How to Cook Old Fashioned Oatmeal

When you are building up a pantry stock, one thing you may choose to stock up on is oats. However, do you know how to cook oats in a way that you and your family will WANT to eat them?

I am here to show you how to use the ingredients that you have prepped, so I am teaching you today how cook Old Fashioned Rolled Oats.

Ingredients

2 Cups of Oats

2 Cups of Water

2 Cups of Milk

1 tsp Salt

2 tsp of Cinnamon

2 Tbsp Butter

2 tsp Vanilla

2 Tbsp of Sugar

Watch how to make it in our Youtube Video!

To make Old Fashioned Oatmeal:

Add Oats, Milk, & Water to a sauce pan while the heat is turned off.

Turn heat on to Medium.

Add all other ingredients to pan.

Cook until creamy and thick, about 10 mins, stirring every few minutes to prevent sticking.

Top with your favorite fruit, dried fruit, or granola!

Tips for Success!

• One thing that you should know is that the key ratio to do oats is twice as much liquid as oats. The 2:2:2 ratio is perfect for my family of 3 to each have a bowl, and there be extra if anyone wants seconds. If you have a family of 6, you can easily double that to 4 Cups of Oats, 4 Cups of Water, & 4 Cups of Milk.

• If you like your oatmeal even creamier, sub out some of the water for milk.

• If you don’t want to use so much milk, because lets face it, it can get expensive, sub out some milk for more water. As long as you have twice as much liquid as oats, it will work out!