How to Make Oat Flour

April 2024 · 4 minute read

Once you learn how to make oat flour at home, you'll never buy it again! I love to blend up a big batch to have on hand for cookies, muffins, and more.

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Oat flour

Oat flour is an indispensable ingredient in my kitchen. It’s the first thing I reach for if I’m making a gluten-free recipe, and I also like to add it to regular baked goods to give them an extra-soft, delicate texture. No matter how I plan to use it, it’s the one pantry staple that I always, always make at home. Blending my own takes less than a minute, and it’s so much cheaper than buying it at the store. If I run out, I can blend up more in no time.

Read on to find my foolproof method for how to make oat flour, as well as my favorite recipes that use it!

How to Make Oat Flour

Making homemade oat flour couldn’t be easier! All you need is whole rolled oats (not steel-cut or quick oats) and a food processor or high-speed blender.

Place the oats in the blender or food processor and blend until they form a fine flour, stopping to stir occasionally.

That’s it! Use it in any recipe that calls for oat flour. Store leftovers in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to 3 months.

Oat Flour FAQ

Oat Flour Recipes

Once you have oat flour on hand, you’ll find so many ways to use it! Toss it with nuts, brown sugar, and old-fashioned oats to make a gluten-free topping for an apple crumble or any fruit crisp, or roll it into energy balls like the PB&J or Cookie Dough Date Balls on page 260 of Love and Lemons Every Day. Alternatively, use it on its own or in combination with other gluten-free flours, like almond flour, to make gluten-free cookies, muffins, or scones. I use it in these gluten-free recipes:

I also like to combine it with regular all-purpose or whole wheat flour to give pancakes, cookies, and other baked goods a really delicate, soft texture. Find it in these recipes:

More Favorite Oat Recipes

Leftover oats? Use them in one of these recipes:

Oat Flour

rate this recipe:5 from 5 votesPrep Time: 2 minutes Total Time: 2 minutes Serves 4Save Recipe Print RecipeLearn how to make oat flour at home! Then, use it in muffins, cookies, scones, crumbles, and more.

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*For gluten-free oat flour, be sure to use Certified Gluten Free oats. I like Bob's Red Mill's. 2 cups of oats will yield approximately 1 1/2 cups oat flour. Note: you cannot use  oat flour as a 1:1 substitute for all-purpose flour or a gluten-free flour blend.  

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