RRguy
12-27-2007, 10:23 PM
This is a variation on the recipe submitted by Sickie Ickie. I have had the Reese's Squares before and they are great.
http://www.christmasfanclub.com/showthread.php?t=162&highlight=peanut+butter
This one is very similar except that I have substituted another ingredient for the graham crackers. In this respect, this recipe is original.
Healthier Peanut Butter Candy
5 cups Fiber One cereal (yields about 2½ cups when crushed)
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 cups peanut butter
1 12 oz. package milk chocolate morsels
Finely crush Fiber One cereal. In large bowl, mix Fiber One with powdered sugar. Melt butter and mix with Fiber One and powered sugar. Mix in peanut butter. Press into 10" X 15" pan or cookie sheet (with sides) . In microwave-safe container, melt chocolate morsels in microwave oven until not quite completely melted. (Melting completely may burn chocolate.) Stir chocolate until smooth. Spread chocolate evenly onto mixture in pan. Chill in refrigerator. Cut into squares. I cut it 8 X 8 into 64 squares about 1¼" X 1⅞".
A serving of Fiber One cereal is listed as ½ cup and 14 grams of fiber. Five cups would be 140 grams. 140 divided by 64 squares ≈ 2.19 grams in each square.
Also, there are 32 grams of fiber in 2 cups of peanut butter.
32 divided by 64 squares = .5 gram of fiber per square.
This gives us a grand total of about 2.69 grams fiber per square.
I can't eat just one piece. If you're anything like me, you will eat at least
two pieces for about 5.38 grams (more than any fiber supplement) or
three pieces for about 8.06 grams or
four pieces for 10.75 grams (40 % of the recommended daily value)In addition to the obvious benefits of fiber, there are also other benefits.
For example, it helps lower your bad cholesterol level and raise your good level. And it still tastes a lot like Reese's.
Let me know what you think. Also, I need a name. I'm thinking of submitting it to General Mills.
http://www.christmasfanclub.com/showthread.php?t=162&highlight=peanut+butter
This one is very similar except that I have substituted another ingredient for the graham crackers. In this respect, this recipe is original.
Healthier Peanut Butter Candy
5 cups Fiber One cereal (yields about 2½ cups when crushed)
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 cups peanut butter
1 12 oz. package milk chocolate morsels
Finely crush Fiber One cereal. In large bowl, mix Fiber One with powdered sugar. Melt butter and mix with Fiber One and powered sugar. Mix in peanut butter. Press into 10" X 15" pan or cookie sheet (with sides) . In microwave-safe container, melt chocolate morsels in microwave oven until not quite completely melted. (Melting completely may burn chocolate.) Stir chocolate until smooth. Spread chocolate evenly onto mixture in pan. Chill in refrigerator. Cut into squares. I cut it 8 X 8 into 64 squares about 1¼" X 1⅞".
A serving of Fiber One cereal is listed as ½ cup and 14 grams of fiber. Five cups would be 140 grams. 140 divided by 64 squares ≈ 2.19 grams in each square.
Also, there are 32 grams of fiber in 2 cups of peanut butter.
32 divided by 64 squares = .5 gram of fiber per square.
This gives us a grand total of about 2.69 grams fiber per square.
I can't eat just one piece. If you're anything like me, you will eat at least
two pieces for about 5.38 grams (more than any fiber supplement) or
three pieces for about 8.06 grams or
four pieces for 10.75 grams (40 % of the recommended daily value)In addition to the obvious benefits of fiber, there are also other benefits.
For example, it helps lower your bad cholesterol level and raise your good level. And it still tastes a lot like Reese's.
Let me know what you think. Also, I need a name. I'm thinking of submitting it to General Mills.