How to Make Oat Flour (Recipe and Tips)

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How to Make Oat Flour (Recipe and Tips)

Making homemade Oat Flour is actually easier than you might think.  It is a simple and easy vegan and plant based recipe that only requires one ingredient. And of course a high speed blender or food processor.

I have to admit it took me a while to realize that oat flour was just ground up rolled oats.  Yep! That’s right, even a food blogger like myself learns something new every day.

Save Time and Money and Make Your Own Oat Flour

Once I learned that making oat flour was so easy, I still found myself buying a package of Bobs Red Mill Oat Flour at the store a few weeks ago, because we were out of oats. 

The next week I went to Costco and got their large package of Quaker Oats. The one with packages in it. Enough to make oat flour for days.  Costco is a great place to get rolled oats without spending a lot of money.

That same week I was making our vegan Carrot Cake Waffles, which called for oat flour. Not only did it same me time and money, but I was able to make up an extra batch to store in the pantry.

According to my research you can store oat flour in an airtight container for about 3 months.  It is not only a great way to save time not having to go to the store and buy it, it also is so much more economical than buying store-bought. 

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Here is How You Make Oat Flour

Making homemade oat flour is really not that complicated. It takes less than 5 minutes and yields enough oat flour to make some wonderful vegan and plant based dishes.

First, take your rolled oats and add them to a high-speed blender or food processor and blend on high for about a minute to a minute and a half, depending on how much you are trying to blend at a time.  That’s it! That’s the only step you need to make homemade vegan and plant based oat flour. Yep. One step. Its as simple and easy as that.

When I made the oat flour for our Carrot Cake Waffles, I blended 4 cups of rolled oats and it took about a minute to blend them in my Vitamix. 

One thing I did notice 4 cups of rolled oats yielded about 4 cups of oat flour.  So, I would say that it is pretty much equal parts rolled oats to oat flour. 

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Good For Your Health

Oats are a whole grain that is a great plant-based protein and a food that can be enjoyed on a vegan diet or plant-based diet.  This gluten-free food has been shown to have many health benefits including helping lower blood sugar levels, aiding in weight loss, and helping reduce the risk of heart disease (Palsdottir, 2016). 

Oats are one of the most nutrient dense foods you can eat.  1/2 Cup of oats has 13 grams of protein and is full of fiber and vitamins including

  • Manganese
  • Phosphorus
  • Magnesium
  • Copper
  • Iron
  • Zinc
  • Folate
  • Vitamin B1 (thiamin
  • Vitamin B5

And 1/2 Cup of oats has about 303 calories, 5 grams of fat, 51 grams of carbs, 13 grams of protein, and 8 grams of fiber, making it a great addition to a plant-based diet. 

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How to Make Oat Flour

How to Make Oat Flour

Prep Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 2 minutes

Homemade oat flour is a great source of plant-based protein and is simple and easy to make.

Ingredients

  • Rolled Oats-If you want to have gluten-free oat flour then you will want to make sure that you chose gluten-free rolled oats.  

Instructions

  1. Take your rolled oats and add them to a high-speed blender or food processor and blend on high until all the oats are of a flour consistency. This will take about around a minute depending on how many rolled oats you add to the blender.
  2. You can store any unused oat flour in an airtight container for up to 3 months.



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Now that you know how to make homemade oat flour. What are some recipes you are planning on making?

Here are some other vegan and plant based recipes you might like:

Vegan Carrot Cake Waffles

How to Make Vegan Plant Based Overnight Oats

Healthy Breakfast Banana Split

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References:

Palsdottir, H. (2016, July 19). 9 Health Benefits of Eating Oats and Oatmeal. Retrieved from Healthline.com website : https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/9-benefits-oats-oatmeal

Stephanie Collazo, MS, CHC is the founder of Clean Food Mama, to help you get more plants into your diet. She shed 170 lbs by incorporating a whole foods plant-based diet and loves empowering other women to create healthy habits for themselves and their families.