12 best vegan milks for 2021

For proper barista-style coffee, you need a foamable milk. We’ll be stocking up on this creamy, sweet six-pack from Minor Figures — an organic oat milk that can be found in just about every East London coffee shop across town. 

If you’re still new to this vegan lark, try dipping your toe in the water with Aldi’s cheap as chips oat drink. It wasn’t our favorite in tea, but foamed a treat for coffee, and was very convincing as cow’s milk when poured over granola. 

Rebel Kitchen’s mylk is a blend of oats, coconut, rice and cashew, making it something of a hybrid. You might notice some lumps (that’s the coconut cream), but that just makes it extra creamy and ideal for porridge. 

Ok, so this sure as hell ain’t cheap, but Bonsoy is one of the OGs when it comes to soy milk and uses top-quality Japanese beans, so we could just about let it slide. It’s an awesome cow’s milk substitute (we honestly couldn’t tell the difference), and the stripey carton looks ace in the fridge. 

Made with organic soy, and sweetened with apple juice, this milk is also enriched with algae (erm, yum). It’s for added protein and calcium — which is pretty important if you’re totally vegan. While it wasn’t great in coffee, we loved it poured over cereal. 

The holy grail of any vegan milk is finding one that works well in a cuppa. We reckon Alpro has nailed it with this thick, creamy drink. It didn’t curdle at all, and can be used in baking too — vegan vanilla cupcake anyone? 

If we told you this one tasted like an old-school Bounty, you’d rush out to get it right? What if we said it was only 85p a bottle? Thought so — don’t forget your coat! Sure, it’s sweet but we’d happily neck a glass all on its own.

If you aren't already following Innocent on Insta, it’s worth doing so for the puns alone (we’ll wait). But credit where credit’s due, the brand also makes decent coconut milk, too. Described as tasting of “palm trees, beaches and fruity stuff”, the reality is much lighter than you’d expect, making it ace in chai tea.

Did someone say Pina Colada? Alpro might not be the first brand you think of on a Friday night, but trust us, with a splash of pineapple juice and a glug of rum, this creamy, fruity number would go down a treat. 

When it comes to almond milk, no one makes it better than Rude Health. The brand uses naturally sweet organic almonds, and blends them properly until super smooth, before whizzing up with spring water. What more can you really ask for? 

We love the whole Plant Kitchen range at M&S, and often chuck a few vegan ready meals in our basket on meat-free Mondays. However, this almond drink is also worth a look, if you like a little extra sweetness in your tea, it uses coconut sugar to sweeten the deal.

With just 16 calories per 100ml serving, Califia is ideal if you’re trying to cut back. The Cali brand uses homegrown almonds, and our panel loved the unsweetened, refreshing taste.