MYO: Instant Oatmeal Packets- Lots of Different Flavors

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    • #254127
      Melissa Burnell

      Make Your Own InstantOatmeal At Home-Lots of Flavors

      * 3 cups Quick-Cooking Oats

      * Salt

      * Small sized 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.

      Bart-man Oatmeal – add 2 Tbsp. ‘Butterfinger B.B’s’ candies to each
      packet.

    • #405657
      peacecat

      I made this today (brown sugar & cinnamon) and it is amazing! thanks so much!

    • #405733
      jaime

      OM…I have been looking for these! Thank you !!!! 🙂

    • #405735
      JoAnn

      I don’t know how I missed this one. These would do nicely in a gift basket. Grew up on Oatmeal, and still like it.

      but don’t take the time to eat much of it. Thanks….

    • #405742
      wilbe95

      I can not keep enough of these on hand. Seems like as soon as I make some up everyone in the house has ate them up! These are great!

    • #405757
      Margaret K

      What a great ‘keeper’. Big thanks!

    • #405816
      fosterfamily5

      my kids say they don’t like “real “oatmeal, only the packets. This should be great for them.

      Thank you

    • #405817
      MJC1976

      That should save me lots of money! My whole family eats the packets for breakfast.

    • #405759
      jaime

      Tried the confetti one this morning…YUM! Thanks 🙂

    • #405976
      mdowdy

      Hmmmmm flavored oatmeal gift basket. Interesting idea thanks Joann

    • #406121
      Puddin

      Thank you, Thank you! Sounds yummy!

    • #406122
      Niddi

      breakfast is a on-your-own meal at my house. These will be great to have on hand and should give my dh another option. Great ideas ladies.

      Keep em comin!!!!

    • #406136
      starsinnight

      i was thinking the same thing – about making it a gift basket – my bf eats oatmeal all the time and some of these sound like fun and you cant buy some of those.

      im wondering what kind of container i could put them in so they look nice, besides ziplocs… maybe saran wrap with a bow?

    • #406193
      wilbe95
      Quote:
      im wondering what kind of container i could put them in so they look nice, besides ziplocs… maybe saran wrap with a bow?

      party favor bags work really good for this and they are decorative, just make sure you twist them tight so nothing spills out of the bag.

    • #418061
      Doughboy

      Thank you for this recipe. I made the maple and brown sugar variation. I get about 7 servings for this, which works good for a week.

      My wife and I take these to work as an afternoon snack and I add 1/4 c walnuts as well for some protein.

      I can’t wait for snack time tomorrow!

    • #418223
      lokilove

      this is a fabulous idea, especially for camping and such. I am so going to make these. I have a dehydrator so I am always drying fruit. Why have I not thought of this before? Thanks a bunch!

    • #422479
      fosterfamily5

      I finally made these this morning. My 3 kids went throught almost a box of quacker instant oatmeal on saturday alone. 2 pkgs each for breakfast & one later in the day for a snack. I had just bought that box too!

      This recipe turns out so good I’ll vever buy the box stuff again! I’m on a new mission so see what else I can make myself.

      I love Budget 101 !!!!!!

      Nicole in Ca

    • #427404
      tina30219

      Thanks for posting this I am trying to save money on instant oatmeal now I can.I am going to try some of these out.

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