This Is The Hands-Down Best Oat Milk Creamer On Shelves

Winnowing down the ever-growing field of milk alternatives to identify the best is a bigger job than folks might have guessed back when bottles of milk were delivered door to door. So once you've settled on a preferred plant-based approximation, you might feel compelled to explore even more udderless varieties within that category. Just like traditional milk differs from creamer, oat milk also varies from oat milk creamer. So Chowhound ranked 13 oat milk creamers from worst to best in an effort to find the ideal splash for your coffee, tea, or whatever else. And Sown Organic vanilla oat creamer rose to the top, floating above plenty of better known brands to take our No. 1 spot.

In addition to being vegan, Sown Organic vanilla oat creamer is Non-GMO Project verified, gluten-free, kosher, and, as implied, certified organic. Worry not if the word "vanilla" on its label brings unwelcome, artificial candy qualities to mind. This is less of a flavored creamer than a creamer with flavor, imparting just a whisper of vanilla sweetness, rather than a trick-or-treater's shout. It also had the most luxurious texture of the baker's dozen oat milk creamers we tried — velvety-smooth with a rich finish to rival that of traditional half-and-half. It swirled as wonderfully into our iced coffee as it will into your pour over or Earl Grey. We just can't quite say the same about the rest.

Flavor and consistency were key factors in our oat milk creamer ranking. We tested vanilla options like the ultimate winner (and a lot of the other contenders), Kroger's sweet creme offering that came in at No. 2, and Trader Joe's brown sugar blend that landed at No. 6. Regardless of the flavor, the stated additives needed to taste like the ingredients they promised, without fake or overly chemical notes. Sown Organic bested the rest in that regard. Each oat milk creamer also needed to be, well, creamy, to really compete. Sown Organic was notably smooth and full-bodied, while others were thin enough to render them practically pointless in the texture-enhancing department.

For every winner, there must, of course, be a loser. Organic Valley vanilla oat creamer rang in at unlucky No. 13 in this case. Its watery texture and synthetic-tasting vanilla just could not come anywhere close to competing with Sown Organic's superior performance on both accounts. Sown Organic vanilla oat creamer is, of course, good enough for your morning cuppa, but also tasty enough to use in plenty of other creative coffee creamer applications.