MYO: Instant Oatmeal Packets- Lots of Different Flavors

[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.

[peacecat]

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

[jaime]

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

[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….

[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!

[Margaret K]

What a great ‘keeper’. Big thanks!

[fosterfamily5]

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

Thank you

[MJC1976]

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

[jaime]

Tried the confetti one this morning…YUM! Thanks 🙂

[mdowdy]

Hmmmmm flavored oatmeal gift basket. Interesting idea thanks Joann

[Puddin]

Thank you, Thank you! Sounds yummy!

[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!!!!

[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?

[wilbe95]

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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.

[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!

[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!

[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

[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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