Homemade Instant Oatmeal packets
Pretty much everything tastes better from scratch and homemade instant oatmeal packets are no exception! My kids love this recipe. Once I landed on the right Quaker copycat recipe they were literally eating it for breakfast, lunch, and dessert after dinner.
Servings: 18 packets
Calories: 102kcal
Ingredients
Base Mix
- 5 cups Rolled Old Fashioned Oats
- 2/3 cup Maple Sugar or Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ¼ c. Powdered Milk Dairy or Non-dairy
Flavor Possibilities!
Apples & Cinnamon
- 2 cups chopped dried or freeze dried apples
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons powdered apples optional
Pumpkin Cookie - this one is sweet enough to be dessert!
- ¼ cup dehydrated or freeze dried pumpkin powder
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup dried cranberries
Peaches & Cream
- 2 cups chopped dried or freeze dried peaches
- ¼ cup additional powdered milk or use milk instead of water for cooking
- 2 tablespoons powdered peaches optional
Blueberries & Cream
- 2 cups chopped dried or freeze dried blueberries
- ¼ cup additional powdered milk or use milk instead of water for cooking
- 2 tablespoons powdered blueberries optional
Strawberries & Cream
- 2 cups chopped dried or freeze dried strawberries
- ¼ cup additional powdered milk or use milk instead of water for cooking
- 2 tablespoons powdered strawberries optional
Cinnamon & Spice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Cinnamon & Raisin
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 2 cups raisins
Additional Add-on Options- If you like some texture to your oatmeal, choose some add-ons to put on after heating the oatmeal.
- Toasted pecans walnuts, or sliced almonds
- Dried raisins or cranberries
- Shaved Coconut
- Flax seeds
- Pumpkin seeds
- Chia Seeds You can add chia before heating, just add a little extra water since the chia soaks it up!
- Butter
- Maple Syrup
- Milk
Instructions
- Prepare the base by mixing oats, salt, sugar, and powdered milk in a bowl. Stir.
- Choose a flavor combination and add the ingredients to the base mix.
- Stir.
- Place in individual baggies or a container.
- Prepare oatmeal by measuring 1/3 cup of base/flavor mixture and adding it to a bowl. Then add 2/3 cup of water. Cook in the microwave for 90 seconds. It may look runny but let it sit for 5 minutes at room temperature, it will thicken to a perfect texture.
- Top with additional add-on options and enjoy!
Notes
- If you like oatmeal on the mushy side, put the oats in a food processor and chop for 5 seconds before adding to the base mix. This version is more store-bought but I'm not sure if that is a good thing.
- The sugar amount is based on my kids preferences. I personally like to add only a 1/2 cup of sugar instead of the full 2/3 cup. If you like more or less, definitely adjust it to taste!
- Instead of chopping the fruits to add to the oatmeal, an alternative option is to blend them to a powder instead. This distributes the flavor evenly throughout the oatmeal. But it does take away some of the texture.
Nutrition
Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 31IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg
