My 15-year-old daughter has recently decided to try a vegan diet, so she's been poring over internet sites to gain information. In her searches for a milk substitute, she came across oat milk and I had to give it a try. I love making my own milks using nuts or rice, but I had never heard of using oats as a base. While I love nut milk with a passion, it's time-consuming to make and takes a lot of exertion to squeeze the milk through the bag and sometimes I just can't seem to get up the gumption to make it. The oat milk recipe we found calls for, among other things, cooked oats and a banana, and does not require a nut bag, so it seemed perfect.
After our milk was blended, we poured it in a glass, added ice, and tasted it...
It was creamy and oaty and I knew it would make a great base for smoothies and other products which call for milk. So.... I threw in some frozen strawberries, added some sweetener, and we drank delicious strawberry smoothies in the kitchen...
...while my mother tried to convince my brother to shave his beard.
We will definitely be making this again. Thanks for listening.
and freeze for at least 6 hours. To easily remove pops, leave them out at room temperature for a few minutes or run them under water for a few seconds.
