I think oatmeal gets eaten almost every day for breakfast at my house, at least by one person or another. Especially when the weather is cold; however, I also stuff ‘em full of the stuff in the summer before we head to the pool or off to summer camp. I like the idea of my kids having full bellies that will last them until lunch time. And I guess I’m pretty lucky because everybody that lives under my roof seems to gobble the stuff down!
I sat down one afternoon to compile my grocery list and realized that I was going to be buying three boxes of instant, prepackaged oatmeal and thought it was stupid to be spending that much money when I knew I could do it for less. So, once again I hit-up Pinterest and found an extremely simple recipe on Hearts-Hands-Home that I decided to try. It was a hit! We had to make a few minor adjustments to please the kids in the beginning, but now I don’t even think my kids notice a difference! Needless to say, they all love it, including my husband. Everyone also enjoys the fact that they can “mess around” more with the flavors too.
The dry mix. Be sure to store it in an airtight container.
Yummy oatmeal! My daughter likes hers a little thicker. Add water to your desired consistency.
- 18 oz container of quick oats
- 1 oz bottle maple flavoring (approx 2 TBSP)
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- In your food processor, grind 1 ½ cups quick oats until finely ground up.
- In a separate smaller bowl combine the flavoring and sugar. I use my hand mixer to make it easier.
- In a large bowl, combine the ground oats, the remaining whole oats (approx 4 cups), and the flavor/sugar mix. Stir together (I use a wooden spoon for this).
- Store in an airtight container.
- To serve:
- Put about ½ cup of oatmeal into a bowl.
- Heat up about ½ cup water in the microwave for about 1 minute.
- Slowly pour water into oatmeal and stir until you get your desired consistency. You may not use all the water
This Homemade Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal looks yummy!
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Thanks for sharing this recipe. I love eating oatmeal for breakfast but I have never made it myself.
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