Title - I’m using lactose free milk right now, but I’m wondering if there are any good milk-free alternatives? I tried using Silk’s barista almond milk, but it’s sour after being frothed?
Edit: I guess I’ll have to try some oat-based alternatives, maybe the problem is with the almond milk.
I use Oatly at home. The barista version makes better foam, but I purchase the full fat (dark blue carton) Oatly because it’s cheaper and the foam is 90% as good.
I use the Califia Farms barista oat milk and it’s been my favorite so far. It has a thicker texture and foams nicely. No weird after taste to me.
I like califia for the taste but I find it always leaves a powdery bottom which I don’t like to finish.
If rebel mylk wasn’t so expensive I’d probably go for that, otherwise I enjoy the fullness of oatly barista especially since I can get it for free.
Oat milk has been our favorite hands down. We keep Oatly Barista stocked for lattes, its taste and texture are spot on. Even does latte art pretty well, though mine often looks more like abstract art…
I can’t do latte art, I call mine “the blob” or “polarbear in a snowstorm” lol
Those are the hardest to master
I’m going to go against the trend here and say soy. We get one here called happy happy soy boy and it’s excellent for milk coffee.
I personally prefer the taste of soy in coffee to oat, I find oat slightly too thin.
Almond is the worst, I believe there’s a technical explanation for this, something about the oils, but I can’t recall the details.
Anyway I recommend finding a high quality soy and giving that a go.
Oatly barista is the best I’ve tried but it’s just nothing like using whole milk. I suppose it depends on the coffee as well, some just don’t go well with oat flavors and others may be better that way
We use Oat milk at home (partner is dairy free), and both Oatly Barista and Califia Barista oat milks and they’re fantastic. We steam at ~130*C. It frothes well, tastes good, has some body to it. Highly recommend
Oatly tastes best (a little sweet, kinda oaty), Califa is best for art, Minor Figures is also good, maybe most neutral. IMO.
IMO Oat is better for coffee and Soy is better for baking. Soy can also have a strong flavor. Silk is pretty watered down, which why they add the thickener. The big thing like I’ve seen others mentioned is the thickeners when heated has weird consistency and flavor.
I personally use lactose free milk (fairlife) or oat milk. Flavor wise, Oat milk takes a bit to get used to but then you realize how creamy it is, even more so than regular milk.
Oatmilk is easily the best alternative imo. It can be frothed pretty well too.
I’ve tried a lot and always came back to oatly barista. Pea is by far the worst I’ve ever tried. Soy is ok, almond is meh. Cashew can be pretty good and creamy, but it’s expensive.
Pea is the only I’ve just thrown out. I’ve tried multiple brands but they were all disgusting.
… pea milk? Yeah… no thanks
That’s about what I’ve found too, though I haven’t tried Cashew. Knowing how expensive those are without all the additional processing, I’m not surprised.
I like peas. They’re fine in a lot of things. Not in coffee.
They’re coarse and they get anywhere
