Instant Oat Powder - pre workout?

I use oat flour in shakes regularly and it works fine.
Your likely to get as much carb from using sweetened almond milk as you are a reasonable about of that in a shake though.

Don’t know exactly what your instant oatmeal is for consistency, but I find it better for recovery than before hand. Either glumpy sludge or sloshy overfill when I try for significant carbs from the flour.