Recipes Drinks Homemade Oat Milk 1 Review It’s surprisingly easy to make this coffee house staple at home, ensuring that you’ll have a plentiful supply of plant-based milk for hot drinks, smoothies, pancakes, and more. Feel free to skip the maple if you don’t need the extra sweetness, or customize the flavor with a pinch of ground cinnamon or by using almond extract instead of vanilla. By Jasmine Smith Jasmine Smith Instagram Jasmine Smith is a Recipe Developer & Tester at Dotdash Meredith Corporation. She pursued her culinary passion and graduated with a B.S. in Culinary Nutrition at Johnson & Wales University. Following college, Jasmine worked on the line at multiple farm-to-table restaurants and was selected for the James Beard Foundation: Women in Culinary Leadership Program. In addition to her working in test kitchens, Jasmine is a freelance culinary producer for a variety of food festivals. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on May 26, 2020 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Photo by Antonis Achilleos / Food Styling by Rishon Hanners Active Time: 5 mins Total Time: 35 mins Yield: Makes 4 cups (1 quart) Ingredients 1 cup old-fashioned (not quick-cooking) rolled oats 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt Directions Place oats in a medium bowl; add enough water to cover oats by about 1 inch. Let sit for exactly 15 minutes. The oats will look hydrated. (Do not exceed 15 minutes or the oat milk will become slimy.) Drain oats in a fine-mesh strainer; discard soaking liquid. Rinse oats in strainer under cold running water until water runs clear, about 30 seconds. Combine drained oats, maple syrup, vanilla extract, salt, and 4 cups water in a blender. Process until smooth, about 1 minute. Rinse the fine-mesh strainer and set over a large bowl. Pour processed oat mixture through strainer, stirring to help extract liquid. Discard solids in strainer, and strain twice more (without stirring). Transfer strained oat milk to an airtight container, and chill until cold, about 15 minutes, before serving. Notes Oat milk will keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Rate it Print