• 250 ml (1 cup) of rolled oats
• 1 liter (4 cups) of cold water
• 4 or 5 ice cubes
• honey or other sweetener, to taste (optional)
• vanilla, to taste (optional)

1. In a bowl, cover the oats with water and let soak 30 minutes.

2. Discard the soaking water or save it to add it to your bathwater, rinse the oats thoroughly in a sieve and drain well. Then place the oats in the blender jar.

3. In a large Mason jar, pour the cold water and add the ice cubes.

4. Once the water is well chilled, pour it into the blender, add the sweetener and vanilla, if desired, and blend 30 to 40 seconds (maximum 20 to 30 seconds for Vitamix and other powerful blenders, see the associated article for explanations).

5. Strain the mixture through a nut milk bag, a cloth bag... or a thin, clean cotton sock. We make do with what we have these days, right! ;)

You can add this milk to your cookie, muffin and cake recipes or to tea and coffee.

However, it's not a good base to heat on the stove or froth for a latte or golden milk. Particles of oats, even very fine ones, will remain in the milk, and they'll thicken the liquid as it heats, turning it into a kind of really unappetizing glue.