Oat Milk
22 August is World Plant Milk Day. There are many benefits of making your own plant milk and you can read more about these on my blog here. Oat milk is a great recipe to start with: it's so simple and mild in taste. My tasters said they struggled to tell the difference between this and cows' milk.
To prevent the milk going slimy, make sure you use cold water and make sure you don't squeeze the nut bag/muslin when straining the oats. If you squeeze the last remnants into a separate bowl, you'll see why this is important: it's far more slimy in consistency. Use porridge oats and, if you want this milk to be gluten-free, make sure you opt for gluten-free oats.
If you're serious about making plant milk, it's well worth investing in a nut milk bag. Muslin fabric works too.
I’ve based the recipe on the size of a standard Nutribullet processor, for ease, and it makes about 450ml of milk, but it is easily doubled. The milk will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days. Try it on its own, in coffee/tea, and over cereal.
Rather than throwing away the oat remnants, try making a bath soak by following the instructions below.
If you enjoyed making oat milk, why not try hemp milk or flaxseed milk?
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
1. Soak the oats in a bowl of cold water for one hour. Then, put them through a sieve and discard the water.
22 August is World Plant Milk Day. There are many benefits of making your own plant milk and you can read more about these on my blog here. Oat milk is a great recipe to start with: it's so simple and mild in taste. My tasters said they struggled to tell the difference between this and cows' milk.
To prevent the milk going slimy, make sure you use cold water and make sure you don't squeeze the nut bag/muslin when straining the oats. If you squeeze the last remnants into a separate bowl, you'll see why this is important: it's far more slimy in consistency. Use porridge oats and, if you want this milk to be gluten-free, make sure you opt for gluten-free oats.
If you're serious about making plant milk, it's well worth investing in a nut milk bag. Muslin fabric works too.
I’ve based the recipe on the size of a standard Nutribullet processor, for ease, and it makes about 450ml of milk, but it is easily doubled. The milk will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days. Try it on its own, in coffee/tea, and over cereal.
Rather than throwing away the oat remnants, try making a bath soak by following the instructions below.
If you enjoyed making oat milk, why not try hemp milk or flaxseed milk?
Ingredients
- 375ml water
- 50g porridge oats
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Equipment
- Nut milk bag (or a piece of muslin and a large elastic band)
- Food processor (I use a Nutribullet)
- Large bowl
- Bottle/jug
Method
1. Soak the oats in a bowl of cold water for one hour. Then, put them through a sieve and discard the water.
2. Put the drained oats in the food processor, with the water and salt. Blitz for about 30 seconds.
3. Pour the mixture through a nut bag into a large bowl, or through piece of muslin suspended using an elastic bound over the top of a large bowl. Let the milk flow through on its own rather than intervening too much - applying pressure/squeezing can result in a slimy milk. Use a spoon to disturb any sediment that is blocking the flow of milk.
4. Bottle the milk in a glass bottle, or pour it into a jug.
5. Rather than discarding the oats left in the nut bag, tie them up into a piece of muslin (or into an old sock/tights) and place it around your bath tap - oats are great skin-soothers. You could also combine the mixture with more oats and/or with the discarded mixture from making hemp milk. Alternatively, this would be a great skin scrub, particularly with the harder hemp pieces.