RECIPE: Make your own oat milk

Anyone who consciously avoids cow's milk, has a lactose intolerance, or simply wants to try something new will now find meter-long shelves full of it in supermarkets Milk alternatives. From soy drinks to pea drinks to almond milk, there is something for every taste. But one plant-based alternative is particularly popular: oat milk. Because it is creamy, healthy and really tasty!
Another advantage of oat milk is that it is super easy and quick to make at home. Not only do you save money, but you also know exactly what's in it! You can now find out how you can make oat milk yourself.

Oat milk is ideal for cereals and ice cream, for baking, for smoothies and shakes, and also in coffee. Oat flakes, which form the basis of the oat drink, contain valuable fiber, vitamins, minerals and proteins and can even help prevent heart disease. The oat milk we are making together today is approx. Keeps in the fridge for three days. Therefore, when producing it, care should be taken to only produce as much as can be consumed in the foreseeable future. By adding sweeteners, vanilla or cocoa, the oat milk can be made quite simply adapted to your own taste become. For one gluten free version You can of course use gluten-free oat flakes. 

The manufacturing process is really simple and takes barely ten minutes. All you need (besides the ingredients) is a mixer or a hand blender, a bowl, a cheesecloth or thin kitchen towel and an airtight container. Once you have all the utensils together, you can get started! 

Recipe: Make your own oat milk

Ingredients for 1 liter 

1 liter of water

60 g oat flakes*

2-3 dates (alternatively 3 tbsp date syrup or 2 tbsp maple syrup)

1 pinch of salt

½ tsp vanilla or cinnamon (optional)

*It is best to soak large leaf oat flakes in water for a few minutes beforehand so that they are easier to process. Fine or tender leaf oat flakes require no further preparation.

Aids: kitchen scales, stand mixer or hand blender, bowl, cheesecloth, container (e.g. a sealable glass bottle)

preparation

1. Mix water and oat flakes and stir together briefly. Add dates, salt and vanilla.
2. Mix everything well with a mixer for one to two minutes until you get a milk-like consistency.
3. Run the pureed mixture through a cheesecloth into a bowl to separate the liquid from the oat residue. 
4. Pour the oat milk into a bottle and store in the refrigerator. 

Preparation time: 5-10 minutes 

Nutritional information per serving*: approx. 74 kcal | 12.7g carbohydrates | 2.1 g protein | 1.1g fat 

*1 serving = 250 ml

HAVE FUN TRYING IT OUT!

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