This homemade oat milk is quick and easy to make, affordable, all-natural, and actually tastes great!
It's a fantastic alternative to store-bought oat milks that usually contain seed oils, emulsifiers, and other ultra-processed ingredients. There's really no need for all that when it's so easy to blend and strain a few ingredients from the pantry.
Ingredients
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup cashews (or other nuts of your choice)
4 cups cold water
A pinch of salt
Equipment:
Blender
Cloth for straining: a nut milk bag, clean kitchen towel or fabric may be best as a cheesecloth could be too porous.
Directions
1. Soak the cashews (or other nut of choice) overnight. Add them to a blender along with 2 cups of cold water and blend for a minute or so.
2. Add in the rolled oats, a pinch of salt and another 2 cups of cold water and blend for another minute or until well-combined (depends on the speed of your blender, but avoid over blending as it can create an unpleasant texture).
3. Line a jug with a nut milk bag, clean kitchen cloth or fabric. A cheesecloth might allow too much sediment through.
4. Strain the mixture through the cloth without pushing the sediment through. You may need to strain it twice depending on the fabric or nut-milk bag used.
5. Store your oat milk in the fridge and stir before using. It will last up to 5 days.
