These homemade instant oatmeal packets blend quick oats, chia seeds, flax, and milk powder into individual flavour packets ready in one minute of hot water. Far lower in sugar than store-bought versions, they make a genuinely nourishing grab-and-go breakfast.
Prep Time:15 minutesmins
Cook Time:1 minutemin
Total Time:15 minutesmins
10
Ingredients
Master Mix:
3cupsof quick cooking oats
1/2cupinstant skim milk powder
1/3cupchia seeds
1/4cupground flax seeds
3tbspbrown sugar
1/8tspsalt
Instructions
Take one cup of the oats and pulse in a food processor or blender until the flakes are broken up. You'll have a mixture of powder and flake pieces.
Stir together the rest of the master mix.
Scoop out 1/3 cup into 12 containers that have a 1 cup capacity. Think mason jar, Tupperware, etc. Alternatively, use plastic zip bags and dump into a bowl when it's time to eat.
Add in your favourite mix-ins! See notes for ideas.
When you want to enjoy some oatmeal, boil water and add 1/3 cup water to each serving. Stir and allow to sit for 15-30 seconds before eating.
Choose the flavours you want to make and then add the following to each serving: