Cheap and Easy Instant Apple Pie Snack

Try this quick, delicious, healthy snack for your kids or yourself.  As I child, I did not care for the glue-like consistency of oatmeal. My little one seemed to share that “ew” opinion when we first tried to get him to eat it for breakfast. So, after cleaning up smooshy oatmeal more times than I care to remember, I decided to try a new tack. Quaker instant works best for this, but you can use plain oats if you prefer.

Ingredients:

Quaker Instant oatmeal

2oz unsweetened apple sauce

As the picture shows, I use the single serve oatmeal pouches and single cups of apple sauce. Empty packet into bowl and mix in half of the oatmeal cup. Stir until thoroughly combined and serve! For the older kids or your own snack, add diced apple bits. If you want to, you can warm in in the microwave for about 15 seconds. To me, it tastes like apple pie and is a perfect single-serve size. Simple, affordable, and satisfying. Yum!

What’s your budget-friendly, kid-friendly go-to snack?

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Stephanie Redlin has written 22 posts in this blog.

Stay at home mom and mother of sons. Crafting, baking, and cooking are my go to activities with and without my boys. Just about every craft appeals to me, but yarn is currently my favorite medium. I am a self taught knitter and whenever I am stumped I turn to my sister (the pro). I generally ignore "difficulty levels" and just try it all. My kitchen is my favorite room in the house as I love food. I love cooking for the family and with boys it is as time consuming as laundry. I wouldn't have it any other way. My husband is my happy test subject for all new recipes and he hasn't turned his nose up to anything yet, so I like to think I am pretty good.

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