Published 2/22/2024 There are so many ways to enjoy oatmeal (overnight, stovetop, slow cooker, and Instant Pot), but nothing is faster than using instant oats! It takes no more than 2 minutes to make the perfect bowl of instant oatmeal in the microwave!
Quaker instant oatmeal packets are such a nostalgic breakfast for me. I remember waking up in high school and dumping out a bag into a bowl, adding water, and microwaving it for a quick and flavorful breakfast before school. Then, I would add a scoop of peanut butter for good measure. In this post, we’ll give you recipes for maple brown sugar, apple cinnamon, peanut butter chocolate chip, and blueberry muffin. Prep a double or triple batch of these instant oatmeal recipes and then add liquid when you’re ready to eat!
What do you need to make instant oatmeal?
The star ingredient in all 4 of these instant oats flavors is instant oatmeal (AKA quick cooking oatmeal). This is the most processed type of oatmeal. It requires the least amount of liquid and cooks the fastest. Here’s what you’ll need for each flavor.
Maple brown sugar: quick-cooking oats, maple syrup/brown sugar, ground flaxseed, ground cinnamon, salt, and milk. Peanut butter chocolate chips: quick-cooking oats, peanut flour, mini chocolate chips, salt, and milk. Apple cinnamon: quick-cooking oats, ground cinnamon, dried apple, pecans, coconut sugar/brown sugar, and milk. Blueberry muffin: quick-cooking oats, ground flaxseed, freeze-dried blueberries, slivered almonds, coconut sugar/brown sugar, and milk.
How to Make Homemade Instant Oatmeal
Making instant oatmeal at home could not be easier! Follow these 5 steps, and you’ll be enjoying instant oatmeal in under 2 minutes flat:
Best Store-Bought Instant Oatmeal
We’re big fans of buying plain quick-cooking oats (Bob’s Red Mill is our fave!), and then jazzing it up with ingredients at home, but if you’re in a pinch and want to buy already flavored instant oatmeal, we love:
Better Oats Instant Oatmeal Purely Elizabeth Instant Oatmeal Quaker Oats Instant Oatmeal Nature’s Path Instant Oatmeal
Instant Oatmeal – 4 Ways!
Now that we’ve got your attention piqued on all the reasons we <3 instant oatmeal, we present to you: our favorite instant oatmeal recipes! They’re all ready to eat in under 2 minutes, making them a delicious, nutritious and EASY start to your day.
Maple Brown Sugar
This maple and brown sugar instant oatmeal packs the delicious flavors you love in instant oatmeal packets, but is made with 5 whole ingredients you can feel good about putting in your body!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
This peanut butter chocolate chip oatmeal is made with 4 ingredients, is ready to eat in under 5 minutes, and truly is the perfect healthy start to your day!
Apple Cinnamon
Apples and cinnamon were meant to be together! This instant oatmeal flavor combo utilizes dried apple slices and ground cinnamon instead of artificial flavors to make the most delicious and nutritious instant oatmeal to start your day.
Blueberry Muffin
Blueberry muffins in oatmeal form! This blueberry muffin instant oatmeal is 5 ingredients and seriously tastes just like a blueberry muffin.
How do you store instant oatmeal?
The great part about instant oatmeal, is it’s ready to eat in such a short amount of time that you’ll rarely need to meal prep it ahead of time, or store it in the fridge for later. But if you find yourself with extra instant oatmeal, you can store in an airtight container (like these Zip Top bags!) in the refrigerator. Other great storage (and on-the-go!) options include:
Stasher Bags Glass meal prep containers Glass mason jars
How long can you keep instant oatmeal in the refrigerator? Instant oatmeal will typically keep in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
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