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cyclist@micron.netPeanut Butter Breakfest BarsIngredients (use vegan versions): 1 1/2cups peanut butter
3/4 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
5 cups rolled oats
Directions:Mix togeather peanut butter, molasses and brown vegan sugar in 4 1/2 qt. pan. Bring to boil under med. heat, stiring often. Remove from heat, add oats mix well. Pour into greased 9x13 pan press into place with waxed paper. Let cool for 15 min. Cut into sq.
Serves: 24
Preparation time: 15 min
i use almond butter, cooked rice and brown rice syrup instead of the peanut butter, oats and honey.
Archived comment by: dar
My family loves these. I like to bake them after mixing. 350 degrees, 15 minutes. It makes them more chewy and stick together better. They also freeze well for those, Quick, I need a snack to bring along, occasions.
Archived comment by: sarah
while these don't sound particularly healthy, i bet they are really, really good!
Archived comment by: meredith
This never did what I would call boiling because it was too thick. I added 1/2 stick butter and that helped but they still didn't seem like they would hold together. One possibility, I used health food store peanut butter which has just peanuts in it. The recipe may have assumed the extra oil which is added to commercial peanut butters.
Archived comment by: mary
These DO sound healthy. Lots of protein and fiber. Just what an active person needs for a quick boost. Not everything healthy has to be low/non fat.
Archived comment by: lori
I made these with blackstrap molasses. (high iron content) They taste really good but completely fell apart. Any suggestions?? I baked them for 15 minutes. hmph Thanks, Lori.
Archived comment by: lori
We are avoiding meat,fish,poultry because of the high fat!! So if you use peanut-butter with some vegan sugar and molasse you end up with a lot of fat!! It taste good but you have your ticket for a heart attack!!!
Archived comment by: fred
These Archived comment by: do sound good. As soon as finals are over and I've got a spare hour I think I shall make a batch. BTW, as to the fat = heart attack conecept, I read something a while ago which said that a study found people who ate peanut butter/oil regularly actually had a lower rish of heart attack than those who didn't. Pretty sure the same applies to olive oil. Course, this was probably done on omnivores, but... Never hurts to be safe.
Mmmmm, peanut butter...
Archived comment by: susan
I think these are wonderful, and delicious, but like others who commented, mine fell apart completely, so I ate it like a muesli. Are we supposed to only use commercial brand peanut butter? R.R.
Archived comment by: rosemary
All the people who believe these are not healthy and a ticket to a heart attack would truly benefit to learn the difference between healthy and unhealthy fats...yes, peanuts and other nuts are high in fat but (unlike the saturated fats in meat & other animal products)its almost all MONOunsaturated fat, which among other things actually LOWERS risk of heart attack (as well as breast cancer, diabetes, and others)by lowering blood pressure and LDL cholesterol carriers. Just be careful with nut butters--most brands use hydrogenated oils, which change all that good fat into trans-fats--so be sure to use all-natural.
Archived comment by: lee
August, 00: I had made this recipe two previous times, and while it was very tasty, it always fell completely apart. This time, I added a half to 3/4 of a cup of apple sauce. Amazingly, it stayed together well. I also baked it at 350 degrees for about ten to fifteen minutes. The recipe sticks together beautifully now. I also blended the oats into the peanut butter/molasses/ brown vegan sugar, while keeping the flame on the stove at a low temp. I observed by doing this, it allows the ingredients to become more cohesive than when I would add the oats to the melted mixture, away from the flame, as suggested in the original recipe. Great recipe, by the way! R.R.
Archived comment by: rosemary
I varied this recipe a little by adding crushed Special K and wheat germ. I mixed organic peanut butter with honey and microwaved until easily mixed, I also added 1 T. vanilla and 2 T. dark molasses. For an added treat, I mixed 1 C. carob. Once everything was mixed well, I pressed everyting into a 9 x 13 pan and let it sit overnight, covered. These bars did not fall apart. They were very good and my teenage son really loved them
Archived comment by: michele
If you're having trouble with the consistency of the bars after pressing them in the pan, be sure to MICROWAVE the peanut butter, vegan sugar, and syrup on high for 3-4 minutes instead of heating it over flame. Also, the amount of sugar and syrup are in my opinion entirely optional, especially if you are using pre-sweetened peanut butter (with additives). I made the bars the first time with full sugar and syrup recommendations and found the bars a bit too sweet. I also took the tip to bake it in the pan instead of letting it set, but found that the bars became very crumbly (they made a nice cereal though!). Also, if you halve this recipe, you can use an 8x8 pan for a smaller portion. Also, a teaspoon or so of vanilla extract (stirred in after microwaving the pb and sugars) gives it a nice kick. Enjoy!
