Non-Slimy Oat Milk Recipe

In a new segment of the OVERDUE blog, keep your eyes peel for eco-friendly and delicious recipes from our avid baker/volunteer, Mayuko Kayano. Mayu gives zero waste baking tips to help you advance both your eco and cooking journeys!

Non-Slimy Oat Milk

Time: 10 minutes

Servings:

A little less than 4 cups

Ingredients

1 cup of rolled oats
4 cups of cold water

Options

A pinch of salt
Maple syrup or dates for sweetness
Vanilla extract

Tools

A high-speed blender
Fine cheesecloth or any thin fine cloth
2 bowls

Instructions:

1. Prepare 2 medium size bowls. Line one bowl with fine cheesecloth. 
2. In a high-speed blender, add 1 cup of rolled oats. 
3. Add 2 cups of cold water first and blend at the highest speed for about 15-30 seconds. (Do not allow the oats to soak. Blend immediately once you add cold water to the oats.) 
4. Add 2 more cups of cold water and blend for another 15-30 seconds at the highest speed. 
5. Pour the mixture into the bowl lined with the cheesecloth. Then strain and squeeze the milk out gently. Take the pulp out and put it aside (you can use the pulp for baking), then strain and squeeze again using the cheesecloth. 
6. Pour the oatmilk into a clean jar and store in a refrigerator.

Oatmilk is the easiest and most cost-effective plant milk to make at home. This is the perfect recipe for non-slimy oatmilk which tends to be homemade. 

Here are the keys 

1. Use COLD water
2. Don’t over blend
3. Strain twice 

If you would like flavors, feel free to add salt, vanilla extract, dates, and maple syrup. It is great for iced tea, iced coffee, cereal, oats and more! 

Oats are gluten-free. However, regular oats may be contaminated with wheat grains because of factory processing. So if you want to make sure it is gluten-free, choose “gluten-free rolled oats”.

It is normal to see the separation of the liquid after the oatmilk has been sitting for a while. Shake well before use. 

[Zero-waste Tips]

1. Get oats from the bulk section using a reusable bag. 
2. Make sure to use the leftover pulp for baking cookies, muffins, bread, etc. It will add more flavor and moisture! 
3. Store the oatmilk in any clean jar. I cleaned and reused ketchup bottles in the photo!