Easy to make, fun to make, & cheap to make! Did you know that quick oats are simply chopped regular oats? To make your own "instant" oats, just put them in a blender for a few seconds, & voila! I like to blend my oats long enough to almost powder them, because it makes a creamier bowl of oatmeal!
I finally got around a few months ago to making my own instant oatmeal packets. Something I've wanted to do for a long time... but just didn't. I'm reeeeeaaaaalllllyyyy glad I did!
These are so yummy. And surprisingly, they're MUCH more filling than the store bought ones, which we usually ended up eating 3 or 4 of to fill us up!
Assembly line style makes this way fast. Just line up your little baggies & ingredients, & scoop one ingredient at a time over & over till you're done... Then move on to the next ingredient. It takes just minutes to make 30 or 40 packets!
AFTER you've gotten all your basic flavor bags made, go back through & add your favorite flavors to them. Variations are listed below the basic recipe:
ORGANIZING YOUR PACKETS (without having to label every single bag)... put all the bags of
each different flavor in a plastic shoe box & label just the box. This way, you'll know which is which just by looking at the container.
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Instant Oatmeal Packet Basic Recipe - & Varieties: (Per ONE Packet)
Mix the following in snack or sandwich baggies to make individual oatmeal packets:
¼ c. powdered oats (reg. oats lightly powdered in blender)
1 T. powdered milk
1 T. powdered sweetener (un-refined sugar, coconut palm sugar, powdered stevia, xylitol etc...)
pinch of sea salt (optional)
I just add very hot water & let it sit for a minute. Microwaving kills the nutrients!
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VARIATIONS - (Adjust ingredients & amounts to your own taste...)
Don't forget to double or triple the flavor ingredients, depending on how many packets you put in each bag!
PS: I HAVE NOW SWITCHED TO ALL NATURAL SUGARS/SWEETENERS & HAVE GOTTEN RID OF ALL WHITE REFINED, PROCESSED, & ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS. YES, THIS INCLUDES WHITE & BROWN SUGAR! IT IS YOUR CHOICE, OF COURSE, BUT IN PLACE OF WHITE SUGAR, I NOW USE RAW SUGAR, XYLITOL, OR STEVIA, & IN PLACE OF BROWN SUGAR, I NOW USE RAW COCONUT PALM SUGAR. AND THEY ARE ALL CHEAPER THAN THAT NASTY POISONOUS ARTIFICIAL SPLENDA OR ASPARTAME :)
Apple-Cinnamon - To each packet, add 1 Tbsp. sugar, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon, and 2 Tbsp. chopped dried apples.
Apple Pie - To each packet, add ¼ tsp. apple pie spice
Brown Sugar/Cinnamon - To each packet, add 1 Tbsp. unrefined coconut palm sugar & 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Raisins & Brown Sugar - To each packet, add 1 Tbsp. unrefined coconut palm sugar and 1 Tbsp. raisins.
Health Nut - To each packet, add 1/2 Tbsp. each wheat germ, ground flax seed, chopped almonds
Fruit & Cream - To each packet, add 1 Tbsp. organic non-dairy coffee creamer (without un-natural ingredients) and 2 Tbsp. dried fruit & / or powdered fruit.
Maple Nut - To each packet, add 1 Tbsp. dehydrated 100% pure maple syrup crystals & dried fruit.
Pumpkin Pie - To each packet add ¼ tsp. pumpkin pie spice & unrefined coconut palm sugar
I think this is a GREAT idea to maximize your freezer space. If you haven't figured it out already... Put soups, stews, chili, fruits, veges, beans, cookie dough, (pretty much anything) in a freezer bag. Squeeze out as much of the air as you can & lay it flat after it's closed. Label it, then lay it on a cookie sheet & freeze. After it's frozen, it's easy to stuff in the freezer, cause it's flat!
