🍎 Freeze-Dried Fruit & Oatmeal Clusters

🍎 Freeze-Dried Fruit & Oatmeal Clusters

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked oatmeal (thick, not runny – made with water or milk)
• 1 cup chopped fruit (apples, peaches, berries, etc.)
• 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
• 1–2 tbsp brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup (optional)
• ¼ cup chopped nuts or seeds (optional, for crunch)

Instructions

1. Cook oatmeal and let it cool slightly until thick.
2. Stir in fruit, cinnamon, and sweetener. Add nuts/seeds if using.
3. Spread the mixture in a thin, even layer on your freeze-dryer tray (about ¼–½ inch thick).
4. Pre-freeze the tray in your regular freezer.
5. Freeze dry on a standard cycle until completely crisp.
6. Break into clusters or cut into squares.

✅ To eat later, you can enjoy as crunchy oatmeal “bark” or rehydrate with hot water/milk to bring it back to creamy oatmeal.

🍎 Freeze-Dried Fruit & Oatmeal Clusters

• Crispy oatmeal bark: Eat dry as a crunchy breakfast-on-the-go.
• Hot oatmeal (rehydrated):
• 1. Place ½ cup of dried oatmeal mix in a bowl.
  2. Pour in ¾ to 1 cup hot water or milk.
  3. Stir well, cover, and let sit for 5–7 minutes.
  4. Add extra water/milk if you prefer it creamier.

(Tip: Using hot milk makes it taste extra rich and close to fresh-made oatmeal.)

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