Mock EatMore Bars
Posted On 1 September 2024
It’s a Canadian thing. These are good. They pretend to be healthy, but let’s not kid ourselves too much about that. After all, these are made by the Hershey corporation in Canada.
EatMore Bars
Chocolate, Oats, and Peanuts, Oh My. Healthy-adjacent.
Equipment
- 13"-x-9" baking dish or baking sheet
- Parchment paper cut to size of dish/sheet
Ingredients
- 290 grams dry roasted peanuts (2 cups)
- 120 grams rolled oats (1¼ cups)
- 130 grams peanut butter (smooth or crunchy) (½ cup)
- 320 grams corn syrup (1 cup)
- 285 grams mini chocolate chips (10oz bag, 1¾ cups)
Instructions
- Cut a piece of parchment to fit baking sheet. If using a 13×9 pan, make a sling out of the parchment in the pan and oil the ends of the pan.
- After weighing out the peanuts (290 grams), crush the peanuts with a rolling pin. You don't want them whole, but you don't want them a powder like you'd get with a food processor either. I use the smallest guide on my rolling pin.
- Add peanuts to a bowl.
- Add oats (120 grams) to bowl
- In a small saucepan, add the peanut butter (130 grams) and corn syrup (320 grams). Bring to a boil.
- Once boiled, remove from heat (or turn to low) and add the chocolate chips. Stir until smooth.
- Add the chocolate/peanut-butter/corn-syrup mixture to the oats and crushed peanuts and stir to combine completely. (see note)
- Spread in the prepared pan/sheet and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Remove, let stand for a few minutes, then cut into bars or squares.
Notes
- The rolling pin method for crushing peanuts is imperfect but works better, in my mind, than a food processor.
- We’ve tried this with Agave syrup instead of corn syrup. Don’t do that. Wasn’t nice. Too soft, weird flavor, too sweet.
- Mixing this is hard. It may be a good idea to use a metal bowl and do the final mix of the chocolate into the oats/peanuts in a double boiler. Haven’t tried that.
