Flour, oats and crumbs
Substitutes for oats
Rolled (old-fashioned) oats are steamed and flattened; quick oats are the same, cut smaller and rolled thinner, so they soften faster.
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In place of rolled oats
Quick oats
- How much
- The same amount
- What changes
- Softer, more cake-like cookies and bars with less chew; mushy in granola and overnight oats.
- Best in
- Cookies, meatloaf, muffins.
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In place of quick oats
Rolled oats
- How much
- The same amount, pulsed a few times in a blender if you want them finer
- What changes
- Chewier and more textured.
- Best in
- Cookies, crisps, muffins.
Good to know
- Steel-cut oats are not a swap for either; they need much longer cooking.
- Oats have no gluten of their own but are often grown and milled near wheat. Buy oats labeled gluten-free if that matters.
Simmerbee recipes with oats (12)
- Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
- Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
- Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chewy Spiced Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
- Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies
- Creamy Vanilla Overnight Oats
- Crumb-Topped Apple Pie
- Honey Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
- No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Energy Bites
- Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats
- Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
- Raspberry Oat Crumble Bars
On those recipes, tap Swaps next to the ingredient for the short version.
More flour, oats and crumbs swaps
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