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Plant-Based milk – does not curdle in coffee!!!

2021-04-09

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They say a man is a creature of habit. Quite true – I’d say!!

After two or three times I bought myself a Magnum popsicle to make up for an exhausting or frustrating workday – My legs carried me by themselves to the ice-cream fridge, it got to the point where I had to go through a quick detox process 🙂 bad habits should be uprooted while still small and harmless!

There are acquired taste habits – such as with beer and coffee.

Sugar, coffee and milk substitutes are a great example of how man is a creature of habits. One gets used to synthetic sugar substitutes and can’t stand sugar in his coffee; He gets used to instant coffee and he then dislikes espresso.

You get used to plant-based milk, and then cow milk becomes “Yuck”!

I’ve been making my own almond milk for years, but it had always curdled in coffee. When I first tried ‘Oatly’ I found it very tasty and perfect for coffee; But – when I tried to replicate it at home – the milk curdled too and became slimy – I was disappointed.

An online search yielded some recipes for oat milk with a promise of milk “just like Oatly”. The secret was the addition of oil.

Hopelessly optimistic, I rushed to the kitchen – and – It curdled again!

So I have been thinking: “What do you think holds the milk together so it doesn’t curdle?” I asked myself.

After more wrinkles were added to my forehead – the answer finally came: you need an Emulsifier – to merge the oil with the water!

Of course! – I burst into a stormy dance in my little kitchen – Liquid Lecithin!!

I gave it a try – and it worked! The milk didn’t curdle – instead, it merged beautifully with the coffee!

I celebrated my success for a while until one day I discovered that people are excited about a new brand of oat milk.

I tasted to see what the fuss was all about – really very tasty and creamy! (And of course, it didn’t curdle!)

I looked at the ingredients – and what do I see? In addition to oil, there was also some kind of a ‘Gum’

I rushed to my modest kitchen again but this time I replaced the lecithin with Xanthan Gum.

It worked with the gum as well! I got creamy milk which didn’t curdle in coffee!!

Ladies and gentlemen: please welcome – almond milk and/or oat milk which won’t curdle in coffee – with the addition of lecithin or xanthan gum.

I hope the rich taste, homogeneous texture, natural ingredients, and low cost will encourage you to make it often.

Plant-based milk that does not curdle in coffee!
At last homemade almond or oat milk, which does not curdle in coffee. With the addition of a "secret" ingredient, you get creamy homogenous milk, delicious, low-cost, with no artificial additives!
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Servings 4
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Ingredients
  
Almond Milk
  • ½ cup raw almonds soaked overnight no need to peel the almonds
  • 3-4 cups filtered water
  • 1 tbsp canola oil refined Sunflower oil, Avocado oil or Almond oil
  • 1 tbsp liquid sunflower lecithin or 3 tbsp lecithin granules; can be replaced with 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum or guar gum
  • pinch salt
Oat Milk
  • ⅔ cup rolled oats
  • 3-4 cups filtered water
  • 2 tbsp canola oil refined Sunflower oil, Avocado oil or Almond oil
  • 2 tbsp liquid sunflower lecithin or 6 tbsp lecithin granules; can be replaced with 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum or guar gum
  • pinch salt
Instructions
 
Almond Milk
  • drain the soaked almonds and transfer to a blender
  • add salt, oil, lecithin or gum
  • add 3 cups of water (we will add more later)
  • process on a high speed for about a minute
  • Line a 1000 ml measuring cup with a spout in a nut milk bag and pour the mixture into it.
  • Squeeze the bag as much as you can. Pour the milk into the bottle and add more filtered water until the bottle is full.
  • The milk keeps in the fridge up to 3 days
  • Shake well before use.
Oat Milk
  • Put in a blender rolled oats, water, oil, salt, lecithin, or xanthan gum/guar gum
  • Process on a high speed for about 20 seconds
  • Line a 1000 ml measuring cup with a spout in a nut milk bag and pour the mixture into it.
  • Squeeze the bag as much as you can. Pour the milk into the bottle and add more filtered water until the bottle is full.
  • The milk keeps in the fridge up to 3 days
  • Shake well before use.
Notes
  • You can replace liquid lecithin with granular lecithin – in this case, you need three times the amount. For example a tablespoon of liquid lecithin = 3 tablespoons of granular lecithin, 2 tablespoons of liquid lecithin = 6 tablespoons of granular lecithin, etc.
  • Xanthan gum or guar gum are used as gluten substitutes and in various uses in the food industry. I don’t know about nutritional values – but the advantage of gum over lecithin is the calorie savings (less than 10 calories per half teaspoon of xanthan gum or guar gum compared to 120 calories per 1 tablespoon of liquid lecithin). The advantage of lecithin: It raises the level of good cholesterol!
  • If you leave coffee with milk that was made with gum – after about half an hour the milk will sink. It will not curdle – just sink, a short stir will fix it 🙂
  • If you have only instant oat at home, you can use it as well, in this case, make sure to process it in a blender for no longer than 10 seconds so that we do not get a “slimy” drink.
  • When you add the oil before the lecithin – the lecithin will not stick to the spoon but will slide off easily and leave the spoon almost clean 🙂
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  1. Susan

    2021-09-02 at 12:55

    I am looking forward to trying these additives. I usually only use oats, water and salt. I always use some ice cubes in my water so you don’t get the slime. And I like to add one or two dates.

    Reply
    • Sara Dagan

      2021-09-02 at 18:18

      Thank you for your comment, Never thought dates and ice cubes can work too – I will give it a try! hope you like you like this recipe. if you have any questions – feel free to contact me 🙂

      Reply
  2. Randa

    2022-04-23 at 23:00

    Hello, one little oopsie: the almond milk video says to “add 1000 ml of water” as last step before putting into 1 L container.
    Any idea if this would also worked in lemon tea? I want creamy lemon tea 🍋 🥛 🫖 Thank you!

    Reply
    • Sara Dagan

      2022-04-24 at 15:52

      Hello, I haven’t tried yet. Lemon acidity is probably higher than coffee acidity – You might add more lecithin to the milk. Once I’ll try I will write about it.

      Reply
  3. louis katz

    2022-06-09 at 0:21

    5 stars
    Trying the recipes are in my future. I am buying gums right now. While in Japan 3 years ago I had peanut tofu. It was very good. I have since made peanut milk from recipes on the web and my own peanut tofu. It seems like you might enjoy peanut milk.

    Reply
    • Sara Dagan

      2022-06-11 at 3:52

      Thanks for sharing, I have never thought about peanut milk – I will try – 🙂

      Reply
  4. Joanie

    2022-09-24 at 19:35

    Is it necessary to use the oil? In general I do not use oil, and wonder if xantham gum alone would work to emulsify the milk?

    Reply
    • Sara Dagan

      2022-09-24 at 19:41

      Hi Joanie, I have not tried without oil, but I believe it will work with xanthan gum alone.

      Reply

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