I would assume for a good tasting recipe you should add a little bit of sugar, maybe you have some recommendations about the oats that you use. Can you store it for a few days? Idk, you most likely have more experience on the subject.

If it takes longer than 5 minutes to prepare (also including the cleanup process) I can see why people would rather consume a pre-made product.

Anyways it's worth to try, if you have a specific recommendation I would appreciate it greatly. Otherwise I will go for one of the recipes I can find.

[–] sushibowl@feddit.nl 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It really is as simple as blending rolled oats and water in a 1:4-ish ratio for 30 seconds or so, and straining the result twice. Adding sugar is optional. It stores pretty well in the fridge, maybe up to 5 days. Trust your nose!

Personally I don't make it very often, as my main use for milk is in cappuccino, and plain oat milk doesn't steam very well. The barista editions you can buy have some added extras (fat, sugar, proteins, stabilisers) to improve the characteristics for steaming.

I totally understand the convenience factor of store-bought too. If you don't have a blender on standby it's a bit of a hassle. And the store bought stuff is shelf-stable for weeks when sealed.

[–] bruce965@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago

Okay then, I will give it a go. Thanks a lot!

[–] Luvon 2 points 6 months ago

A lot of the store brand ones uses enzymes to sweeten it without adding sugar. There is an enzyme that breaks down some of the oats to sugar.

Also it is shelf stable for like a year at least.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Oh, I don't think you need to add any sugar. Well, if you're putting it on cereal that's already sweetened, you definitely don't need to add any sugar.

[–] Anamana@feddit.de 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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[–] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 1 points 6 months ago

I find it kinda rude when people do this tbh - were trying to add and share content here, not pump up google and other places.

Imagine telling someone you’d like to hear what they like to do or don’t do and they tell you to google it…

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[–] pl_woah@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

okay, apparently the homemade stuff isn't fortified with calcium & iron (which plain homemade oat milk wouldn't have) - so you'd have to make that up with other parts of your diet - so Chia, cheese, yogurt (yes, I sense the irony), kale/collards (spinach has stuff that make the calcium harder to absorb), rhubarb, tofu - as far as iron... beans, spinach (for the iron), pumpkin, quinoa

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Right, but you should try to have a balanced diet anyway. Of course some people have dietary restrictions, but a lot of us would generally benefit by diversifying the types of food that we cook with.