How to make your own oat milk and in which recipes the plant-based drink tastes best

Did you know that you can also make oat milk yourself?

We'll show you how it's done - and on top of that there are delicious recipe ideas with the oat drink.

Plant-based milk alternatives * have experienced a real boom in recent years: made from oats, soy, almond, lupine, hemp, coconut or rice, the

drinks are now available in many different varieties in most supermarkets and discounters.

There is not only demand from

and

, but more and more people prefer the

in order to eat more sustainably and not support the conventional husbandry of cows.

Incidentally, the plant-based alternatives are not officially allowed to be called “milk”.

Since then it has been called

and the like.

The different plant drinks offer different advantages and disadvantages in terms of nutrients and

.

For rice and almond drinks, for example, a lot of water is used to grow the base.

therefore more

sustainable

: Oats can also be grown here and offer valuable fiber and minerals such as vitamins B1, B2, E and healthy unsaturated fatty acids.

And best of all: you can

oat drink

!

This saves you money and packaging waste - and you know exactly what's inside.

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Make oat milk yourself: You only need 2 ingredients for the plant drink

• 1.5 liters of water

• 100 g oat flakes (preferably tender)

The amount of water is roughly the same as the amount of oat milk you can get out after preparation.

You can of course adjust the quantities accordingly.

Note: the more oatmeal you take, the

the drink will be.

If you like, you can add other ingredients such as vanilla, cinnamon or agave syrup

to

and

.

You also need a high-performance

and a so-called nut milk bag (promotional link).

This is a

, which can be used specifically for the production of vegetable milk alternatives.

Instead, you can also use a coarse linen cloth or a very fine sieve.

Video: soy, almond or oats?

This milk alternative is the best

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The

can be in one or more fill clean bottles and hermetically closed for about

to keep.

The fresher it is prepared, the better it tastes.

You can use the remaining mass that is left in the nut milk bag for other purposes, for example for your porridge breakfast.

Recipes with oat milk: It tastes best with the plant-based drink

Of course, you can

basically use

for anything that you also

use

: for muesli and porridge, in a shake for breakfast, for baking cakes, waffles or pancakes.

Many people like oat milk

in

because of its

.

Some oat drink manufacturers even have their own “

” versions on the market, which can be frothed particularly well - for the perfect latte macchiato or matcha latte at home.

But

oat milk can

also be used when

, for example mashed potatoes or a vegetarian curry.

The oat drink also works well when preparing sauces: First make a roux out of oil and flour, then slowly add 250 ml of oat milk, don't forget to stir.

Now season with salt, pepper and grated nutmeg and let the sauce thicken a little, then remove from the heat.

Good Appetite!

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