What is atmit?
“Atmit is a nutritional supplement used to fight famine in impoverished countries. The creamy, nutritious food is indigenous to Ethiopia and is now used to feed the severely malnourished and weakened adults and children. The word atmit originated in Ethiopia and refers to a kind of "thin, nourishing porridge”
My family loves my version of this recipe.
We often eat it for breakfast and make homemade “survival bars” for snacks.
Atmit
- 3 cups oat flour (you can make this by simply dry blending rolled oats in a blender until it is a powder)
- 1 ½ cups powdered milk
- ¾ to 1 cup sugar
Directions:
This recipe can be made many different ways. If someone hasn’t eaten for a few days,
then a thin, runny consistency helps to ease their body back into eating food.
My kids like it thicker—some of them even like it with a bit of milk.
With this in mind, the three ingredients up above are added to boiling water (very similar to making oatmeal or other such breakfast foods). The amount of water varies because of preferred thicknesses.
Atmit survival bars
- Dry atmit mix
- Peanut butter
Directions:
Add small amounts of peanut butter to atmit mix
and stir until you can mold it in your hand without being sticky
Note: additional ingredients of your choice can be added
such as mini chocolate chips, or shredded coconut etc.
