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Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Maple Brown Sugar, 1.51 oz., 40 pk.
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May 7, 2026
Reviewer name: Mike M
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

I hate you changed your maple and brown sugar! I have bought my last box. Your cereal used to be good and smooth and now it’s lumpy and grainy. You had had good product and now wasted it for me. I’m done with this product.

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Jan 12, 2024
Reviewer name: Stan Sousa
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

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Mar 30, 2026
Reviewer name: Cliffmcc
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Changed not for the better

Something changed and its not good. Its palatable, But compared to the way it used to be... it's not as sweet, a bit more salty and lacks the creamy texture that I grew up with.

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Sep 1, 2025
Reviewer name: Tammy5
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

I think I'm the only one who can taste the differe

What can I say, So they improved the recipe to make it healthier and well it taste worst, but isn't that the trade off, health food usually is bland and weird texture, that's why I choose junk food, but you can't have it both ways so I will adjust to the new taste and texture it's not horrible just different I am glad it's healthier. Nice to see a company try to improve.

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Oct 21, 2025
Reviewer name: Lifetime Lover
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Ack! What was that

Yesterday, I would've given this a 5 star review as I usually have 3 packs with my tea every morning. Then I replenished my supply with an 18 pack from the market. When I made it this morning it was TERRIBLY salty. I thought maybe something was wrong with one of the packs or the water so I grabbed another pack and made a small sample to try. I can only compare my beloved maple and brown sugar oats to what I imagine is what a rusty anchor from the bottom of the sea tastes like. So salty and off putting, I am in shock. 42 years of this beloved instant sweetness that got me through my cold morning bus stops, rushed work mornings, homesick deployments, and now lazy retirement has betrayed me. I'm almost scared to buy another box, will it happen again. Fool me once, shame one you. I don't want to be the fool again.

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Dec 9, 2025
Reviewer name: Tony H
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Change with Instant Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal

I'm 73 years old and I've been eating Quaker Oats since I was a kid, but this Maple & Brown Sugar is the worst I've ever had. First of all, the box is the same size as before, but there was only 6 bags in it. That's my fault for thinking there would be automatically 12 bags. The bags are larger, but if you don't use a larger bowl, you'll have a big mess. I put a plate over mine and put it in the microwave; works every time until now. The taste is horrible! You get more powered stuff than oats and whatever the powdered stuff is, it's not maple and brown sugar. One of your comments said it tasted like dirt; I agree! I threw half of mine out! You'll be losing millions of customers if you don't straighten this out soon because there are other alternatives.

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Aug 24, 2025
Reviewer name: Halster
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Yuck

This had been my breakfast meal for years but no more. After increasing the microwave cook time it still seems undercooked and is like eating flavorless, indigestible wet cardboard. The sweetner is awful and sticks to the inside of the packet requiring manual removal. I guess I'll add Quaker Oats to the growing list of companies trying to fix things that weren't broken.

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Nov 21, 2025
Reviewer name: Jmcel
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Floury, mouth drying

I ate Quaker maple brown sugar instant oatmeal every single morning with berries for as far back as I can remember. Until you changed the recipe that is. Floury mouth drying taste, no matter how much water or milk I make it with. Then a friend suggested another store's brand maple brown sugar instant oatmeal and viola! It tastes exactly like yours used to, and it's less expensive!

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Sep 3, 2025
Reviewer name: CINDY
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

Brown sugar dried up and stuck to the pouch!

Not sure why, but every box I've bought at Sams , the brown sugar is dried onto the inside of the bag making it hard to get out, I've bought several boxs at my grocery store and the brown sugar is not dried up and stuck to the pouch. Not sure why this is, but I won't buy in club again. I got 2 box's of 40 to struggle with this issue. The expiration date was good do not sure why these appear to be old.

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Dec 8, 2025
Reviewer name: LOVED THE OLD FORMULATION
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

BRING BACK THE OLD AND GREAT!!! FORMULATION!!!

This new formula is tasteless compared to the old one. 😞 I usually don’t like to give bad reviews, and customarily only take the time to praise. But this relatively new formulation of your single-serve oatmeal is just really so very awful that I think it’s important that you are informed. 😞 In addition to taste, the vitamin fortification took an hit, too, apparently, in the newer formulation. How do I know? I have very sensitive gums. And I noticed that whenever I consumed the old version, the Quaker brand single-serve variety packs, the apples and cinnamon, or maple 🍁 and brown sugar, or cinnamon and spice flavors, my oral gum tissue improved! So the fortified by B-vitamins old version was doing something healthy and good!! 👍 I do understand your logic: simpler natural ingredients is the consumer trend. But sometimes, and this is one of those times, I believe, it’s best not to mess with a good thing. And you had a really good thing going with your old formula. And I can see by the other comments of former!! habitual consumers, I’m by far not the only one complaining. PLEASE!! 🙏 Consider bringing back the old, and obviously beloved, formula. I bought it ALL the time and considered it a healthy addition to my diet. Now, I don’t buy it AT ALL! (And I wonder about the other disappointed consumers. Have they also abandoned you?) Especially give the B-vitamins fortifications a reconsideration. I bet there were many, many young kids who greatly benefited from them - as well as learned that something as healthy as oatmeal could compete - and win! - for their breakfast attention and consumption. Thank you.

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