coconut milk

  • Very smooth and satisfying
  • <=1 g natural sugars so basically carb-free
  • amazing replacement for milk in cereal and smoothies
  • mesamune
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    231 month ago

    Oat milk. I can make it at home and customize it for 1/10th the price.

    • Detective'
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      31 month ago

      Now this I have to try! Could you talk me through how you do this? Just read a quick article on it: you only blend oats and water, then strain it? Would coffee filters be good for straining?

      • mesamune
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        1 month ago

        I use a metal strainer.

        I had to try out a couple of recipes in order to get one that works well.

        My recipe:

        Oat Milk:

        1. 1 cup oats

        2. 6 cups water (chilled)

        3. 1 tsp vanilla

        • Add all to blender and blend on high for 30-40 seconds
        • Strain with strainer 2x
        • Add maple syrup for flavoring (and/or honey) 3 tbsp

        Keeps for about a week.

        Theres some other similar ones like: https://www.loveandlemons.com/oat-milk/ that work out well and may keep for longer (salt).

  • @Themadbeagle@lemm.ee
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    201 month ago

    Depends on what I am using it for. I quite like oat milk in my coffee drinks. I feel like it is nice to have the oaty flavor paired with the coffee taste.

  • Vanth
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    141 month ago

    Oat for most things. Extra creamy.

    Almond for a fewthings. Like I prefer almond in a bowl of cereal. Silk has an unsweetened one with extra protein that is my go to.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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    131 month ago

    Oat for lattes, rice for drinking straight, coconut for smoothies, almond for cereal

  • @rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio
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    101 month ago

    I found almond milk to be a great substitute a couple of years ago when I was dieting. Particularly the ‘unsweetened, vanilla’ variety from Almond Breeze.

    As an added bonus, it also has a much longer shelf life than regular milk.

  • The Giant Korean
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    1 month ago

    Oat milk followed by homemade cashew milk. I found coconut milk and almond milk both to be too watery tasting.

    Edit: Here is my recipe for nut/seed milk. This works for cashews, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, and pepitas. I haven’t tried it with other nuts or seeds.

    • 1/3c nuts or seeds
    • 4c water
    • Sweetener of choice (I just use 2 Splenda packets but I’ve also used agave and pitted dates)
    • 1/8tsp salt
    • 1/8tsp xanthan gum (can be ommitted but it helps the texture IMHO)
    • 1/2tsp vanilla (optional)

    Blend seeds or nuts with water, salt, and sweetener in a high speed blender. Strain through a nut milk bag. Add xanthan gum and re-blend. Stays good for a week or more.

  • @irotsoma@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Unsweetened almond milk, unsweetened oat milk is second

    You’re not going to get carb free, but low sugar.

    • @Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world
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      61 month ago

      Oat milk in coffee is delightful. I find almond milk a bit too “non-present” I can’t think of a better word

      • @irotsoma@lemmy.world
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        11 month ago

        Yeah I like that almond milk is not too much flavor. It means it doesn’t distract from the flavor of the thing it’s added to, only changes the texture and smooths out bitterness and other unpleasant flavor components like with tea and coffee. I prefer to get good tea or coffee and not add anything, but that stuff is expensive, so I get middle of the road quality and add almond milk to smooth it out but still keep some of the highlights.

        Oat milk is good for the really mediocre stuff, though. It smooths it out a lot and adds some flavor. And I do like oats a lot in general. But a lot of times the oat milk is too gritty or too heavy. I found that making my own oat milk does eliminate those problems, but takes more effort and doesn’t last long if I make a lot of it at once to reduce the effort.

  • Unsweetened almond milk, then oat milk, then coconut. Last resort is soy because I can ALWAYS taste some sort of soy-ness flavor, the same way I can taste a hint of coconut with coconut milk, and that soy taste is just weird.

  • shastaxc
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    51 month ago

    Pea milk. It has a good taste and I like the consistency. Most other milk alternatives are too watery.

  • @Daviedavo@lemmy.world
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    41 month ago

    Specifically: Califia Farms Toasted Coconut - Coconut Almondmilk Blend. This is the closest I have found since I started watching my carbs/sugar intake 4 years ago.

  • @TankHiggins1@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Unsweetened almond milk mainly due to the low calories compared to other non-dairy milks but not as tasty for sure.

    • palordrolap
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      31 month ago

      It’s been a while, but one time I had almond milk in rooibos tea* and it made it taste like cake. Can’t remember proportions or how much extra sugar or sweetener I had in it but knowing me, the amount wasn’t “none”.

      * tea-like infusion. Rooibos and tea are not related plants.