Plant-Based Milks

vivica

Do you have a preference, in general or for certain things? When I have tea or hot coffee, it’s oat milk by far. Oat seems to resemble cow’s milk the most, followed by soy. I also think iced coffee, compared to hot, is easier to match with the different milks.

Casper

Hello! I’m a huge fan of almond milk lattes but see your point about oat milk being more “neutral” tasting. I find soy milk a bit on the sweet side…?

vivica

@Casper I agree that soy has more of a sweetness to it. Have you tried other alternative milks? I think I tried nearly all of them, except for quinoa and pea.

WJean

Can I chime in here? I don’t like rice milk. It’s so watery! It works all right with cold cereal but it’s awful in coffee.

Damien

I’ve stopped drinking regular tea, I have an office job and I used to drink so many cups throughout the day. (so much sugar)

Now I’ve converted to green tea with lemon, I add a little teaspoon of honey sometimes though.

I use oat milk in cereal/baking!

WJean

Apparently people put coconut milk in hot drinks like tea/coffee, yuck! 😬

Casper

Have to agree with WJean… that rice milk isn’t as tasty as other alternatives. I think cashew milk is another one that is pretty neutral with nice consistency, like oat.

YellowTomato

Oat milk is my absolute favorite. It's good for the environment and it tastes good! 🙂 I only use oat milk in my tea, so I'm not drinking it by the glass. I'm not a huge fan of soy milk or almond milk.

SpiritandPlants

Plant based milks are like anything else: not all equal in quality. NewBarnOrganics' Almond milk is by far the best I've had (even better than homemade). It has the fewest additives and stabilizers that I've seen in a commercial product.

@vivica the sweetness in the soy milk might be the added sugar.

Coconut milk is tasty.

Homemade oat milk is good for baking. Oats +water + good blender = oatmilk 🤣 Adding a touch of sweetner (maple syrup anyone? (not fake maple syrup, real maple syrup)) or salt is good.

Yum 😃

YellowTomato

SpiritandPlants

I really like the idea of making homemade oat milk. I'll have to try it next time I'm baking! Have you tried it as a creamer in tea or coffee? That's what I use the majority of my plant-based milks for. If I can save some money by making my oat milk at home, I'm all for it! 😃

QuincyQuin

I'm pretty simple. I like unsweetened soy milk. I've also tried hemp milk, and I enjoy that one a lot too. I don't drink it by the glass, however. I mainly use it in cooking.

YellowTomato

QuincyQuin
Hemp milk? I hadn’t even heard of that before, much less tried it. It sounds like it would be yummy! What does hemp milk taste like? And do you use a flavored version? I try to avoid added flavors and added sugar.