Instant oatmeal packets are used to make these no-bake cookies, which weigh in at just 75-calories per cookie! If you are looking for a sweet treat that’s low in calories, and need to use up those packets of instant oatmeal in the pantry, then I have the recipe for you!
I was going through my pantry the other day and found two boxes of instant oatmeal packets that no one in my family appeared to have any interest in. So I thought, why not turn them into cookies?! That might get my family interested in eating that oatmeal hehehe. Since my instant oatmeal was the 100-calorie packets, I figured I would just make this recipe as healthy as possible and use almond milk and Swerve sugar in them. I have been on a mission to have some healthier treats in the house besides my usual over-the-top decadent treats. Balance folks. Balance 😉
You can use any flavor instant oatmeal that you have! My packets for these cookies were Maple and Brown Sugar, but I also have plans for the box of Cinnamon Roll instant oatmeal still sitting in my pantry.
Instant Oatmeal No Bake Cookies
Print RecipeIngredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar (I used Swerve granular sugar replacement)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 2-1/2 cups 100-calorie Maple and Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal Packets (approximately 8 oatmeal packets)
Instructions
Tear off a long sheet of foil and place on the counter to drop your cookies on. In a medium-sized pot, on the stovetop over medium-high heat, add the butter, sugar and milk. Stir occasionally until mixture reaches a boil. As soon as the mixture comes to a boil, set the timer for one-minute and stir the mixture constantly. After one minute remove the pot from the stove.
Stir in the maple extract, vanilla extract, salt and instant oatmeal into the pot. Once combined, use a medium sized cookie scoop to drop cookies onto foil. Cookies set quickly.
Notes
If using a different flavor than Maple and Brown Sugar oatmeal, you can omit the maple extract. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
Quick, easy and healthier cookie recipe for you to start the New Year off right!
SO TELL ME…
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Do you have any instant oatmeal packets in your pantry?!
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What’s your favorite flavor of oatmeal??
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Do you love no bake cookies as much as I do?
Leave me a comment below!
XOXO,
Kelly
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20 Comments
Susan Craig
January 1, 2019 at 5:19 AMWow! I love this idea. I only have time for oatmeal on the weekends. This is a great grab-and-go, commute-friendly option.
Kelly
January 5, 2019 at 3:43 PMThanks Susan!! You will have to let me know what you think if you try these 🙂 XOXO
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
January 2, 2019 at 7:11 AMLove the sound of these! No-bake cookies are the best and these sound fabulous!
Kelly
January 16, 2019 at 8:04 AMThanks Kelsie! XOXO
Ashika | Gardening Foodie
January 3, 2019 at 2:01 PMThese cookies sound like a great breakfast idea and no bake …even better.
Happy New year Kelly, looking forward to all the great recipes you will be sharing this year 🙂
Kelly
January 16, 2019 at 8:05 AMThanks Ashika!! I am excited for another fun year of blogging too and can’t wait to see what you share this year too 🙂 XOXO
The Baking ChocolaTess
January 4, 2019 at 5:36 AMBalance seems to the key to everything in life, especially with the New Year. I use oatmeal packets for bars and cookies too. Love everything about these Kelly! Pinning!
Kelly
January 16, 2019 at 8:06 AMThanks for pinning Kim!! I had never used the oatmeal packets for anything but just eating, but now I am obsessed. Instant flavor in baked goods hehehe!
Chiba Terrell
January 5, 2019 at 12:50 PMThese look yummy and I’ve got these handy packets in my pantry. How long do you let the cookies set up until they are dry enough to eat?
Kelly
January 5, 2019 at 3:44 PMThanks Chiba! Let me know what you think if you try these! These cookies do not take long to set up….I always use a strip of foil to drop them on and they set quickly on that. I would say they are set within 30-minutes 🙂 XOXO
Amy
January 8, 2019 at 8:19 PMWhy of course I have oatmeal packets in my pantry. Thanks for giving me a reason to check into that! Cookies make everything taste better right!?! Although I have to admit that I like oatmeal pretty much any way.
Kelly
January 16, 2019 at 8:07 AMI LOVE anything oatmeal!!! So I am totally with you. I still haven’t tried bake oatmeal yet though!
Amy
January 9, 2019 at 6:13 PMMy son-in-law makes no bakes all of the time! I will have to let him in on this secret recipe! Thanks they look wonderful.
Kelly
January 16, 2019 at 8:08 AMAwesome! Thanks Amy!! XOXO
Lisa R Tucker
September 5, 2019 at 9:35 PMCan you use regular whole milk
Kelly
September 6, 2019 at 6:10 AMAbsolutely!!
Dide
October 24, 2019 at 1:34 PMdo you have recipe to a instant oatmeal{brownsugar & maple} cran-raisins & walnut no bake cookies?
Kelly
October 26, 2019 at 9:40 AMHi! You can use any flavor of oatmeal packets in this. If they aren’t the lower in sugar ones, then they will just be slightly more calories. Does that answer your question? I was slightly confused by it 🙂 XOXO
Doug S
February 8, 2022 at 4:09 PMWhat about substituting bourbon for vanilla and maple?
Kelly
February 10, 2022 at 9:16 AMYou can try it! Let me know if it works!