Homemade Banana Oat Milk

Intrigued by the new craze around oat milk and banana milk? How about making it yourself and combine the two for your very own homemade Banana Oat Milk?! Perfect for sipping, adding to coffee or cereal in the morning.

This year at FNCE one thing was for sure. There is a definite trend for alternative milks, beyond nut milks! Two of my favorites were Mooala Banana Milk and Oatly Oat milk.

You may have seen the trend of oat milk lattees and or the option to add oat milk in your coffee over the past year, well now you can buy it yourself! I was definitely intrigued because I am such an oat and banana fan and was pleasantly surprised how delicious they were. Both are free of added sugars and are free from dairy, soy, and nuts.  Oatly is also fortified with calcium and vitamin D making it a great milk substitute for those with milk, soy and nut allergies. For those young toddlers out there with multiple food allergies and in need of a milk substitute, they also have a whole milk option.

Just for some fun I decided to take a shot at making my own banana and oat milk!

All the ingredients you need to make this Banana Oat Milk you can most likely find in your kitchen right now!

• Banana
• Oats
• Vanilla extract
• Cinnamon
• Water

The process of making banana oat milk (p.s it’s really easy!)

1. Blend water, oats and banana then strain the mixture through a cheesecloth.
2. Strain mixture through a cheesecloth or nut milk bag. A bit messy but worth the effort for the end product!

Another benefit of making it yourself? It’s so much cheaper! This recipe costs under $1 to make while a quart of oat milk can cost at least $5!

How to enjoy Banana Oat Milk?

I’ve been enjoying the Banana Oat Milk in my coffee and with cereal and the little guy has been drinking it by the glass full! You can also easily substitute milk in a recipe for Banana Oat Milk like in this Pumpkin Apple Pie Overnight Oats recipe.

Print Recipe

Banana Oat Milk

Make your own Banana Oat Milk with only 4 pantry staples!

Prep Time5 mins

Course: Breakfast, Drinks, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana milk, homemade milk, oat milk

Servings: 4 (1/2 cup) servings

Author: Lauren Sharifi, MPH RD LDN

Equipment

• Blender

Ingredients

• 1 cup oats
• 1 medium banana
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

• To a high speed blender add all ingredients. Blend on high for 2-3 minutes until oats are well combined.
• Strain mixture through a cheese cloth or nut milk bag. Try placing cheese cloth in a large mason jar and pouring half the mixture in at a time. Twist the top of the cheesecloth so no liquid can escape and squeeze the bottom of the cloth to help strain out the milk. Once most of the liquid is removed, dump out the unstrained mixture and repeat with the remaining liquid.
• Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.