My oat milk is too watery

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Since shops around here are out of oat milk for past week I started running low on supply. I decided to make one at home. I'm targeting the Oatly full-fat milk.

I blended 1 cup of oats with 4 cups of water for about 30-45 seconds (I used wrong blender so the timing is not accurate as it started to spilling over when blend too quickly) and then put it through cheesecloth. Have I:

  • Added too much water
  • Blend too short time (timing was very innacurate)
  • Not soak the oats first?
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Best Answer

Here are the ingredients that the manufacturer’s website gives for Oatly Full Fat:

Oatmilk (water, oats), low erucic acid rapeseed oil. Contains 2% or less of: dipotassium phosphate, calcium carbonate, tricalcium phosphate, sea salt, dicalcium phosphate, DHA algal oil, sodium ascorbate (antioxidant), tocopherols (antioxidant), riboflavin, vitamin A, vitamin D2, vitamin B12.

I doubt that you can get the full-fat flavour or texture without adding fat.

The question then becomes how you keep the fat in an emulsion with the water and oats. As the use of heat has been suggested in comments, I would suggest experimenting with making a roux of the oil and fine ground oats and proceed as though making a thin white sauce.



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Quick Answer about "My oat milk is too watery"

Your closest bet would indeed be to add a bit of neutral-flavored oil to adjust the texture, though the oil will separate from the oat milk. You could also try heating a portion of the milk to thicken it before mixing it with the rest again.

Why is my homemade oat milk watery?

Over-blending can also cause the oat milk texture to feel slimy. So you just want to blend it well enough and then stop blending. Usually 1 minute of blending will be more than enough. Strain your oat milk.

How do you thicken up oat milk?

Even though you can strain the oat milk to remove the excess oat pulp, there are still super-fine oat particles in the oat milk. Heating the milk causes the those fine particles in the milk to thicken, kind of like if you were cooking oatmeal on the stove.

Does oat milk have a weird consistency?

When oat milk is spoiled it becomes chunky and has a thicker consistency. To test this, pour a little bit of oat milk into the sink or in a bowl. If you notice that it's lumpy and has an uneven texture instead of being smooth, it's likely bad. Look at the color of the milk to see if it has turned yellow.

Is oat milk suppose to be thick?

The texture isn't smooth.If your oat milk is lumpy, thick (difficult to pour), or slimy, throw it out.


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Answer 2

Unlike other plant-based milks, oat milk is made by enzymatic (amylase) conversion of the starches contained in the oats to sugar. This gives (Oatly) oat milk it's characteristic slightly sweet flavor, and I suspect also influences the texture.

Unfortunately, the enzymatic process is difficult to replicate in a home kitchen, so it will not be entirely possible to achieve the texture and flavor of commercial oat milk. Your closest bet would indeed be to add a bit of neutral-flavored oil to adjust the texture, though the oil will separate from the oat milk. You could also try heating a portion of the milk to thicken it before mixing it with the rest again. However, here you risk making the oat milk goo-ey.

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