Knowing how to make instant grits might just transform your whole morning routine! Perfect instant grits are within your grasp and it only takes a few extra ingredients!
How to Make Instant Grits
Making Instant Grits is so EASY and effortless that you’ll be doctoring them up in no time at all! I know I’ve shown you how to make Grits in the past, but those take a bit longer.
With these instant grits, It only takes a few extra ingredients to make them taste off the charts delicious!
Here’s What You’ll Need
You won’t need much but to make Instant Grits better, use these ingredients!
- Packet of Instant Grits
- 1/2 Cup Milk
- Butter
- Seasoning
- Cheese
Here’s How You Do It
It’s so easy, it hardly needs any instructions BUT…
- Heat the milk
- Add to the grits
- Incorporate the other ingredients and stir!
Special Equipment
You won’t need any special equipment but it’s always nice to eat breakfast out of a great bowl and I love this one…
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Tips and Tricks
- Heat the liquid well with the butter in it so that the butter has a chance to really melt well.
- Mix and let stand for a few minutes to allow the grits time to absorb the liquid.
- Add salt and pepper after tasting, sometimes the packet grits are a bit salty on their own.
- Always add that cheese for flavor!
- A single serving is one packet, but I find that it takes two packets to make an amount that comes close to filling me up.
PRO TIP: I love to add a dash of garlic powder to mine for an added pop of flavor.
PRO TIP 2: Always top grits with your favorite breakfast ingredients!
Substitutions
There’s not much to substitute here, but the basics are…
Grits – Of course you can substitute coarsely ground grits, 5 Minute Grits or any other kind of grits, but then it will be different directions!
Milk – you can substitute any milk substitute, but it will taste different. We recommend whole milk, but any percentage works. Evaporated milk mixed half and half with water works well too.
Butter – Margarine or butter substitute.
Cheese – Feel free to leave this out or use a cheese substitute.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
No, they don’t freeze or reheat that great. Just heat what you want and eat them right away for best flavor.
These will keep for about a day, then you should toss them and make more.
Watch Sarah Make These Grits
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How to Make Instant Grits
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tbs butter
- 1 packet instant grits
- 3 tbs shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- In a microwave or in a sauce pan, heat milk to a slight simmer. Add the butter while heating so that the butter melts. This will take about a minute in the microwave and 2 minutes on the stovetop.
- Add the instant grits packet and stir well. Allow to sit for 2 minutes and stir again. The mixture will thicken as it sits.
- Once the grits have thickened to the desired amount, add the shredded cheddar cheese.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.
Notes
- Heat the liquid well with the butter in it so that the butter has a chance to really melt well.
- Mix and let stand for a few minutes to allow the grits time to absorb the liquid.
- Add salt and pepper after tasting, sometimes the packet grits are a bit salty on their own.
- Always add that cheese for flavor!
- A single serving is one packet, but I find that it takes two packets to make an amount that comes close to filling me up.
Nutrition
Today a nice young lady arrived at my back door to find me in my pajamas and my hair standing up on my head. She shared this Bible verse and then left. I’ve never seen her before. She didn’t leave any information. Didn’t say where she was from. I’m going to assume that she is an angel because I needed to hear this today.
Matthew 6:25
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Wendi
Wednesday 1st of February 2023
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