You'll Need:
3 cups Quick-Cooking Oats
Salt
8 Small sized Zip Baggies
Put 1/2 cup oats
If you're using a food processor, you can do the 1 cup of oats
Put the following ingredients into each ziploc baggie:
1/4 cup un-powdered oats
2 Tbsp. powdered oats
1/8 tsp. salt
If you'd like variations- see below.
To Use:
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:
If you happen to have a food dehydrator and dry your own fruits,
Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal- To each packet add 1 Tbsp. sugar, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon, and 2 Tbsp. chopped dried apples.
Bart-man Oatmeal - add 2 Tbsp. 'Butterfinger B.B's'
Blueberries & Cream Oatmeal - To each packet add 1 Tbsp. non-dairy
Brown Sugar/Cinnamon Oatmeal- To each packet add 1 Tbsp. packed brown sugar & 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Confetti Oatmeal - To each packet, add 1 tsp. decorative cake/cookie sprinkles- this is fun to do seasonally with the kids adding Christmas Sprinkles, or Halloween Monster Sprinkles.
Cookies n Cream Oatmeal - add 1 crushed Oreo cookie and
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.
Fun Fruit Oatmeal - To each packet, add 6 or 7 pieces of 'fruit snack' type dehydrated fruit cut into bit sized pieces.
Health Nut Oatmeal - To each packet add 2 Tbsp. wheat germ or 1 tsp ground Flax Seed, or 2 tsp Chia Seeds (Increase water to 1 cup)
Oatmeal w/Raisins & Brown Sugar- To each
Peaches & Cream Oatmeal - To each
Strawberries & Cream Oatmeal - To each packet add 1 Tbsp. non-dairy coffee creamer or powdered milk and 2 Tbsp. dried chopped strawberries.
S'More Oatmeal - add 6 miniature marshmallows and 1 Tbsp. Milk Chocolate Chips to each packet.
Southern Charm Oatmeal- to each packet add 1 Tbs Chopped Pecans, 1 T. Brown Sugar, 1 tsp non-dairy coffee creamer, 1/8 tsp cinnamon
Sweetened Oatmeal- To each packet
I like to use the small snack size zip-seal baggies for these because they're easy to store, but if you're trying to make mornings even faster to get the kids out the door, you can put the mixes in half pint mason jars and all the kids have to do is add hot water and set the lid on top for a few minutes, or add cold water and put it in the microwave for a minute and half without a lid!
Use caution as the jars
Check out the Member Submitted flavors in the Comments below & feel free to share your own!
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