Oatly | Oat Milk Review | How to Froth Milk

If you’re looking for a good, plant-based milk alternative, here is my honest review on Oatly oat milk. I was particularly intrigued with the “barista edition” since the only thing I miss about milk is pouring some into my daily coffee. Even though I am not vegan, I don’t consume a lot of dairy in general. The plant-based milks I’ve tried have mostly come up short for me. After hearing a lot of good things about Oatly, I wanted to taste it for myself and here are my thoughts.

Watch how to froth oatmilk here.

A few fun facts about Oatly oat milk.

Their website is jam-packed with lots of info but here are a few things I found useful/interesting:

The company has an international website that you can narrow down to your own country. In navigating the site, I found it a little confusing at first. There’s so much info there! The products they talk about are based on location, so make sure you are in your country site to find out what is available to you.

There are more products available in Europe such as oatmilk yogurt, single serve coffee drinks and milk boxes, custards, a mango flavored milk, dips and cooking milks and creams. They do state that they want to be very transparent, so a lot of information can be found on the website. I also enjoyed the explanation of their manufacturing process and their sustainability report.

What did I like about the Barista Edition oat milk?

• It has a very neutral flavor! Didn’t taste strongly of anything!
• Very creamy mouthfeel. Not grainy or chalky nor was it artificially thickened like some other plant-based milks can be.
• Froths like a dream! Made a very rich, creamy froth. The froth doesn’t last as long as regular dairy milk froth though but how long does it take you to drink coffee? Not hours!
• Did a nice job of adding creaminess to my coffee. I would use it, unfrothed, for my daily morning cup of coffee or tea. It’s not as creamy as dairy cream, of course, but it does a decent job.
• Heart healthy beta-glucans aka soluble fiber!
• Love that Oatly is organic, vegan and strives to be environmentally responsible.
• The Barista Edition is not just for coffee and hot drinks. You can use it for all of your usual milk needs too (drinking, cereal, cooking, etc). There is also a shelf stable version for long-term pantry storage.

All in all, I would highly recommend Oatly oat milk! I think it’s one of the best tasting plant-milk substitutes out there. The demand for it is certainly growing at a super rapid speed, so the supply is not always there. They are working on this and still trying to be environmentally responsible while growing at such a fast rate. If you can find Oatly, I’d definitely encourage you to give it a try!

How I frothed Oatly oat milk with a manual frother.

I used a glass manual frother in my video. Here are the steps:

1. Fill the glass carafe with milk up to the line indicated.
2. Warm the milk either in the microwave (about 45 seconds) or in a pan on the stove.
3. Place the lid onto the carafe.
4. Pump up and down about 20 times until volume has more than doubled and a rich and thick froth is created.

This makes enough frothed milk for 1 extra large coffee or 2 regular cups of coffee. I like this frother very much as it is portable and you could use it camping or at work and not have to worry about needing electricity. Paired with my moka pot, I can make really great coffee just using the stove, campfire or a single burner.The only downside is that it IS glass and you have to worry about breakage, of course. Otherwise, it cleans up very easily! Just rinse, add a little water and soap, pump a few times and rinse again. You’re done!

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