mmmmm Sweets

I have a very pushy sweet tooth, so, to go along with the cooking i have been doing lately i decided to make some sweets too. I have a recipe for Candy Corn that i have been wanting to try for a while now so i decided to make it last Sunday afternoon.





It was time consuming but easy to make. Instead of using the traditional orange white and yellow i used pink and white for valentines day and gave them out to friends. I wanted to put the recipe on here but i can't seem to find it at the moment :( I am sure it is around somewhere so when i find it i will post it.



last night i made "Chewy Nutty Granola Bars" it calls for almond butter and almonds i did not have almond butter so used peanut butter and peanuts. this recipe has a lot of versatility. These bars would be great with almond butter cranberries and coconut or sunflower seed butter, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and cranberries. Or oh this one just came to me now, almond butter, dried pineapple and coconut. You could also use maple syrup instead of honey and add walnuts with dries apricots......


















Well enough of that here is the recipe:

1/2 cup honey
2 tbsp unsalted butter
3 cups OLD FASHIONED ROLLED OATS
1 1/3 cups slivered almonds
1 cup raisins
1/3 cup almond butter
1/4 cup Brown sugar

- pre- heat oven 325
- melt butter an 1/4 cup honey in small pot
- pour butter and honey over oats and nuts mix well
- spread oats on baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes stirring half way
- let cool add raisins
- butter 8 inch square pan
- combine 1/2 cup honey, almond butter, and brown sugar in a small pot. cook stirring occasionally until it comes to a boil and sugar is dissolved
- pour over oat mixture mix well and transfer to baking dish, firmly press into dish
- place in refrigerator for 1 hour then cut into squares