Hoping this finds you all enjoying your Monday evening, healthy and happy! It has been a crazy day for me, and at 3pm on Monday I just not getting this typed up for you!
As most of you know my parents have been needing us to be with them more (us as in my siblings and I) as they have increasing health needs. Well my sister Anne was there a couple of weeks ago. My mom is always having us text or FB message each other with things she MUST tell us. Well she is always asking me about what I have been cooking and she cuts out recipes she thinks I need to try. Often she will say, "I would try this one, but I would take out this, and I would precook that, and I would etc....". She always has an opinion that one! I am SO glad I don't take after her! (what?!!??!?!) Anyway she was so adamant I get this recipe she had my sister photograph the newspaper clipping so I could get it made. I don't recall what the name of the recipe was on there, but, I am sure this isn't the first time some of you have heard of this or perhaps it is a staple at your house. I had never heard of it or eaten it so I gave it a try.
This was undeniably a hit with my family. In fact, it was SUCH a hit, that the first time I made it, I didn't get to photograph it, because when I got around to doing it, it was GONE! HA! If it wasn't so easy to make, I might have minded more, but instead I just chuckled and made a second batch. I did a couple of things different the second time and liked it better. Nothing major, just, well......just keep reading!!
Here is what you need:
15 graham crackers. (enough to cover a cookie sheet, standard-ish size)
1 cup of butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup peanuts (you can use whatever kind of nut you like but this is one thing I changed and liked better the second time)
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line your crackers up on your cookie sheet. My recipe says to fill in the edges with crackers you have broken apart. Forget about it. Just leave the space. Otherwise trying to even spread the topping on is a bit annoying. In a saucepan place butter, and brown sugar, heat until melted. Here is the next thing I changed. It says to add the nuts to the brown sugar and butter, however, I just sprinkled them on top the second time and like them better. SO....do as you wish but if covered by the toffee layer, they don't have much dimension to me. Perhaps I am particularly ridiculous, perhaps. They will get partially covered up anyway to be honest. So add them in or don't, but pour evenly and then spread to cover your graham crackers. If you didn't add them sprinkle nuts on while the top is hot. Place in the oven and bake 10 minutes. Let cool completely, break apart and devour!
This is dangerous stuff friends. Put on a safety vest, you are going to need saved, and I want you visible to your rescuer.
ENJOY!
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