"Sugar, ahh, Honey, honey. You are my candy girl, And you got me wanting you."
For the last year and a half I have seriously cut back on my sweets and treats. No sugar, no honey! No Oreo cookies, no ice cream! No candy, donuts, desserts! (o.k. I did have a small piece of the "Two Die For" cake and some Monkey Bread) I've lowered my blood sugars and cholesterol and lost weight. But for as much as I have cut back, I've discovered I still need "sugar" in my life.
On the web you can find several recipes that have eliminated, reduced or substituted sugar. Some recipes are great, others not so. The recipe in this blog has no sugar and no flour. It's not bad. It helped to modifying the original recipe to increase the cinnamon and peanut butter, and adding nuts. I did add (a small amount) of white choc. chips...... "You are my candy girl, And you got me wanting you!"
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bars
Preheat oven to 375.
Mix together 2 cups oatmeal (instant) and 2 tsp. cinnamon.
Beat 2 eggs and 2 cups milk together. Add 2 tsp. vanilla.
In a 2 cup glass measuring cup, fill with a 1/2 cup water. Add enough peanut butter to displace the water up to 1 and 1/2 cups. Pour into egg mixture (water and pb). Whisk together. Stir into oatmeal. Pour into an 8 x 8 pan.
Bake 20 minutes at 375.
Meanwhile, melt 1/4 cup white or choc. chips in microwave until smooth. When bars are done, remove from over, drizzle with melted chips and sprinkle nuts (any choice) on top. Cool. Cut and enjoy!
Is that song stuck in your head now?
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They taste great and are very moist. Thanks for making them for the studio Karla!
ReplyDeleteOk, stop it! You"re making me so hungry... Hope I have some cookies in my cookie jar!
ReplyDeleteyou know that everyone who reads your new post will have that song worm stuck in their heads for the rest of the day... kinda like..."my name is lucca"... come on, i know your singing it!
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