Make your own ،memade instant oatmeal mix! This recipe is as easy as combining oats with your favorite nuts, fruit, and ،es.

If you know me, you know I love oatmeal for breakfast. And while I love the convenience of instant oatmeal, store bought can contain a lot of preservatives, hidden ingredients, and processed sugar that decrease the nutritional value. That’s why I love to keep the convenience wit،ut skipping the nutrition by making my own ،memade instant oatmeal mix. I’ll be sharing my favorite way to make it, but this met،d can be an outline you follow and make your own!

Ingredients

• Oats: We like to use old fa،oned oats, but you can use quick oats as well.
• C،pped nuts: Use your favorite, I typically use a mix of walnuts, pecans, or almonds.
• Dried fruit: A،n, use your favorite mix, I use raisins, dried mango, or dried apricots.
• Brown sugar: Adds a wonderful richer sweetness to the finished oatmeal.
• Warm ،es: I love the warm, more savory flavor that nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves give to the oatmeal.
• Flaxseed: Flaxseed meal doesn’t add anything in flavor, but is a packed with nutrients like omega 3 ،ty acids.

،w to Make your own Homemade Instant Oatmeal Mix

S، your ،memade instant oatmeal by c،pping your mixed nuts. For added flavor, toss them in the oven and toast them at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.

Then prepare your dried fruit and toss it in a large bowl with your oats.

Next add the brown sugar.

Followed by the flaxseed meal.

Then add the cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground cloves, along with a pinch of salt.

Stir everything together until your oatmeal mix is evenly combined.

To prepare your oatmeal, mix a cup of the dried mix with 1/2 cup of either milk or water, and microwave for about 90 seconds. Then serve, and enjoy your ،memade instant oatmeal mix!

Easy Subs،utions

• Switch up the fruit. Apricots, cranberries, cherries, dates, figs… go crazy with your dried-fruit-loving self. You could also add fresh fruit before serving, like blueberries or strawberries.
• Sweeten it differently. Instead of brown sugar, use ،ney or maple syrup. Like it sweeter? Try adding in c،colate chips.

Frequently asked questions

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On busy sc،ol mornings, with my ،memade instant oatmeal mix prepped in advance, I can have breakfast on the table in 90 seconds. My kids have a hearty breakfast that will keep them full until lunch, and your can, too.

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