Best Non-Dairy Milk?

[Tankus]

I find the almond one acceptable ....but I've gone back to skimmed red top with my morning shreddies

 

[RubyToogood]

Sainsburys have got most of them on offer for £1 at the moment so I'm going to experiment as I want to cut down on the hefty amount of dairy products I get through.

First out: Alpro hazelnut. Unexpectedly so good I have to resist just swigging it from the fridge. Some people would object to it on the grounds of being quite sweet and it definitely tastes of hazelnut. I tried heating it up for coffee this morning and it worked perfectly and was delicious. Would also be fine on cereal etc, but I'll need something else for savoury things like white sauce.

How well do these things work for making porridge?

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

How's the almond one? I like almonds but hate marzipan.
Hazelnut sounds good apart from the sweetness.
I'm having a real problem cutting down on dairy, I keep forgetting I'm not supposed to be having it and then I eat a load of cheese and crackers.

 

[RubyToogood]

Hazelnut sounds good apart from the sweetness.

It still has fewer calories than semi skimmed cow though.

I've stocked up a bit on the hazelnut while it's on special as I love it, and have bought a couple more to try. First up Alpro coconut. No. Blech. Will have to use it up in a curry or something. It doesn't belong in coffee or on cereal. Too coconutty and unpleasantly unctuous.

Next, oat. Still to try: almond, cashew, rice. There was some cashew at work the other day so I tried it in my rooibos but it curdled so not an extensive trial.

E2A: and soya of course! I haven't bothered with that yet as I've drunk a fair bit of soya milk in my time and think I know what it's like but of course it may have improved a lot since I last tried it.

 

[lazythursday]

I tend to alternate between cashew and almond, and very occasionally soya. I think all are fine in tea - but it does depend on the brand. Supermarket own brand almond milks in particular tend to be dire. The coconut ones are just too coconutty, though it's nice in hot chocolate.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Sainsburys have got most of them on offer for £1 at the moment so I'm going to experiment as I want to cut down on the hefty amount of dairy products I get through.

First out: Alpro hazelnut. Unexpectedly so good I have to resist just swigging it from the fridge. Some people would object to it on the grounds of being quite sweet and it definitely tastes of hazelnut. I tried heating it up for coffee this morning and it worked perfectly and was delicious. Would also be fine on cereal etc, but I'll need something else for savoury things like white sauce.

How well do these things work for making porridge?

I've bought some oat milk to try today but reading this, I think I should definitely try hazelnut milk as I love hazelnut syrup in coffee and the bulk of my milk intake is as milky coffee.

 

[RubyToogood]

Next up: Alpro Original Oat. Pleasant, inoffensive, oaty, gluggable, perhaps a bit watery. Works in coffee and tea, would likely be a good all rounder and office choice.

I can also report that the hazelnut works in porridge.

 

[RubyToogood]

As a postscript, I now notice that the oatmilk is oddly much more calorific than any of the nut ones. This seems to be accounted for by complex carbs.

I disposed of the coconut milk into spicy parsnip and carrot soup where it was right at home.

 

[Looby]

I bought some coconut yesterday and I really like it. I’m looking forward to using it on my granola tomorrow.

No good for tea though.

I’m trying to reduce my dairy to see if it improves my skin.

 

[hash tag]

9% almonds, organic and expensive....havent had the for ages, it's better than average almond milk Daylesford Organic Almond Cold Pressed Drink 500ml

Cashew nut milk I find too thick and too strong

 

[Mattym]

How well do these things work for making porridge?

I overlooked oat milk for ages thinking it'd be very bland & it is in things like coffee, but it stands to reason that it might be good in porridge. So I tried it out last Summer & I have never looked back. Asda's own brand is fine & only a quid.
For latte, I have been using a mixture of lactose free semi skimmed & coconut, but there's something not quite right about it. I like the look of that Oatly Barista (the grey carton) but haven't been able to track it down yet.

 

[RubyToogood]

I like the look of that Oatly Barista (the grey carton) but haven't been able to track it down yet.

Someone told me it is only available in Tesco now.

