Healthy Oat Milk

A delicious and unique substitute for dairy milk. Turn a milk product into a vegan product by using this instead. Goes great in cereal as an added bonus. Don't forget to be creative by adding some fruit to the party as this drink allows for a variety of concoctions that one can imagine.

NOTE: Recipe makes around 28oz of delicious, silky smooth oatmilk
Quadruple the recipe for nearly a gallon of this healthy and nutritious drink.

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp honey, sugar, maple syrup or stevia(your preference, we use honey)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste(extract gives too artificial of a flavor)
• 1 pitted date diced
• 1/2 cup fruit of choice(optional) or 1 tbsp spice (optional)

Directions

1. Put water, salt and dates in blender and blend for about 30 seconds
2. (**this is to infuse the water with the date flavor**)
3. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend on medium speed for 30 seconds
4. (**longer could make slimey milk and we dont like slime**)
5. Strain in fine wire strainer
6. (**if it is too grainy, you can further strain with cheese cloth though it may make it taste watered down experiment to suit your taste**)
7. Store oatmilk up to five days
8. (**could possibly go a day or two longer**)