Oat+Nut Milk
A creamy and smooth plant-based and vegan milk featuring a blend of raw nuts and whole grain oats, boasting fiber and omegas!
Equipment
- high-powered blender or Almond Cow
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw nuts
- ½ cup raw rolled oats
- 4-5 cups filtered water
- 1 tsp sunflower lecithin optional
Instructions
High-Speed Blender Instructions
- Soak raw nuts in water for 4-12 hours in the refrigerator.
- Place all ingredients in a high-speed blender.
- Blend on high speed for 40-50 seconds, until smooth.
- Place a large bowl on the counter or sink and hang your nut milk bag on a cabinet knob or window hanger.
- Slowly pour your milk into the nut milk bag and allow the milk to drain into the bowl. The pulp will remain in the nut milk bag.
- When the majority of milk has drained through the nut milk bag, gently squeeze out the remaining milk.
- Use your milk immediately or pour into an air-tight sterilized bottle.
- Store in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.
Almond Cow Instructions
- Soak raw nuts in water for 4-12 hours in the refrigerator.
- Place the nuts, oats, and sunflower lecithin in the metal filter basket.
- Attach the filter basket to the top of the Almond Cow and twist closed.
- Fill the Almond Cow base to the MIN line (~5 cups) with filtered water.
- Plug in the Almond Cow and press the cow start button. It will run through 3 automatic stages. Your milk is ready when the green light stops flashing and becomes steady green.
- Use your milk immediately or pour into an air-tight sterilized bottle.
- Store in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.
Notes
• Your soaked nuts can go rancid very quickly. Keep them in the refrigerator to avoid this.
• Shake gently before using as the particles do tend to settle a little. The soy lecithin does aid a great deal in the emulsification; but nut and oat particles weigh more than water.
• You can use any raw nuts you prefer – roasted nuts are not as creamy and are not good for milk making. I primarily use almonds bought in bulk; but also like adding a blend of pecans, walnuts, pistachios, and cashews. Aldi sells small bags of raw nut blends.