Homemade instant oatmeal recipe
Makes 13 cups mix or 26 servings (½ cup each)
Ingredients
- 6 ½ cups quick oats
- 3 ¼ cup old-fashioned oats
- 2 ½ cup non-fat dry milk
- ¼ cup flax seed
- 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
- 2/3 cup wheat germ
Preparation
Mix together all ingredients. Store in air-tight container. Keeps for 3 months.
To make the oatmeal: Put ½ cup of mix in breakfast bowl. Add ½ cup of water and cook on high in microwave for one minute and 30 seconds.
Optional: Add 1 Tbsp. pecans and 1 Tbsp. raisins, or other ingredients to taste.
Nutrition analysis per serving: 155 calories, 3 g fat, 7 g protein, 27 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 35 mg sodium.
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