5-Minute Oatmeal- Raisin Cookie Treat

"Luckily for me, this invention satisfied my desperate raisin craving when the only cookies we had in the house were chocolate chip!"
 
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Ready In:
5mins
Ingredients:
4
Yields:
1 snack!
Serves:
1
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ingredients

  • 14 cup rolled oats (generous, could try quick oats if you like)
  • 2 -3 teaspoons dark brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon raisins (your favorite kind- I like Thompsons)
  • 116 teaspoon salt (generous sprinkle)
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directions

  • Mix all ingredients in a small bowl, while the kettle boils.
  • Pour on 1/4-1/3 cup boiling water, give it a little stir, and cover with a plate for a few minutes to let the water be soaked up.
  • Enjoy!
  • Notes: this is just enough for a nice snack; if you want to have it for breakfast, you may want to double it. Or you could add other ingredients to power it up- I bet pumpkin seeds and/or flaxseeds would be good. It's even sweet enough to serve as a dessert. But hey, don't feel too guilty- there are definitely much less healthy things you could be eating!

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Reviews

  1. Really nice snack! One teaspoon brown sugar was plenty for me, with one tablespoon raisins added. I'll make this again. Thanks for posting :)<br/>Made for "I've Saved All These Recipes" Game of the Diabetic Forum.
     
  2. Very good oatmeal. I really enjoyed this for breakfast. I used Splenda brown sugar and omitted the salt. What's not to love about oats, brown sugar and raisins?! Thank you for posting.
     
  3. I really loved this. I ate it as breakfast and added 1 tablespoon of peanut butter. And I ate a banana with that. For me it was filling enough. I used 2 tablespoon of Splenda brown sugar. It was sweet enough. Thanks White Rose Child :) Made for PRMR tag game
     
  4. I'm so glad I'm not the only person who does this- everyone at uni thinks I'm really weird when I bring oatmeal with me for lunch and just add boiling water! I love it though, it really gives you energy. Thanks for posting :).
     
  5. Good and easy to make. I followed the recipe as written other then I used Splenda brown sugar as that is all I buy. I also omitted the salt. I enjoyed this as an afternoon snack.
     
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