Ever made a cream soup with oat milk?

[oldtime dfl_er]

I want to make potato soup but don't want to use dairy. Would oat milk work just as well?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

1. I want to know too!

I'm lactose intolerant and a new "oat milk guy" now.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Oat milk, almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk. Or just plain water...

None of it will hurt you, so just make the soup and see what happens.

[Backseat Driver]

3. Think I used cashew milk once to make Butternut soup

Turned out to be as silky smooth as dairy. The plant-based people use raw cashews soaked, then blended smooth in their creamy salad dressings as well.

[sprinkleeninow]

5. Cashew milk in a creamy soup sounds YUM! 😊

[mitch96]

7. I made a delish Faux Alfredo sauce with a bit of miso for salt, cashews and cauliflower florets

Wizzed it up in a blender. I bet if you do the same but thinned it out a bit ... umm delish
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[oldtime dfl_er]

9. good to know!

[fierywoman]

4. An interesting article on DIY oat milk:

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/homemade-oat-milk?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=ba&utm_mailing=BA_ROTD_10/01/20&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5be9f2ad2ddf9c72dc865823&cndid=24470764&esrc=bna_sweeps_nov2019&utm_term=BA_Recipe_Of_The_Day

[snort]

6. Plain cashew yogurt works well for soups and stews.

[The Polack MSgt]

8. I tried it in a Potato Leek soup

It tasted fine but the mouth feel was not great.

I imagine using a better "mashed potato" type of potato would help.

The small red potatoes I used turned out grainy without some milk and sour cream to beat them into submission, maybe a waxier potato would be better.

ETA- I just remembered that I also also used canola to fry up the leeks - Butter or lard would definitely help with the mouth feel as well.

[oldtime dfl_er]

10. Thanks!

very helpful!

[Demsrule86]

11. Is it the dairy or lactose that bothers you? If you can tolerate lactose, i would suggest either

lactose free milk or lactose free half and half which is available at whole foods. I tried non-dairy milk and other than coconut milk for Thai pumpkin soup and certain Thai dishes, I found it vile. I am lactose and gluten intolerant.