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Pantry Staples: Instant Oatmeal Packets

Perfect for morning at home, work, school or on the road. Pack in a quart freezer bag and it is trail ready for hiking or emergency food kits.

Find more oatmeal recipes in Oats Gone Wild.

Instant Oatmeal Packets

Ingredients:

¼ cup quick cooking oats
1 Tbsp powdered old-fashioned oats*
1 Tbsp dry milk, soy, rice, or coconut milk powder
1/8 tsp fine sea salt

Directions:

*Put ½ cup old-fashioned oats at a time in a blender or mini food processor, and blend on high until broken apart and somewhat powdery. Set aside in a small bowl, and repeat procedure if you are making a bigger batch. Add the ingredient list to each 4-ounce mason jar or a zip top snack bag, seal well.
Bring ¾ cup water to a boil, take off the heat and add in the dry ingredients. Stir well, cover tightly and let sit for a couple of minutes. This works well in a coffee mug.

Variations, add to base mix:
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
Tbsp sugar, ¼ tsp cinnamon and 2 Tbsp diced dried apples

Sweetened Oatmeal
1 Tbsp sugar

Brown Sugar & Cinnamon Oatmeal
1 Tbsp brown sugar and ¼ tsp cinnamon

Raisins & Brown Sugar Oatmeal
1 Tbsp packed brown sugar and 1 Tbsp raisins

Hippy Oatmeal
1 Tbsp wheat germ and 1 Tbsp diced toasted pecans

Peaches & Cream Oatmeal
1 Tbsp full fat dry milk and 2 Tbsp diced dried peaches

Confetti Oatmeal
1 tsp decorative cake/cookie sprinkles

S’Mores Oatmeal
Miniature marshmallows and 1 Tbsp chocolate chips

Cookies & Cream Oatmeal
1 crushed chocolate stuffed cookie and 1 Tbsp full fat dry milk