Crispy oat and cocoa biscuits
A flat, oat-based cake with cocoa and melted butter, baked in a pan for ten minutes, then cut into squares while still warm, without using any flour.
Here’s a recipe that only requires five ingredients: oatmeal, sugar, cocoa powder, one egg, and butter. The mixture can be spread on a baking sheet, baked for ten minutes, and then cut into warm squares.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time12 min
- Resting15 min
- Total37 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$1.77 $0.15 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.96
- $0.11
- $0.35
- $0.35
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine the oatmeal, sugar, cocoa powder, and egg. ≈ 4 min
- Melt the fat in a saucepan and pour it over the mixture.
- Work by the spoonful to achieve a granular consistency. ≈ 3 min
- Cover the baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the dough to a thickness of about 1 cm. ≈ 3 min
- Preheat the oven to 200 °C (400 °F), place the baking sheet in the oven, and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cake is a light golden brown.
- Cut the cake into squares using a knife while it’s still warm, then let it cool on the baking sheet.
The bill
Crispy oat and cocoa biscuits
- 300 ml of rolled oats$0.96
- 100 ml of sugar$0.11
- 1 egg$0.35
- 100 g of butter or margarine$0.35
Total$1.77
that's $0.15 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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