Plant-based yogurt, ice cream and creamers galor
There are now dozens of oat, hemp, coconut, flax and almond milk (or mylk) options on the market … and even more are coming. Care for a little pistachio nut milk or black sesame milk? New, plant-based milks from Three Trees are delicious and offer home cooks the ability to add unique flavors to traditional dishes. Even dairy behemoth Chobani will be offering a new line of oat-based drinks and blends (aka oat yogurt) that will roll out in January. The Greek yogurt brand joins Scandinavian company Halsa (“health” in Swedish), which launched its organic “oatgurt” in September.
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The range of plant-based creamers for your morning latte is expanding, too, with pecan milk options from Malk and banana milk versions from Mooala. In January, artisanal ice cream maker, Van Leeuwen will launch a line of oat milk ice cream (flavors include Caramel Cookie, Cookie Dough Chunk and Mocha Latte) that will be sold in grocery stores and scooped at local shops.
If you still want to reap the benefits of traditional dairy (like calcium, vitamin D, protein and potassium), but also want to avoid lactose and cut some calories, give Live Real Farms’ dairy and oat blend a try. This hybrid combines low-fat milk with oats, plus the enzyme lactase for a lactose-free milk beverage that’s creamy and satisfying. Compared to oat milk (90 calories per cup) and 2% cow’s milk (130 calories per cup), this dairy blend is a nice compromise with 110 calories per cup.