A lot of the recipes I tend to look at on Pinterest err on the healthy side. There are plenty of terrible things in the world to eat if you're so inclined so why spend the energy to make more? Well, the answer to that is Thanksgiving, a holiday that is synonimous with copious amounts of delicious, usually home made food. Thanksgiving is also a holiday that I have spent with coworkers and not family for the better part of the last 10 or so years. So... I thought it was a good opportunity to make something ooey, gooey sweet to bring on Thursday to share with my coworkers.
Here is the original Pin:
Like the original blogger says, they're pretty easy and no bake. I think I actually followed this recipe pretty closely. Usually I'm changing things a little here and there depending on if I read the recipe correctly or forgot something at the grocery store. The only thing I really changed was quantities a little bit. I hate recipes that don't use the quantities that are available in "normal" packages. I used 1 bag of peanut butter chips which equals 1 3/4 cups of chips instead of 2 cups, and I used the entire container (minus the ones my husband snatched) of peanuts. I figured those amounts were good enough.
You start with a layer of peanuts on the bottom of your pan, about half the nuts, then you combine the butter and PB chips until they melt.
I melted the chips and butter on a very low heat until they got melty. When I added the condensed milk and marshmallows, the pot wasn't hot enough to melt them, so I returned it to the low heat even though the recipe said not to. Eventually it came together into a smooth goo.
The instructions said not to line the pan with anything. I would disagree. I think that before you lay the first layer of peanuts on the bottom, you really should line with wax paper. My biggest complaint about this recipe and the reason why I possibly won't bring these to share is because they were a giant pain to get out of the pan. I tried slicing and removing the pieces after it had been refridgerated but they refused to come out. I put it in the freezer for a few hours and they were a little easier to remove, but they were still a sticky mess.
Overall, they are tasty enough but too sweet for my liking. If I don't bring them to work, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them. They're not bad enough to throw away but they're not pretty enough to share.
Cost: Peanuts, condensed milk, peanut butter chips... all things I don't normally stock at my house, so they had to be purchased especially for this recipe.
Time: It took maybe 20 minutes plus a couple hours in the fridge/freezer.
Difficulty: The difficulty came in the removal of the squares. Also, I had to be really careful with the melting of the peanut butter chips. I have a terrible habit of burning instead of melting things.
Aesthetic Appeal: If they would come out of the pan, they would probably look nice, but instead I got kind of twisted, sticky messes. Boo!
Life Enhancement: Not too much. They taste all right, but are chock full of sugar and don't really seem worth the calories to me. If I want something terrible for me I want it to be extra special.
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