 

[Rebelda]

Koko is the only coconut milk worth buying imo

 

[Mrs Miggins]

First cup of tea with the Oatly Barrista this morning. Very acceptable. The "milk" itself tastes like oats - not sure why I was susprised by this! - and in tea, I can mostly just taste the tea which really quite nice.

Thumbs so far!

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Anyone taste hemp milk? Does it have any taste?
I'm hoping to buy it on Friday. It's very expensive.

 

[Ron Merlin]

Koko coconut milk on cereal for me, and Oatly Barista in tea - very acceptable indeed.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I enjoyed my oat milky coffee. Very nice!

 

[Wookey]

I enjoyed my oat milky coffee. Very nice!

Innit.

 

[Looby]

I’ll get some Koko next time I’m in Waitrose or Sainsbury’s but I’m actually really enjoying the Alpro stuff. Had it on low sugar granola for dinner and it was lovely.

I’ll get some normal alpro to try in tea but it’s pissing me off that I have to get a large carton because I don’t have tea that often. Maybe I’ll just stick to skimmed milk for the occasional tea I have.

 

[Rebelda]

Just to let you all know that Oatly "custard" is really bloody nice.

 

[Ron Merlin]

Just to let you all know that Oatly "custard" is really bloody nice.

Ooh, is it? I've not found that yet but I'll give it a go. Oatly cream is just lovely - I used it in my parsley sauce with some coconut milk and it worked really well.

 

[Rebelda]

Ooh, is it? I've not found that yet but I'll give it a go. Oatly cream is just lovely - I used it in my parsley sauce with some coconut milk and it worked really well.

Saw it in the shop for the first time ever yesterday. In the chilled isle not shelf, but the expiry date looks long life to me.

Soya doesn't always agree with me so I was pleased to see an alternative to alpro.

 

[Ron Merlin]

It certainly is - I had some in the fridge for a few months and it was lovely when I finally used it.

 

[Stanley Edwards]

I really enjoy the oat milk with almond by Alpro, but at €2.27 a Litre it has to be an occasional luxury even now I don't smoke, or drink. A Litre of cows semi (UHT) is just 77 Cents even with the promise the cows actually graze fresh fields.

No problem using oat milk in tea.

Local supermarket is stocking unbranded oat milk. May give that a try.

 

[Epona]

Alpro non-dairy milks were on special offer so I ordered 3 to try - I got oat, hazelnut, and rice. I am leaving the hazelnut one til last because I bloody love hazelnuts and hazelnut flavoured stuff, so am REALLY looking forward to having hazelnut coffee

Today I am trying rice milk - had some chilled in a glass, and some in my coffee (I like my coffee strong but with a lot of milk, so a fair glug goes in!).

Chilled to drink by itself is bloody lovely, I could see it becoming quite moreish. Slight rice taste as you'd expect.

I don't eat breakfast cereals but I think it would work well (Nate has some choco-crispies in order to try out the different drinks with a favourite cereal, and I'll report back when he's had some tomorrow).

In coffee it is fine - it has a different taste than dairy milk, but I could easily get used to it as it is quite pleasant, slightly nutty in coffee which IMO is perfectly ok. (Apparently it is no good if you like frothy milk though, the lack of protein means it cannot froth well!)

 

[ddraig]

Which vegan milks are best for the planet?

 

[RubyToogood]

Next: Alpro cashew. No. Nice creamy consistency but the flavour... what even is that? I've been enjoying the fact that most of these things taste unapologetically of what they're made from, but this doesn't taste of cashew and it's not pleasant.

Onto almond (still Alpro) instead which is pretty nice so far, good flavour and creamy, but I haven't road tested it extensively.

Not sure what to do with the rest of the cashew.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Cashew milk is nasty. Weirdly bitter, with a slimy consistency. Doesn't work in hot drinks and no good for cooking.

 

[Mattym]

Someone told me it is only available in Tesco now.

Managed to get it in Sainsbury's yesterday.

 

[geminisnake]

I like the look of that Oatly Barista (the grey carton) but haven't been able to track it down yet.

Tesco definetly have it, daughter buys it from there, she's happy she's been able to start drinking coffee again