Homemade Instant Oatmeal
Recipe from various
sources, including Daphne Matexas Hartwig's "Make Your
Own Groceries"
3 cups quick-cooking oats
salt
8 small zip baggies
Put 1/2 cup oats in a blender and blend on high until powdery.
Set aside in a small bowl, and repeat procedure with an additional
1/2 cup oats. If you're using a food processor, you can do the
1 cup of oats in one batch. Put the following ingredients into
each zip baggie: 1/4 cup un-powdered oats, 2 Tbsp. powdered
oats, and 1/8 tsp. salt. Store in an airtight container.
To serve: Empty packet into a bowl. Add 3/4 cup boiling water.
Stir and let stand for 2 minutes. For thicker oatmeal, use less
water - for thinner oatmeal, use more water.
Variations:
Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. sugar, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon, and
2 Tbsp. chopped dried apples.
Sweetened Oatmeal
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. sugar or 1 packet 'Equal' artificial
sweetener.
Brown Sugar/Cinnamon Oatmeal
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. brown sugar & 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Oatmeal w/Raisins & Brown Sugar
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. packed brown sugar and 1 Tbsp. raisins.
Health Nut Oatmeal
To each packet add 2 Tbsp. any kind of wheat germ
Fruit & Cream Oatmeal
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. non-dairy coffee creamer and
2 Tbsp. dried fruit
Fun Fruit Oatmeal
To each packet, add 6 or 7 pieces of "fruit snack" type dehydrated
fruit.
Confetti Oatmeal
To each packet, add 1 tsp. decorative cake/cookie sprinkles.
S'more Oatmeal
Add 6 miniature marshmallows and 1 Tbsp. milk chocolate chips
to each packet.
Cookies n Cream Oatmeal
Add 1 crushed Oreo cookie and 1 Tbsp. non-dairy coffee creamer
to each packet.
Exploding Oatmeal
Add 1 tsp. sugar, and 1/2 tsp. "Pop Rocks" candy to each
packet. This one is fun for celebration days, such as birthdays.
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