Every time I saw a picture of Silk Oat Yeah Oatmilk, I thought of the Kool-Aid man busting through a wall, shouting “Oh Yeah!” Apparently, the people at Silk also realized the odd correlation to those sugar packets, because they’ve dropped the overly enthusiastic name. It’s now simply called Silk Oatmilk, and it’s now available in four versatile varieties.
Silk Oatmilk Gives Us Something New to Shout About
According to Silk, you can feel good about enjoying their oatmilk for sustainability, too. It reportedly has a smaller footprint than most other types of milk alternatives, which have a baby footprint compared to dairy milk. But how does it taste? You can leave your own rating and review below!
Original (formula updated October 2020)
The subtle flavor of this simple oatmilk might make the transition easy for dairy-free newbies. It’s fairly neutral in taste, and is free of added sugars. The 4 grams of sugar in each serving is from the oats themselves.
Ingredients: oatmilk (filtered water, oat concentrate), sunflower oil, vitamin and mineral blend (calcium carbonate, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d2, riboflavin [b2], vitamin b12), dipotassium phosphate, sea salt, gellan gum, ascorbic acid (to protect freshness). Produced on equipment shared with dairy and soy; see their website for details on their food allergen processes.*
Nutrition (per 1 cup serving): 90 calories, 3.5g fat, 13g carbs, 0g fiber, 5g sugars (including 5g added sugar), 1g protein. Fortified with 35% calcium, 20% vitamin D, 25% vitamin A, 25% riboflavin, and 100% vitamin B12 of the RDA.*
0g Sugar
Oats naturally convert to sugars during the enzymatic process of making creamier oatmilk. But they’ve created another step in the production chain to remove all sugars for this sugar-free variety.
Ingredients: oatmilk (filtered water, whole grain oat flour), 2% or less of: sunflower oil, vitamin and mineral blend (calcium carbonate, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d2, riboflavin [b2], vitamin b12), dipotassium phosphate, gellan gum, sea salt, locust bean gum, ascorbic acid (to protect freshness), natural flavor. Produced on equipment shared with dairy and soy; see their website for details on their food allergen processes.*
Nutrition (per 1 cup serving): 60 calories, 3g fat, 7g carbs, 1g fiber, 0g sugars, 1g protein. Fortified with 35% calcium, 15% vitamin D, 25% vitamin A, 25% riboflavin, and 100% vitamin B12 of the RDA.*
Extra Creamy
A notch up in indulgence from the Plain variety, the Extra Creamy is a little sweeter and a little richer. No watery oat milk here!
Ingredients: oatmilk (filtered water, oat concentrate), sunflower oil, vitamin and mineral blend (calcium carbonate, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d2, riboflavin, vitamin b12), dipotassium phosphate, sea salt, gellan gum, locust bean gum, ascorbic acid (to protect freshness), natural flavor. Produced on equipment shared with dairy and soy; see their website for details on their food allergen processes.*
Nutrition (per 1 cup serving): 120 calories, 5g fat, 18g carbs, 0g fiber, 7g sugars (includes 7g added sugars), 1g protein. Fortified with 45% calcium, 35% vitamin D, 15% vitamin A, 20% riboflavin, and 50% vitamin B12 of the RDA.*
Vanilla (formula updated October 2020)
It has just 2 grams more sugar, but this flavored version is notably sweeter then the plain one. But they are similar in other nutrients and consistency.
Ingredients: oatmilk (filtered water, oat concentrate), sunflower oil, cane sugar, vitamin and mineral blend (calcium carbonate, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d2, riboflavin [b2], vitamin b12), dipotassium phosphate, sea salt, gellan gum, ascorbic acid (to protect freshness), natural flavor. Produced on equipment shared with dairy and soy; see their website for details on their food allergen processes.*
Nutrition (per 1 cup serving): 90 calories, 3g fat, 14g carbs, 0g fiber, 6g sugars (includes 6g added sugar), 1g protein. Fortified with 35% calcium, 20% vitamin D, 25% vitamin A, 25% riboflavin, and 100% vitamin B12 of the RDA.*
Discontinued Flavors
When they rebranded from “Oat Yeah” to just Oat Milk, the Chocolate flavor was dropped from the line.
More Facts on Silk Oat Yeah Oatmilk
- Price: $4.49 per (64-ounce) half gallon carton
- Availability: Silk Oat Yeah Oatmilk is already rolling out to retailers across the U.S. Look for it in the refrigerated section of grocers like Target, Walmart, Publix, and Sprouts. We haven’t heard news of a Canadian launch for this product line yet.
- Certifications: Silk Oat Yeah Oatmilk is Certified Vegan, Non-GMO Verified, and Certified Kosher OU-D (for dairy equipment, not ingredients; see our Understanding Kosher Guide).
- Dietary Notes: By ingredients, Silk Oat Yeah Oatmilk is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, plant-based, and vegetarian.*
- For More Product Information: Visit the Silk website at silk.com.
*Always read the ingredient and nutrition statement prior to consumption. Ingredients, processes, and labeling are subject to change at any time for any company or product. Contact the company to discuss their manufacturing processes if potential allergen cross-contamination is an issue for you. No food product can be guaranteed “safe” for every individual’s needs. You should never rely on ingredient and allergen statements alone if dealing with a severe food allergy.
Chocolate is terrible
The chocolate version of this has maybe a hint of chocolate. It is so bland and joyless.
Good taste, treading lightest of the other cow milk alternatives
While its no Oatly, its still pleasant enough. I’m a bit disappointed in the lower fiber content, but it beats out factory farm produced cow breast milk by several planets’ less consumption to produce. I Wish I Knew if Michigan farmers losing farms were participating in growing oats rather than the irrigated deserts of California. Still, all in all, I’d celebrate my neighbors if they chose this over even almond milk. Its potentially among the lightest footprints of milk alternative I know of. I’d love to try out the Elmhurst 1925 unsweetened Milked Oats for a comparison. That sounds even more real yet.
Unpleasant bitter aftertaste
Tried the plain version because the store was out of Oatly. Yuk – never again!
Not The Best On The Market
Sorry guys, but because this gives you only 1g of fiber (regular, and vanilla) it’s not the best “bang for the buck”. The taste and consistency, like the other brands, is pretty darn good. But it’s the lack of fiber that makes me choose the Quaker Oat Milk (4g of fiber) and Planet Oat Milk (3g of Fiber) over Silk Oat Yeah. Increase the fiber content and you’ll have yourself a customer.
Better than anything else i've tried.
Great on cereal and fruit shortcake. I’m sure it would be great for making French toast. Would like to try in something savory next.
Someone mentioned that they wanted more fiber; please don’t add more. I can’t have a lot of fiber due to radiation treatments. They can get their fiber from somewhere else.
Much better than almond milk
I use it in coffee & it works well. A slight oat flavor but does not alter the flavor of the coffee
Not as much fiber or nutrients as Oatly
I was excited seeing this at Walmart, since they don’t carry Oatly, and Target’s a bit of a drive. It tastes fine, but I wish it had more fiber and vitamins/minerals like Oatly.
Better than expected
I really like the plain. Taste sweet to me even no sweetners added! For me the problem with milk alternatives is the thickness, this oat milk could be a bit thinner, still better than the others, I will putchase again.
The plain one is the best plant based milk by a long shot
The plain one is the best plant based milk by a long shot.
Got it in Canada- but at a very high end grocery store.
Hope it will have a broader release and more reasonable price tag.
But its worth the extra cost.
Delish
Just ate a bowl of cereal with the unsweetened original and it was good! Better than almond, coconut and cashew milk.