hi Thomas, did you convert this recipe into gramms? Im very interested 🙂
Do you use raw cashews or roasted?
Salted, also the honey ones are amazing but much more expensive 😉
Hi! May I know if you cook the cashews beforehand or do you just blend them raw?
I just blend them raw
Has anyone tried freezing this? I go through a lot of plant milk and would like to be able to make it in one-week batches.
What kind of blender are you using?
Does anyone know how to stop the milk from separating?
Thank you so much! I always thought it was a complicated process to do milk at home, SO EASY!!! and super quick! So happy I found your website, looking forward to making more recipes 🙂
Can I make hot drink with oatly milk?
If you mean the store bought Oatly, yes. This recipe, once heated starts to turn into pudding
Can I heat this milk?
Once you start heating it, it turns into pudding
Hey Jill! Does this recipe require alterations if you use a nutribullet?
Just wondering because it is smaller and higher speed.
Thank you!
Jen
Same recipe =)
Hi Jill, I’m allergic to nuts what can I use instead for the fat part. Thanks
sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds or flax seeds
I love the taste, but my milk didn’t froth.