My kids eat a lot of Oatmeal...

Lately, I've been buying a box of the Quaker instant oatmeal boxes every week.

The kids LOVE oatmeal.

Preston will ask for a bowl of it for a snack.

 

 

 

Thanks to Pinterest I found a simple mix to make my own.

I kept it pretty basic so that we can add in dried fruit or chopped apples or whatever flavor we're in the mood for!

 

 

Instant oatmeal

 

2 cups quick oats

1/4- 1/2 cup brown sugar

1 t salt

1 t cinnamon

I measure out about 1/3 cup, add hot water and toppings like chopped apples, raisins, chopped banana, blueberries, raspberries and sometimes a few sprinkles too!

 

The original recipe had maple flavoring in it but I left that out so it doesn't have to be maple every time.

It also had nutmeg in it but I don't think the kids would like that too much.

I love that we can stir in whatever we're in the mood for!

 

 

I like that it didn't make too big of a batch so we can tweak it and have a new kind next time!

 

I should figure out the cost per serving because I'm sure it's cheaper than the Quaker boxes!

Sounds like a future 4-H project to me!!!!!