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Homemade Instant Oatmeal Packets

How to Make Homemade Healthy Instant Oatmeal Packets - This simple, quick, and easy recipe will show you how to make your own instant rolled oats oatmeal packets at a fraction of the cost of store bought packets. If you use gluten-free oats, you will have gluten free oatmeal, too. Perfect for breakfast, in the morning, or any time of day! Makes about 20 packets.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 20 packets

Ingredients
  

  • 10 cups Instant oats if you want gluten-free oatmeal, you have to buy specially labeled gluten-free oats. In any case, make sure you buy the INSTANT oats that are ready in one minute rather than the traditional oats which take much longer to cook.
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 cups brown sugar packed
  • ½ cups granulated sugar
  • ¾ cups powdered coffee creamer I buy the French Vanilla flavor and like it, but as I said above, I am thinking about branching out to try some other flavors if I can find them.

Instructions
 

  • Mix all ingredients together until well blended, and then measure ½ cup at a time into little plastic zippered baggies.
  • To prepare the oatmeal, pour contents of one baggie into a bowl with ¾ cup water or milk. (I prefer milk, but it does add calories.) Feel free to add a handful of dried or frozen fruit. Microwave for 2 minutes on high. You could add a little jam and/or whipped cream after cooking.

Notes

I have seen recipes that use powdered milk, but it can cause molding if you store it for a long time. That's why I went with coffee creamer.
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