DIY Instant Breakfast Cereal

The little Quaker Qats individual packets of instant oats has been hiking staple of mine for decades.  I cannot say I ever really enjoyed these which I find to be over sweetened, strangely flavoured and slightly slimy in texture.  That said QO 'just add boiling water' instant oats are both quick and convenient and do the job.

I am a bit of a fan of hot oats cereal and my current preference at home is Rogers Oats and Ancient Grains.  This is a blend of eight different grains - oats, rye, barley spelt and khorasan flakes, oat bran, millet, flax seed and quinoa flakes.  It is a traditional cereal mix that required cooking on stove top or microwave - not happening on the trail.

With our upcoming GC hike which includes six breakfasts I tried a method of converting regular oats to  instant by mixing one third oats that have been 'blenderized' to a powder with two thirds Roger's mix.

Dry

Add boiling water, mix and wait a couple minutes and the result is superior to the commercial instant oats.  Add some brown sugar and chopped dried fruit takes it to another level.

'Cooked'

Delish.

Footnote - This method of oat preparation has become the 'go to' method for home oats now too.