Homemade Instant Oatmeal by Peggy Layton

1 Packet:

¼ c. quick oats

¼ c. powdered oats (put ¼ c. of regular oats into a blender or food processor until they are blended into a coarse powder

1 tsp. powdered milk (dry)

1 tsp. sugar or honey powder (you could omit this if you want to just season the oatmeal yourself)

⅛ tsp. salt

Mix all together and then pour into a microwaveable bowl. Add ⅔ c. milk or water to the oatmeal.

Microwave for 1 ½ minutes and then serve with dried or fresh fruit, brown sugar or honey, and a little extra milk.

Large Batch of Instant Oatmeal:

5 c. quick oats

5 c. powdered oats

⅓c. powdered dry milk

⅓ c. white sugar, brown sugar, or honey powder

2 ½ tsp. salt

Mix all together and put in a Tupperware or #10 can for later use.  Scoop out ½ c. of mixture into a bowl, add milk, and microwave. 

**For different variations, add cinnamon and dehydrated apples (I used my apples from the LDS Cannery and it was AWESOME!), raisins, cranberries, other dried fruits, chopped nuts, non-dairy creamer, pumpkin pie spice, apple pie spice,  or other flavorings to make different types of oatmeal