How Recipes Are Born

How Recipes Are Born

Heavy into Christmas baking I decided to make some EatMore Bars, a no-bake yummy treat. I looked up a recipe on line that used the ingredients I had on hand and set to work on a double batch. All done I put my tray outside to set, feeling good about getting that done. Then something clicked. Oh Lordy, Lordy, how could I have been so brain dead? I used cooking oil where I was supposed to use corn syrup! Same colour, same consistency, definitely not the same reaction. Old brain, over busy, Christmas stress? Well I’d done it so now what?

I brought the pan in from outside and dumped the obviously not set heap of ingredients into a bowl. There was so much - I just couldn’t throw it out. Having a light bulb moment I realized that the blob of stuff I had there could maybe be turned into cookies. After all, cookies have many of the same ingredients, just more. So I added flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla, salt, eggs & more oatmeal. Cooking magic! A new recipe is born.

For EatMore Bars (from food.com).

Ingredients:

1/2 cup smooth peanut butter

1 cup corn syrup

1 & 3/4 cups chocolate chips

1 & 1/4 cups small flake oats

2 cups chopped peanuts (I used 1 & 1/2 cups peanuts, plus 1/2 cup Craisins) 

Prepare as below….

To change into EatMore Cookies add:

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 more cup of oatmeal

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1. Prepare a 10 x 6 brownie pan with spray or butter.
2. In a saucepan heat the peanut butter & corn syrup to a boil. Remove from heat.
3. Add chocolate chips, stir well onto warm mix until combined and melted.
4. Add small flake oats and peanuts. Mix well until combined evenly.
5. Pour into prepared pan, cool until set, cut into bars.

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January 3, 2024