Less than a decade ago, most people weren’t aware of oat milk. It did exist—it was invented in the 1990s—but it was far from mainstream. Around the mid-2010s, however, things changed. Oat milk started to rise in popularity, and by the end of the decade, it was everywhere. Now, you can find oat milk on the menu at most coffee shops, and some (like Stumptown) have even made it their default option. Of course, Oatly is one of the most popular choices when it comes to this creamy dairy-free beverage, but it is far from the only brand on the market. Find more of our go-to oat milk brands below.
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Why has oat milk become so popular?
Many attribute the success of the oat milk market to Swedish brand Oatly, and that’s for good reason. Back in the 1990s at Sweden’s Lund University, its founders Rickard and Bjorn Oeste actually invented the beverage. It remained…