Homemade Instant Oatmeal Packets

Instant oatmeal in glass jars with dried fruit topping.

Homemade Instant Oatmeal Packets

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.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free, Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1

Total Time 6

Servings

Calories 148kcal

Author Tessa

Ingredients

Oatmeal Packet Base

⅓ cup (27g) gluten-free quick cooking oats
1 ½ teaspoons coconut sugar
pinch salt
1 teaspoon ground flaxseed optional
½ cup (125ml) unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice or water

Optional Mix-ins

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup freeze-dried fruit
1-2 tablespoons chopped 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 syrup

Strawberries and Cream - Ground cinnamon and freeze dried strawberries

Apples and Cinnamon - Ground cinnamon and dried apples

You 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!

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