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5-Minute DIY Oat Milk

Creamy homemade oat milk in five minutes flat — four ingredients, one blender, no carton required.

Prep5 min Cook— MakesMakes ~1 litre

DIY5 minutes4 ingredients

The story

Oat milk's modern story started in 1990s Sweden, when food scientist Rickard Öste worked out how to turn Nordic oats into something silky enough for coffee. The home version is gloriously low-tech.

5-Minute DIY Oat Milk Made with plants

Method

  1. Blend cold and quick

    Add the oats, cold water, syrup, salt and vanilla to a blender. Blitz for 30–40 seconds — no longer, or it turns slimy. Cold water is the secret.

  2. Strain once

    Pour through a nut-milk bag, clean tea towel or fine sieve into a jug. Don't squeeze too hard — gentle pressure keeps it silky.

  3. Bottle it

    Decant into a clean bottle or jar. Keeps 4–5 days in the fridge. It will settle — that's normal, just shake before pouring.

  4. Use the pulp

    Stir the leftover oat pulp into porridge, pancake batter or your next batch of cookies. Zero waste, extra fibre.

Little tips ♡

  • Cold water + short blend = no sliminess.
  • For barista-style foam, add 1 tbsp neutral oil before blending.
  • Toast the oats first for a nuttier flavour.

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