It's hard to imagine a better summer drink than cool and invigorating kvass! But few people know that it can be prepared at home, and even with the help of such an unusual ingredient as oats. Kvass turns out to be very tasty and pleasant, and also healthy. And in this article we offer different recipes for oat kvass for every taste.
Homemade oatmeal kvass
An easy recipe for refreshing and flavorful oatmeal kvass. This tasty and extremely healthy drink is prepared with the addition of honey and yeast and perfectly helps quench your thirst.
- Oat flakes 400 (grams)
- Water 3 (liters)
- Dry yeast 30 (grams)
- Honey 100 (grams)
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How to make delicious kvass from oats at home? We wash oatmeal under running water. Then we grind them using a blender. -
Place the chopped oatmeal in a saucepan, add hot water and leave in an oven preheated to 150 degrees for about 2 hours. -
After 2 hours, remove the saucepan and let the liquid cool at room temperature. Add yeast and honey to the cooled kvass and mix all the ingredients. Place the mixture in a warm place and leave to infuse for 3 days. -
Strain the finished kvass. -
Pour the kvass into the required container and serve. Bon appetit!
How to make delicious oat kvass without yeast?
Kvass without yeast is not only a wonderful refreshing drink, but also an excellent means for losing weight if you drink 1 glass half an hour before meals. At the same time, kvass remains tasty and aromatic.
Cooking time: 2 days.
Cooking time: 10 min.
Servings – 5.
Ingredients:
- Oatmeal – 500 gr.
- Granulated sugar – 3 tbsp.
- Water – 2.5 l.
Cooking process:
1. Prepare the necessary products. Bring the water to a boil and cool.
2. Pour oatmeal into a jar and add sugar, which will begin fermentation of the liquid.
3. Next, pour water into the jar and tie the neck with gauze. Let the kvass ferment for two days.
4. When a film appears on the surface of the kvass, the kvass is ready.
5. Strain the liquid and put it in the refrigerator. Bon appetit!
Step-by-step recipe for making kvass from oats with raisins
An easy summer drink recipe that will delight the whole family. From this kvass you can also later prepare kholodniki and okroshka, or you can simply serve it with ice. The oats can then be reused to prepare several more servings of kvass.
Cooking time: 3 days.
Cooking time: 10 min.
Servings – 4.
Ingredients:
- Oats – 250 gr.
- Granulated sugar – 4 tbsp.
- Raisins – 1 handful
- Water – 2 l.
Cooking process:
1. Prepare the necessary products.
2. Wash the oats thoroughly and soak for 1 hour in warm water.
3. Pour warm boiled water into a jar and dissolve sugar in it. Add oats and raisins. We tie the neck of the jar with gauze or cloth.
4. Leave the kvass to ferment in a warm place for three days. The kvass is ready when bubbles appear in the liquid.
5.To make kvass not only tasty, but also beautiful, freeze several ice cubes with berries inside.
6. Drain the finished kvass through a sieve into a convenient container and cool in the refrigerator. Serve kvass with ice and other decorations of your choice. Bon appetit!
A simple and tasty recipe for oat kvass without sugar
A tasty and dietary drink, which is prepared on the basis of oats and honey. This kvass will not only quench your thirst on a hot day, but will also be much healthier than its store-bought counterpart due to the use of oats and a harmless sweetener - fructose. The taste of such kvass is rich, but at the same time soft.
Cooking time: 6 days.
Cooking time: 10 min.
Servings – 5.
Ingredients:
- Oats – 500 gr.
- Honey – 2 tbsp.
- Fructose – 7 tbsp.
- Water – 2.5 l.
Cooking process:
1. Wash the oat grains in running water and pour them into a jar, then pour 5 tablespoons of fructose into it and fill it with cold water. It is better to filter the water first. The water in the jar should be half a liter less than the volume of the jar.
2. Cover the neck of the jar with several layers of gauze and leave the water to steep at room temperature for about 5 days.
3. Drain the infused water, leaving the oats. Fill the resulting starter with water, then add honey with the remaining fructose, mix thoroughly, cover the jar with gauze and leave for a day in a warm place.
4. Strain the finished kvass in a jug and put it in the refrigerator.
5. Serve kvass to the table. Bon appetit!
Very tasty and healthy kvass made from whole oats
Kvass made from whole oats is not only an invigorating, but also a healthy drink, made without various chemicals and yeast. It is full of important microelements and vitamins, and the sweetish taste of kvass will delight both adults and children.
Cooking time: 7 days.
Cooking time: 10 min.
Servings – 6.
Ingredients:
- Oats – 500 gr.
- Honey – 2 tbsp.
- Granulated sugar – 7 tbsp.
- Water – 6 l.
Cooking process:
1. Pour oats onto a cloth and sort out any debris. Wash it thoroughly under running water and transfer it to a jar.
2. Pour cold water into the jar to the top and stir.
3. Cover the neck of the jar with gauze folded several times and leave to infuse for about 5 days.
4. Drain the water, leaving the oats, which we will use as a starter.
5. Fill the starter with water, preferably filtered, add sugar and honey and mix.
6. Cover the jar with gauze and leave to infuse for about 2 days.
7. Strain the kvass through cheesecloth into the required container. Kvass is ready, bon appetit!
Homemade aromatic kvass made from oats and honey
Very tasty and spicy kvass, which is prepared with the addition of aromatic herbs and honey. Raw oats will provide this refreshing drink with all the necessary nutrients, so you will not only get pleasure from this kvass, but also benefit.
Cooking time: 5 days.
Cooking time: 10 min.
Servings – 6.
Ingredients:
- Oats – 300 gr.
- Water – 2.5 l.
- Honey – 3 tbsp.
- Mint – 10 gr.
- Hibiscus – 15 gr.
- Spices - to taste
Cooking process:
1. It is very important to use unpeeled oats to prepare kvass, since the fermentation processes depend on their husks.
2. Put oats and honey in a jar, fill them with water, leaving a little space. Cover with gauze and leave for about 3 days. Drain the first kvass, fill the starter with water, add honey and leave for a day.
3. Drain the kvass through a sieve into another container.
4. Add hibiscus tea to kvass.
5. Also add mint.
6.And finally add spices to taste.
7. In our case, the spices included ginger, cinnamon, star anise, cardamom, black pepper, allspice and cloves, but you can experiment.
8. Add a little more honey to the kvass to taste and leave for another day. Cool the finished kvass and serve. Bon appetit!
