Super Easy Oatmilk Recipe

***This batch should be used for baking and binding purposes*** It is thick, so I do not recommend using it as a drinkable oatmilk (<—-still working out a good recipe for that). For the delicious kind you want to throw in coffee or shakes: I rec… — ***This batch should be used for baking and binding purposes***
It is thick, so I do not recommend using it as a drinkable oatmilk (<—-still working out a good recipe for that).

For the delicious kind you want to throw in coffee or shakes: I recommend Chobani and Oatly.

Shifting plant-based is a path of forward progress, step by stumbling step.
Dairy was hand’s down the hardest thing for me to give up (which was slightly comical, because it was also wreaking the most glaring havoc across my body), but I continued to move forward and eventually cut it out entirely because it is: better for the environment, our bodies (including your bones), and makes more biological sense.

If you’re still on step one: don’t start with some high-hill like comparing plant-based hard-cheese to some cave-aged wonder. There is no comparison, it’s too far a leap, and that way lies misery. :-)
Begin with small steps or it will be untenable.
We started with trying different milks in our coffee/teas and found that Oatmilk had the best taste (creamy, smooth, doesn’t fall apart and get bitter like some other plant milks can); it’s full of body-healthy proteins, minerals, and vitamins; and it even has the lowest environmental footprint :

“To produce one pound of oats, it takes one-sixth the amount of water and resources needed to produce one pound of almonds. Furthermore, oats also use 80% less land to grow than dairy milk. In fact, a glass of oat milk is responsible for less greenhouse gas emissions than soy milk or dairy milk.”

Oatmilk works in all binding (ie sauces, dredging things before coating them in a crispy coating, the inside of a potato pancake I’ll post soon!) and baking applications. You can buy a carton of it at the store, but if you also happen to have a lot of oats on hand this is a super quick, cheap alternative. (We get our oats in bulk, and find this is a great way to get a lot of protein for super cheap.)

You won’t miss the milk, but you’ll be helping the earth and being kind to your body!