I gave the recipe 2 stars for 2 reasons: 1) The recipe worked as written and the end result of the recipe was, in fact, a "cake ball" so there weren't any inherent problems there; and 2) My husband and my brother both liked the cake balls although they wanted them to be bite size.

Reviewed On: Mar. 15, 2009

This is a good "base" recipe that can be easily modified to suit individual tastes. I used mixed berry oatmeal instead of banana. My husband and I both enjoyed the pancakes and they had a nice texture and consistency. They also browned very nicely. My comments are: 1) Instead of using a combination of salt and baking soda, I used 1 tsp. of baking powder, which provides a little bit more fluffiness; 2) My other pancake recipe uses 1 Tbsp of white sugar for 8 servings so I scaled the sugar back to 1 tsp since the instant oatmeal obviously contains a lot of sugar. I cannot even imagine how unbearably sweet these would have tasted with a full 1/2 c. of brown sugar on top of all of the sugar in the instant oatmeal. For kids who have a sweeter palate, I would say maybe 1/8 c. of sugar would be okay, but any more than that would be a sugar overload.

Reviewed On: May 26, 2008

Definitely not the best cream pie I have ever made. For the end result, it would be much easier to just make an instant pudding pie. I was expecting something that tasted like it was homemade, and the extra effort wasn't worth it for a run of the mill pie.

Reviewed On: Apr. 27, 2008