A Civil War Recipe..... Oatmeal Pie (2024)

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What is oatmeal pie made of? ›

The filling includes sugar, eggs, corn syrup and vanilla. Quick oats are stirred into the filling, then put into a pie shell. It bakes up with a flavor and texture like a traditional pecan pie. In fact, it sometimes goes by the name of “mock pecan pie.”

In 1960, McKee founded the Little Debbie brand and began commercially selling oatmeal creme pies in family-pack cartons for 49 cents. Over 14 million oatmeal creme pies were sold in the first 10 months of the snack cake's release.

Oatmeal Creme Pies (OCP) have been satisfying families since 1960 as the very first snack baked under the Little Debbie brand name. Whole grain oats, molasses, and irresistible creme filling combine to create this classic treat.

The surprise components I wouldn't have been able to call out without reading the label are raisin paste, chocolate, and cocoa. It's my guess that these ingredients are what give Little Debbie's Oatmeal Creme Pies that certain je ne sais quoi in terms of their taste.

DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN MEAL, WHOLE GRAIN OAT FLOUR, SUGAR, CREME COATING (SUGAR, SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL, NONFAT MILK, WHEY, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), FRUCTOSE, MOLASSES, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, CINNAMON, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BAKING SODA, NUTMEG, YELLOW 5, RED 40, YELLOW 6, BLUE 1, ...

It's tempting to want to continually stir the oats as they simmer in the pot, but it can lead to too much starch, which results in a gummy, gluey texture. Follow this tip: Try to leave your oats undisturbed while they cook. Cover the pot as it simmers and give it just one or two stirs here and there.

While the Oatmeal Creme Pie was the original Little Debbie snack cake, there were 14 different varieties by 1964 including the ever-popular Nutty Buddy® Wafer Bars and Swiss Cake Roll.

In 1960, McKee Baking Company pioneered the “family pack,” a family sized carton of 12 or more cellophane wrapped cakes. Individually sold, 12 cakes would sell for a total of 60¢. The price of the new 12-count family pack carton was 49¢.

Little Debbie products are available in most discount, grocery, and convenience stores, both in boxes and as individually wrapped items. In 1960, company founders O.D. and Ruth McKee decided to name a product after one of their grandchildren, four-year-old Debbie.

The creme pie was almost 200 pounds, and three feet wide. The previous world record was 125 pounds. The gigantic pie was done in almost an hour, as hundreds of people lined up for a taste. “The oatmeal cream pie was about almost 200 pounds…

Do oatmeal pies expire? ›

Each Oatmeal Creme Pie is individually wrapped with a shelf life of 60 days from date of manufacture.

CONTAINS MILK, SOY AND WHEAT INGREDIENTS.

Cinnamon Streusel Cakes

If it's a Little Debbie pastry you crave, your best option is the cinnamon streusel cake. Clocking in at 1.5 g saturated fat, 15 grams of sugar, and less than 200 calories, it's not too shabby compared to the rest.

The oatmeal creme pies should not contain any ingredients that are toxic for Scout to ingest. There are two potential issues from the ingestion. One is that the higher fat content in the snacks can cause stomach upset and/or inflammation of the pancreas.

CONTAINS MILK, SOY AND WHEAT INGREDIENTS.

Tips for making baked oats

The difference between baked oatmeal and baked oats is all in the texture. And getting that cake-like texture comes from adding the egg, but also blending the ingredients well.

Quaker Instant Oatmeal (Instant Quaker Oatmeal until 1995) is a type of oatmeal made by the Quaker Oats Company, first launched in 1966. It is crafted from whole grain oats. It can be consumed in a variety of ways, most commonly with milk or water.

Oatmeal pudding is not like a dessert pudding. It is 60 per cent suet combined with fine oatmeal (not rolled oats), spices, and chopped onions, and then stuffed into sausage casing. Variations called mealie pudding exist in other places with Scottish heritage.