Archived comment by: silke
FYI on the fat and calories of these bars. If you use a low-fat peanut butter, and cut them into 24 bars, each bar has 140 calories and 6 grams of fat. Granted, this puts them about 40% fat, but if you add a glass of soy milk, your breakfast will be exactly 30%--right on target!
Archived comment by: anabasis
would it be okay to use soy butter in place of the peanut butter?
Archived comment by: veggienovice
Um...HELLO!!!! To all you who think peanut butter is bad for you. Peanut butter is made from mostly monounsaturated fat, it is not bad for you unless you eat gobs of it a day. I in fact know a lot of people who have lost weight on peanut butter diets. It is actually considered healthy. So think again.
Archived comment by: britta_rg
Okay, I haven't made this recipe yet, but it looks *very* good and I plan to try it as soon as I'm not totally swamped by finals. I just had to comment on the whole fat thing. Not only is the fat in peanut butter healthy, as several people have pointed out already, but there's not even that much of it in this recipe! One and a half cup of peanut butter divided between 24 servings comes to a mere 1 tablespoon of peanut butter per serving. Even if you're using the full-fat variety, that's less than 9 grams of fat... hardly a ticket for a heart attack. I always get worried when I see people talking as if all fat is evil... the human body needs it to function, and getting an inadequate amount of it can cause as many health problems as getting too much of it. I know people who have totally screwed up their childrens bodies by putting them on extremely low fat diets for their health.
Archived comment by: rayanne
I found this recipe easy to make but a little too sweet even though I used an unsweetened brand of peanut butter. I found that it holds together nicely if you cook everything together with 1/2 cup of hot water. Then press the mixture into a greased pan and bake at 350 F. for about 10 min. or until it is golden-brown.
Archived comment by: norainjapan
Thats one of the best tasting pieces of a heart attack that I've ever eatin lol. No really, my two year old son likes it and he doesn't like much of anything. I followed Rosemarys advice and they turned out great. As far as the fat goes...I wouldn't worry so much about the fat and a little bit more about the amount of sugar instead. Its a great snack though. Probably not a good meal unless you need the carbs for some sort of physical activity. Then I'm sure that you'll eat more than one bar, but your body will utillize what you take in. So I would suggest that people keep their unhealthy heart attack suggestions to themselves. You really should have no comment unless you plan on making or eating the food. Otherwise your just unnecessarily knocking someone elses recipe.
Archived comment by: barlowgirl1980
Has anyone tried Bettern Peanut Butter (made by Peanut Wonder) in this recipe? For those concerned about the fat content like myself, you can find it at Trader Joes...or else online at a discount here.
http://www.herbaladvisor.com (do a search and type peanut wonder 2.5 grams of fat per two tablespoons.
Archived comment by: suzee
I made these with Sunbutter (sunflower seed butter) and they were great. I didn't need to bake them afterward but I had to be careful while heating the butter mixture to take it off the heat before it scorched.
Archived comment by: maggiehc
To the above poster in regards to peanut butter...peanuts are known to be a moldy kind of food and an allergen to some. Almonds have a higher nutritional value hence the use of almond butter in place of peanut for some people. Personally, I think almond butter tastes better as well.
Archived comment by: attrition
I made a few alterations based on suggestions above and what I had on hand and this came out well. 1 1/2 natural peanut butter, crunchy; 3/4 brown sugar; 1/2 cup honey (vs molasses since we had honey in the cabinet); 5 cups oatmeal oats (since we had them); 1/4 cup hot water (to make stiring easier. Preheated oven to 350*. Added all ingredients in the pot and heated (easier to stir when warm); placed mixture into sprayed pan; baked for 15 minutes.
Archived comment by: daybreak6876
The above ingredients should read cups afterwards. Sorry.
Archived comment by: daybreak6876
I used Better N Peanut Butter to make these instead of regular peanut butter. I found that it worked really, really well. I didn't have to bake them. They were nice and chewy... a bit too sweet, but they had a perfect texture.
Archived comment by: malmi
i love this recipe, i make it ALL THE TIME.
Archived comment by: laurac252
These are great! I also added, mixed in with the rolled oats, about 3-5 tablespoons (I wasn't really measuring)of ground flax seeds. Since this is already both nutty and crunchy, you can't even detect the flax, so this is a great way to get kids, picky eaters, or people who just don't like flax their Omegas!
Archived comment by: iFindYouAmusing
My Atkins dieting brother ate the whole thing in one day. I didn't try them but I assume they're pretty good.
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