Gwumpa oatmeal

Thought I’d share this one. It’s a fav around here.

• 1/2 cup oatmeal.  Don’t need the fancy stuff but if you have it, ok sure.
• 1/4 cup Grape Nuts. This won’t work without the actual stuff, so plan for it.
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar. No, the white sugar won’t work, so if you plan to shortcut this, you’ll be sad.
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract. It does magic with the brown sugar. I don’t know how or why.
• Sprinkling of cinnamon. Don’t be silly and inhale it, it’s for the oatmeal.
• 1 cup boiled water.  Use a tea kettle for fastest results. They cost like 15 bucks at a general goods store, and are so useful for a number of things. Microwave will do, but a tea kettle is faster and you won’t burn your hand like you will trying to get that glass of boiling water from the microwave.
• Speaking of microwaves, please don’t put cold water in the oatmeal mix and stuff the bowl in the microwave. That breaks the magic. I don’t know why. I’ve tried it.
• Finely chopped apples are optional but advised. You’ll end up with oatmeal that tastes like warm apple pie.  Seriously.

Pour the boiling kettle water in the oatmeal mix, stir and wait.

Grandkids love this stuff. So do I.