Instant Oatmeal II
Source of Recipe
Real Food for Real People
List of Ingredients
3 cups Quick-Cooking Oats
Salt
8 Small Zip Baggies
Recipe
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. 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.
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