Vanilla Yogurt

2 c Whole Milk
1 1/3 c Instant nonfat dry milk
1/4 c Plain yogurt with live cultures and NO additives
1/4 c Sugar
2 tsp Vanilla
1 3/4 c Warm water

This is not technically a food storage recipe since it is made using non-food storage items, but it is useful information just the same.

Mix milk, powdered milk, and sugar together. In the top of a double boiler heat until it reaches 180 degrees. Do not boil. Cool to about 100 degrees and discard skin, if any.


Blend yogurt with warm water and vanilla, and add to the milk.

Mix well and pour into clean, warm canning jars (I heated mine up to 100 degrees in the oven first). Incubate in wonder oven 4-7 hours.





Place in fridge. Yogurt will thicken as it cools. Stir before serving.

Favorite Cold Cereal

This is my favorite, and easiest, homemade cold cereal recipe:

7 cups quick cooking oats
1 cup wheat germ
1 cup oat bran (or wheat bran)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped dates (optional)
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1 cup flaked coconut (optional)

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).

In a large bowl, mix oats, wheat germ, and oat bran.

In a medium bowl, blend brown sugar, vegetable oil, honey, and water. Mix in vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir the brown sugar mixture into the oat mixture until evenly moist, and transfer to a large, shallow baking dish.

Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, until lightly brown. Mix dates, pecans, and coconut into the dish, and continue baking about 15 minutes. Watch carefully so it doesn't overbrown.

Allow to cool, and store in airtight containers.

Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal Mix

I make up a large batch of this and keep it in a air tight container so the kids can easily make it for breakfast before school. If your kids don't like the dried apples feel free to substitute any dried fruit.

6 cups quick cooking oats
1 1/3 cups nonfat dry milk powder
1 cup dried apples
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 6 months. Yield: 8 cups total.

To prepare oatmeal: Shake mix well. In a saucepan, bring 1 cup water to a boil; slowly stir in 1 cup mix. Cook and stir over medium heat for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Cover and let stand for 1 minute or until oatmeal reaches desired consistency.

Apple Fritters

Fritter Batter
2 c flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 c sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs, beaten (or 4 TBLS powdered eggs + 1/2 c water)
1 c + 2 TBLS milk (or reconstituted powdered milk)
3 c apples, peeled and diced (or 3 c reconstituted dried apples)
oil for frying

Fritter Glaze
4 c powdered sugar
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 c milk (or more to desired consistency)

Heat oil in a deep frying pan.

Mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl with a wire whisk.


Add egg and milk to the dry ingredients and mix well. Add apples to the batter and blend well.




Drop by spoonfuls into hot oil and fry until dark golden brown, 1-2 minutes per side. Once done frying, set on paper towels.



For glaze, mix all glaze ingredients together until desired consistency is acquired, adding more powdered sugar or milk if need be.

Dunk warm fritters in glaze, covering fritters liberally.
Place fritters on a wire wrack with parchment paper underneath it, for easy cleanup. Let glaze harden and enjoy! Makes 24 small fritters. Not nearly enough as far as my family was concerned :)

Blender Wheat Pancakes

2 Cup Milk (6 T. Powdered Milk and 2 C. Water)
2 Cup Wheat Kernels, whole & uncooked
4 Eggs (4 T. powdered eggs 1/2 C. Water)
4 tsp Baking Powder
3 tsp Salt
1/4 c Oil
1/4 c Honey or Sugar
cinnamon to taste (opt)

Put milk and wheat kernels in blender. Blend on highest speed for 4 or 5 minutes or until batter is smooth. Add eggs, oil, baking powder, salt and honey or sugar,and cinnamon to above batter. Blend on low.

Pour out batter into pancakes from the actual blender jar if you want (only one thing to wash!) onto a hot greased or Pam prepared griddle or large frying pan. Cook; flipping pancakes when bubbles pop and create holes.



Serve with butter and syrup. YUM!

Granola Cereal & Snack

Terrific, yummy, granola recipe. My family eats it for snacks and in a bowl with milk for cereal. We eat it every day.

1/2 c margarine
1/2 c peanut butter
1 c brown sugar
6 T honey
1/2 c milk
2 T cinnamon
4 c oats
1 c 6 grain mix
2 t vanilla
cinnamon & sugar (opt)


In a sauce pan on medium heat melt first 5 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Let boil one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add cinnamon, oats, 6 grain, and vanilla. Mix well.


Spread onto a greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar if desired. Bake at 350 about 30 minutes until it begins to brown. Let cool and break up the big clumps. Eat straight as a snack or pour into a bowl for cereal and eat with milk.

Maple Syrup

2 c white sugar
1/4 c brown sugar
1 c water

1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp maple flavoring

Stir together first 3 ingredients in pan on stovetop. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add final two ingredients.