I love those Ferrero Rocher chocolate hazelnut candies, so I thought why not make some cookies that taste like that? There was also something else that helped spark this idea!
Introducing Chocolate Hazelnut Oatmeal from My Oatmeal.
MyOatmeal.com is a company that makes Custom Oatmeal. You literally get to pick ALL of the ingredients that go into it.
1. First you choose what oats you want. Steel, rolled, 5 grain, Gluten free, and organic are just a few of the choices.
2. Secondly, choose your flavors. This was literally the hardest part. There are SO many flavors that sound good. Just a few examples are Snickerdoodle, Pistachio, Strawberry shortcake, Key lime pie, Tiramisu, You seriously have to go check it out. It's making me hungry just looking at the list.
3. Next you get to choose if you want any added fruit.
4. You also get to pick if you wanted any added nuts or seeds.
5. Finally, you get to choose how you want to sweeten it ( white sugar, brown sugar, etc).
If you find this process a little overwhelming you can leave it up to the oatmeal experts and choose one of their special blends of the month. The month of April is Carrot Cake! Yum! ( and I saw the month of March is Chocolate Shamrock)
For my first bag I did the Chocolate Hazelnut rolled oats. For my second and third bag I did the Vanilla Cream rolled oats and added cranberries and almond slices. I will be using the Vanilla oats in a cookie recipe as well ( as soon as I can find the recipe I have in mind).
How I made the no bake cookies with this awesome oatmeal blend.
( I did not make a full batch because I wanted to see how it turned out first. The amounts I used made 10 cookies, but mine were rather thick. I could have probably got a dozen out of the batch had I been more consistent in the sizing of each of them)
Bring to a slight boil in a sauce pan:
About 3/4 cup of sugar ( remember there is already sugar in the oatmeal mix)
1 1/2 TBSP of cocoa ( this probably isn't needed but I wanted my cookies to be a brown color)
Dash of salt
1/2 stick of butter
1/4 cup of milk ( I used Vanilla Almond Milk)
Once all Ingredients are heated and blended together, remove pan from heat and add Peanut butter (1/4 cup) and Vanilla ( 1/2 tsp). Stir till Peanut butter has melted.
Add Oats: I added 1 3/4 cups of the chocolate hazelnut oats. Let cool ( or put in fridge).
Let me just say these cookies are AMAZING! I admit that I started eating them before they were completely hardened ( and I had a hard time stopping)!
Do you like no bake cookies? Have you ever taken a classic recipe and put your own spin to it?
* I was provided this custom oatmeal from myoatmeal.com and Fit Approach at no cost to me. However, all opinions are my own.
I love no bake cookies. I find them to be the best since you can just eat the batter while you are making them...
ReplyDeleteYes, I have been known to take a few bites while I make them too. Truth be told, I always sneak a bit of the raw cookie dough too ( the ones in the roll) even though I know it's not safe to consume raw dough!
DeleteI love to bake cookies. My favorites are spice cookies and Mrs. Fields chocolate chip cookies with oatmeal, an extra Hershey's candy bar and lots of chips! Tom loves cookies too! I don't do alot of changing of recipes, probably because alot of them I know in my head I have made them so many times!
ReplyDeleteI definitely have a weak spot for cookies. I don't think I've ever heard of Spice cookies before. Are they a holiday cookie?
DeleteYou're making me hungry! I love ferrero roche so these cookies are right up my alley. I can't wait to try them out! I love to bake but have to admit I usually use a roll of cookie dough out of convenience. If I have more time I love to experiment with mix-ins from scratch.
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Lauren
These were actually super easy ( if you can contain yourself from eating the batter)!
DeleteThose sound amazing! I love MyOatmeal. I have a few bags but always forget about them! I need to start eating it again!
ReplyDeleteWhat flavors do you have? I'd be curious to see what combinations you've put together!
DeleteCake Batter, Cinnamon Grahm, and Smores. But I don't remember what's in any of them...
DeleteWow, these look amazing! I had no idea that custom oatmeal was even a possibility. I might have to go check this out and I've been a bit bored with my usual oatmeal recently.
ReplyDeleteYou should really check it out. All the flavor combinations they have are just amazing!
DeleteNo bake cookies are the best! I've never made chocolate hazelnut ones though, only chocolate and PB!
ReplyDeleteYea, Chocolate peanut butter seem to be the "classic" flavor of no bake cookies. I'm eager to start experimenting with some other flavors too!
DeleteI've never made no-bake cookies but chocolate and hazelnut really go well together.
ReplyDeleteYes, I was excited to see that combination and the flavors really worked well for the cookies!
DeleteThese cookies look like the kind I'd looooooove!
ReplyDeleteI love oatmeal, but we don't have this mix here.....
Thanks for the party :)
The myoatmeal company makes it very easy to order the mixes online!
DeleteI LOVE chocolate no-bake cookies. These sound absolutely delicious, my mouth was watering the whole time I was reading lol!! That oatmeal company sounds awesome too!
ReplyDeleteThey are one of our favorite cookies and so simple to make. You can't burn them!
DeleteIt's funny, I don't think I have ever actually made no-bake cookies. I have eaten them, and they are delicious though! Maybe I will have to make some one of these days.
ReplyDeleteThey are SO easy to make and they actually don't take a long time either. The hardest part is being patient while they harden up!
DeleteOh, WOW. I am bookmarking this page and sharing it on Facebook so I don't lose it. I must try these soon, although I will have to use regular flavored store oatmeal. Ugh, why am I reading food posts at 9:15 at night?! Now I'm hungry.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this! I think fans of the original no bake cookies will love the hazelnut flavoring!
DeleteMyOatmeal sounds really yummy...I'll have to check them out!!
ReplyDeleteYou will be seriously overwhelmed with all the wonderful flavors that are available! I want to try them all!
DeleteHoly yum this sounds good! Thanks for hosting :)
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome. Thanks for joining and I hope you get to make these cookies sometime!
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