CampRecipes Classic Archive
This recipe is part of the CampRecipes Classic Recipe Archive. It was originally submitted to the CampRecipes community and is preserved as historical outdoor cooking content. Some formatting, ingredient wording, or cooking guidance may reflect the original submission.
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Original Date: 2001-02-19
Serves: 1-2
Prep Time: 1-30m
Difficulty: easy
Backpacking: Yes
Ingredients
- 1 package of your favorite flavored instant oatmeal
- small handful of pecans, walnuts, or almonds
- 2 Tbs. of nonfat dry milk
- 1/2 c. of water
Instructions
AT HOME
Mix the oatmeal, milk and nuts in a sandwich sized FREEZER bag.
AT CAMP
Boil the water and pour into the bag with the oatmeal mix. Squeeze the bag with your fingers. It will be hot.
Enjoy this super fast-no dishes to wash-breakfast.
Double this recipe for hungry hikers.
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