Oats in recipes - quick or old fashioned?

[AS]

In various protein bar or pancake recipes that call for oats, does it matter if I use quick (1 minute) oats or the old-fashioned (5 minute) kind? Not really sure what the difference is if its dry and blended.

[Lost Dog]

Originally Posted by AS

In various protein bar or pancake recipes that call for oats, does it matter if I use quick (1 minute) oats or the old-fashioned (5 minute) kind? Not really sure what the difference is if its dry and blended.

Quick/1 Minute oats are just smaller from steaming and rolling them more than the old-fashioned ones. They are both whole grain and previously "cooked" by steaming.

Either will work, but quick will be more tender in your protein bar or pancakes. I eat them raw, as cold cereal, and just find the old fashioned ones more chewy.

If you're blending them until they are no longer pieces, then it makes no difference.

[AS]

Cool, thanks. Ive never tried eating them raw before, sounds interesting. I was going to make Johnka's oatmeal raisin protein bars from this link:

Johnka's oatmeal raisin protein bars

It calls for half blended to flour and half raw. I have some quick oats on hand so I will probably just try it with them.