DIY Instant Oatmeal

DIY Instant Oatmeal minus the little packets!

My family enjoys oatmeal for breakfast at least twice a week.  It is one of those quick, easy, nutritious meals that everyone likes.  Originally I would purchase boxes of instant oatmeal, but once my son hit those teenage years he could easily eat four packets of oatmeal for breakfast!  That was a lot of sugar!  Some instant oatmeal manufacturers make low sugar, heart healthy versions but they were a little too bland. 

I set out to make a topping that I could mix with instant oatmeal that would be tasty but not quite so sugar-filled.  I mix up the following ingredients and keep them in an air tight container.  For every 1/2 cup of instant oatmeal they add one tablespoon of mix.  Some days we add dry or fresh fruit, but most days they add hot water stir and breakfast is served. . . . unless you're a fourteen year old boy, then you repeat this process four more times! Did I mention, it is much cheaper than those individual packets!

Oatmeal Topping
1 cup milk powder

3 teaspoon salt

1 cup sugar

½ cup brown sugar Splenda

½ cup Splenda

2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup instant oats

Place all of the ingredients above in a blender, turn on low until the mix is thoroughly mixed.  Make sure oats are placed in the blender first, they will mix into a fine powder and thicken the oat mixture. 

1/2 cup instant oats to 1 tablespoon of Oatmeal Topping
1 batch of topping makes approx. 65 servings of oatmeal!

She gets up while it is still night;
she provides food for her family

Proverbs 31:15