Wanna Be Kind Bars!

My sister-in-law sent me a text yesterday and said "you're gonna freak out, look what I found!" and boy was she right! We are granola bar freaks and this is right up our alley. Monica Matheny has this website where she shows all the work she has done to create the copycat Kind Bars. She has 8 different varieties and I have made all but 2 so far. They are all fabulous, so far my favorite is the Almond Coconut with the Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate coming in a close 2nd! Could have been my measuring, but I found the Apricot Almond and the Blueberry Pecan to be a little too sticky for my liking so next time I will measure a little heavier on the nuts. Like I said, could have been my initial measuring as these were the first two I made right out of the gate. She has done a superb job with her renditions and I urge you to visit her site and try these bad boys! Way to go Monica!

I wrap these in my trusty confectionery twisting wax paper that measures 4-1/2" x 5-1/2"and they fit perfectly! Then I wrap again in cellophane and pop them in the freezer. These freeze exceptionally well and I just pull them out the night before and throw them in our lunches the next day. Instant treat! How fun is that!

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Peanut Honey Rolls

My mother should have been a food writer. She finds all these tasty little treats from days gone by. These are a simple mixture of peanut butter, honey, and dried powdered milk creamed together and then rolled in dry roasted, salted peanuts. I wrapped mine in individual waxed paper as you would salt water taffy and kept them in a container in the refrigerator for a quick treat. These don't even require any cooking, but should stay in the refrigerator to keep them firm. They remind me of a payday bar without the corn syrup, sugar, and vegetable oil additives.


She found this recipe in an old book called Honey I Love You - you're so sweet and good to me by the Reverend Maurice H. Ness. Copyright 1966.

These are delightful!....every time I eat one I think....should I enrobe these in chocolate ? ....to be continued :)

 

 

 

Peanut Honey Roll Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup peanut butter  
1/2 cup honey  
3/4 to 1 cup dry powdered milk 
1 cup dry roasted, salted peanuts, rough chopped

Instructions

Combine peanut butter, honey, and dry powdered milk with a beater until mixed. Use enough milk powder to get the consistency you like. You can either roll into a log at this point or use a small scooper and make little balls and flatten slightly. Roll or press into rough chopped peanuts and transfer to the refrigerator to chill. Wrap individually if desired.


Recipe by Rev. Maurice H. Ness

Chunks of Energy

I had been experimenting with various granola bar recipes for the past year. I have run across quite a few good ones and some not so good. I got into a groove with some energy bars that were all natural ingredients and trying to find the right binder to bring all this good for you stuff together. I made what I thought was a pretty good rendition of a Clif Bar Energy Bar and was really quite happy with the recipe. I took a sample up to my mom's months ago.

Last week she mentioned that she has been making the "peanut butter, honey, sesame seed" bars like crazy because she can't get enough of them! Yeah! Come to find out it was not my Clif Bar like recipe, it was one she had written down and thought I had given it to her! Ouch! Well I copied down the recipe and whipped up a batch and these little gems are fabulous. They use a Carob powder that I have never worked with before. She couldn't for the life of her remember where she got the recipe from but in doing some internet surfing, it took all of three minutes to find it, so I thought I would pass it on. The original looks as if it came from the Woman's Health magazine after an article they did with the company that makes and sells these little "Chunks of Energy". It's a company called Dancing Star Natural Energy Products and these little babies are good stuff. How fun is that!

Chunks of Energy Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup honey

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup Carob powder (I use Chatfield's)

1 cup sesame seeds, toasted

1 cup sunflower seeds, raw or roasted, unsalted

1/2 cup coconut, raw unsweetened, toasted

1/2 cup chopped dried fruit (optional)

Instructions

1. Heat honey until warm, then add peanut butter slowly, until just mixable.

2. Stir in remaining ingredients and press into oiled 8 by 8 inch pan.

3. Chill for 1 hour. Cut into 25 small squares. Keep in fridge for up to 1 month; freeze indefinitely.

Kim's Notes: Original recipe did not have the addition of the coconut, but I think it's a very nice touch. I wrap individually in confectionery twisting waxed paper and store in fridge.

http://www.womenshealthmag.com/nutrition/homemade-energy-chunks-recipe