Make your favorite flavor of instant oatmeal packets for make ahead ready to cook instant oatmeal packets. Prep ahead breakfasts are easy to make and serve.
Add the brown sugar, raisins, ground cinnamon and salt to the bowl.
Place a tight lid on the bowl.
Shake the bowl to mix the ingredients.
Transfer the flavored oatmeal to a baggy, or vacuum seal bag to store.
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Expert Recipe Tips
old fashioned oats: I used old fashioned oats instead of instant oats because instant oats tend to get too mushy for my taste. You can use instant if you like just be careful and adjust the cooking time. Do not over cook the oatmeal.
storing the oatmeal: If you don't want to make individual serving size oatmeal packets an alternative is to mix up a large batch of the oatmeal and store it in a large jar or air tight food container. Just scoop out the amount you need and adjust the water/milk for each serving.
camping or hiking: pour the instant oatmeal into a thermos for mess free traveling. Add the boiling water at the camp site.
serving size: a ½ cup of old fashioned oats will make a one cup serving of cooked oats. this is a perfect adult size serving of oatmeal.