Learn how to make your own homemade Instant Oatmeal Packets in various flavors for a quick and easy breakfast. Make one or several! Great for meal prep, camping, traveling, and more! Gluten-free and vegan.
½cup (125ml)unsweetened almond milkor milk of choice or water
Optional Mix-ins
¼ teaspoonground cinnamon
¼cupfreeze-dried fruit
1-2 tablespoonschopped or sliced nuts or seeds
Instructions
Add oats, coconut sugar, ground flaxseeds, a pinch of salt, and optional dry ingredients in a mason jar or snack size baggie.
When ready to cook, pour packet into a microwave-safe bowl or remain in a mason jar. Add milk of choice and stir. Heat in the microwave for two 30-second intervals.
Alternatively, add already warmed hot milk or boiling water from a tea kettle to your bowl of quick cooking oats mix and stir.
Add additional milk or garnishes if desired.
Notes
Prepping and Storing: Mason jars are the perfect vessels for prepping and storing your instant oat mix. Small Ziplock bags or reusable snack pouches work well too. Just transfer the contents of the baggie to a small microwave-safe bowl before cooking.Flavor ideas: Maple - Drizzle in real maple syrupStrawberries and Cream - Ground cinnamon and freeze dried strawberriesApples and Cinnamon - Ground cinnamon and dried applesYou can make instant oats by placing old-fashioned oats (rolled oats) into a food processor or blender. Pulse the oats until you have smaller pieces. If you pulse too much, you'll have oat flour!