"Peanut Butter Brittle"
The title of this post is in quotes, because this recipe is not actually a brittle of any sorts. It is in fact, another recipe for oatmeal. (hah yay!) One that tastes like candy- kind of like a sweet, sticky, brittle (but not crunchy). It's simple. All it requires is regular oatmeal, milk (I actually use 1% for this one), peanut butter, and splenda (the splenda is actually necessary here). The little trick is to add the peanut butter AFTER you microwave the oatmeal. I usually use 1/4 c oats, 1/2 c milk, 2 splenda, and 1 tbsp of peanut butter- either crunchy or smooth would work, but I usually use smooth. And the most 'health conscious' choice is clearly natural peanut butter (which tastes great), but I um, unfortunately think Skippy just tastes absolutely amazing in this oatmeal. I add the oats, milk, and 1 splenda to a bowl, cook for 2 or 2.5 minutes (stopping it to stir when it's about to overflow) and then immediately when it's done, stir in peanut butter and another splenda. Let it sit for a little (I know this is hard to do- I myself usually ignore this when people say it, but you don't really get the full peanut buttery taste right away. Maybe it has to absorb or something?) And then eat! To me, it tastes so sweet it's like carmelized sugar almost- but nutty! It's not what I would eat as a midday snack or for breakfast, but more of a after-dinner dessert. This is more of a common recipe so some of you have probably had this before (but maybe not in these delicious proportions?). For both those who are old lovers of this combo and those who have never tried it and plan on it, what do you think?


3 comments:
I tried it this morning for breakfast and it was great. I actually used "Better n' peanut butter" instead, it was actually really good!
Yummmmmmm! I used the Skippy Natural peanut butter and added bananas! Sooooo good!
I just tried this peanut butter dream and it was delicious! definetely tastes like a treat with the added bonus that it will not detroy all your attempts at healthy eating! mmmmmmm....good!
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