There are
many desserts and snacks I enjoyed as a child.
As we get older, some of us think 1) it would be cool to make
pre-packaged desserts at home and 2) that elevating the homemade version with
more “quality” ingredients is necessary.
Usually, this is the recipe for an epic homemade dessert… Usually. Sometimes, however, it is the recipe for an
epic fail. This is one of those epic fail moments.
While at a
local small-town market, I saw wafer sheets.
I was immediately drawn to them because you do not see these in your
everyday grocery store. I held onto the
wafer sheets for a while, not really sure what to make with them. I was considering a play on Vanilla Wafers,
but was not sure how to make a filling that would not result in a soggy wafer.
How else
could wafers be used? Then while at the
gas station, I saw Little Debbie Nutty Bars and thought I could make
these. Then I had the brilliant idea to
elevate them pass some processed treat, filled with ingredients I could not
name, to something more natural (I am not going to even try and pretend it is
more health). I exchanged the peanut
butter filling with an almond butter and honey filing. I am not sure what type of coating is on the
original, but I used dark chocolate. In theory,
this sounds awesome.
In reality,
the almond butter flavor is so much more delicate than the peanut butter that
is was not detectable with the dark chocolate.
Also, it is impossible (for me at least) to get the chocolate coating as
thin as the original. Therefore, in the
middle of summer, full of 90+ degree-days I made a thick chocolate coating that
had the dandiest time setting up. (I
mentioned before I was a little back logged on post… This was made in August.)
Overall,
this was a good in theory treat, but not so satisfying in execution. Sometimes, the original should not be
tampered with. When an original is
delightfully, sinfully delicious, it should just be enjoyed for what it is… A
guilty pleasure. Go out and enjoy a real
Nutty Bar, it is worth it.
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