I’ve been wondering if we would just be going without oatmeal during the kitchen remodel, while we don’t have a stove. What? They make packets of instant oatmeal that you can just add water to and nuke in the microwave? Yes, I know, and they don’t taste very good. I think it’s because they have salt in them. And way too much sugar. But, just in time, Money Saving Mom ran a post about making homemade instant oatmeal packets. I tweaked the recipe a bit to our taste, and here’s what I came up with.

Here’s what you need:

• canister of quick-cooking oats
• canister of rolled oats
• dry milk
• brown sugar
• cinnamon
• zip-top baggies

In food processor, grind 1 cup quick oats and 1 cup rolled oats to a powder. Set up an assembly line with all your ingredients.

In each baggie (makes 16):

• 2 Tbsp. ground oat mixture
• 1/4 cup quick oats
• 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 cup dry milk
• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1/8 tsp. cinnamon

To make oatmeal, mix packet with 1/2 to 3/4 cup boiling water and let stand 2-3 minutes.

If you want, you could add other things like dried fruit, nuts, etc.

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