Description
This oatmeal is perfect for backpacking and camping. Creamy, comforting and full of nutrients to provide you with energy all day. This recipe makes a shelf stable mix. Just add boiling water. Perfect to have on hand for busy mornings too.
Ingredients
7 cups Quaker Quick Oats
1 cup seeds (flax, chia and/or hemp, or more oatmeal if you don’t have the seeds)
1 1/2 cups dry milk powder
3 cups chopped dried fruit (apples, craisins, dried cherries, currants, and/or etc)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t ground clove
3 cups chopped nuts (cashews, almonds, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, black sesame seeds, etc)
2 t salt
1 cup coconut oil, melted
1/2 cup unflavored gelatin (optional)
1/2 cup pea protein powder or whey protein powder(optional)
Instructions
This shelf stable mix is easy to make. Just add boiling water to serve.
Mix all ingredients except water together.
Portion out a cup per serving into a bowl. Stir in 1 scant cup boiling water over each portion of dry mix, stir and cover tightly (with lid or plate or whatever else you have sitting around) and let sit for 10 minutes. Enjoy.
Store remaining dry mix in a plastic bag or air tight storage container for up to a month.
Notes
Unflavored gelatin is a great source of collagen, an important nutrient for recovery and inflammation as well as joint, muscles, bone, skin, and hair health.
1/2 cup mix and 1/2 cup water is a good portion size for kids.
