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Ever since I learned that you can make almond milk from almond butter and water, I’ve wondered what else we can blend to make creamy dairy-free drinks in just seconds. I feel like a mad scientist in my kitchen, seeing what I can toss into the blender next.
That’s how this iced oat milk latte recipe was born.
Instead of buying store-bought milk (which doesn’t always taste the best) you can blend rolled oats directly into your coffee. This means you won’t wind up with a diluted coffee flavor, and there are no added preservatives… but you still get to enjoy a creamy coffee drink!
This recipe is very easy to cutomize. I’ve included maple syrup, to help create a “shaken espresso” flavor similar to the one you’d get from Starbucks. But, you can create a pumpkin spice or chai flavor at home, too. Be sure to read the comments and recipe notes for tips!
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Oat Milk Latte Ingredients
- Rolled Oats. I use regular rolled oats for this recipe, but quick oats should work, too. (Don’t use steel-cut oats.) If you need a gluten-free drink, make sure you buy certified gluten-free oats to avoid any cross-contamination.
- Maple Syrup. This natural sweetener helps the drink taste like a brown sugar shaken espresso from Starbucks, without having to worry about a granulated sugar dissolving.
- Black Coffee. All you need is regular black coffee for this recipe. No espresso machine required!
- Water. Since oat milk is made from oats + water, this is added to help dilute the coffee flavor, like regular milk would. If you prefer a stronger coffee flavor, you can use more coffee, instead.
How to Make an Oat Milk Latte at Home
Step 1:
Add the coffee, water, oats, and maple syrup to a high-speed blender. Secure the lid and blend until the mixture looks creamy, about 60 seconds.
Once the mixture looks smooth, taste it and adjust the flavor, if needed. You can add more coffee for a more bitter flavor, or a little extra sweetness, if desired.
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Step 2:
Pour the blended mixture over ice and enjoy it right away. If your blender didn’t perfectly blend the oats, you can pour this through a fine mesh strainer on the way to your glass, so it will catch any sediment left behind.
Storage Tip: Oats tend to get slimier as they sit in liquid, so I don’t recommend making a big batch of this oat milk latte ahead of time. You can brew the coffee in advance, though! Then it will be ready to pour into the blender, and you’ll have a latte in 60 seconds or less.
Flavor Variations
- Iced Pumpkin Oatmilk Latte. For a pumpkin spice latte, try adding in 1 tablespoon of pumpkin puree and a 1/4 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice to the blender with the rest of these latte ingredients. (You can make your own pumpkin pie spice blend at home, if you need to.)
- Iced Chai Latte. Replace the coffee with black tea or water. You might want to increase the pumpkin pie spice or sweetener slightly, so it tastes like the sweet and spicy chai latte from a coffee shop.
- Iced Mocha. Add a tablespoon of cacao powder and a little extra sweetener, to taste.
Iced Oat Milk Latte (No Store-Bought Milk!)
Ingredients
- ½ cup black coffee , cooled
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup (or brown sugar)
Instructions
- Add the coffee, water, oats, and maple syrup to a blender. Secure the lid and blend until smooth and creamy, with no visible pieces of oats.
- Pour the mixture over ice and enjoy it right away. You can pour this mixture through a fine-mesh strainer as it goes into the glass to catch any pieces of oats the blender might have missed. Note: If you let this sit in the glass for too long, it may start to separate, but stirring it with a straw will make it creamy again.
Notes
Nutrition
More Recipes to Try
- Oatmeal Smoothie
- Instant Pot Oatmeal
- Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
- Pumpkin Oatmeal
- Blender Oatmeal Pancakes
- Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal
If you try this iced Oat Milk Latte, please leave a comment below letting me know how you like it. And if you add any extra flavorings, I’d love to hear about those, too!
This recipe is great! I use it to make an iced chai oatmilk. 1 cup water 2 tbsp oats 1/4 tsp pumpkin spice a sprinkle of salt and 2 tbsp of maple syrup. If I wanted to make it slightly creamier, what would I do? Add more oats? Add a nut butter?
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Brenda! I would add a spoonful of almond or cashew butter for more creaminess. Let me know if you experiment with it again!
Wow. Another winner. I followed Brenda recipe (thank you Brenda) and added a tsp of almond butter. It was really good. I gave up caffeine so I miss the Coffee Shop drinks I may try this hot and add a bit more oats just to experiment. Megan we would be lost without you
If I have oat milk on hand what would the measurements for the coffee and oat milk be?
So delicious
I made the pumpkin spice version today and it was great for a sunny, fall morning!
I made both versions of the cover the weekend and it’s so easy and super yummy! I have a Vitamin, so the first time I didn’t strain it. There were definitely some oat remains in the bottom, but it didn’t bother me. When I made he pumpkin version the next day, I trained it. Either way is fine, but would definitely strain it if I was serving it to someone. The flavor is great for both versions! You can taste the oats, but I love oats so that just made it yummy in my opinion. Definitely adding these to my rotation!
I haven’t actually tried this exact recipe yet (I’m sure it’s delicious just like all your other recipes!). I ran out of oat milk and was craving a matcha latte so I used this recipe to make my own oat milk matcha latte using 1 cup water for the liquid, 1 tsp matcha and 1 tbsp date syrup and YUM! Thanks for always having the best (and easy) recipes!
Ahh, that sounds amazing! I’m going to try it next, too.
This sounds yummy! Would love for you to come up with a healthier version of Starbucks’ White Chocolate Mocha Iced Latte! Thanks!
Thank you! This was sooo good! What do you think of using a medjool date as a sweetener?
Medjool dates work great, too! I usually use 2 pitted ones for this recipe.