Tour de North recipes from Karen's kitchen!
Monster Cookies
1 cup butter 1Tbsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups brown sugar 1 1/2 tsp. corn syrup or molasses
2 cups white sugar 9 cups rolled oats
2 cups peanut butter 2 cups M & M's or Smarties
6 eggs 2 cups Chocolate chips
4 tsp. baking powder
In a large bowl cream the butter, sugar and peanut butter until smooth. Beat the eggs in, one at a time. Stir in the soda, vanilla and corn syrup. Add the oats, chocolate pieces and chocolate chips. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto greased cookies sheets. Bake in 350F approx 12-14 min.
I bake in convection at 325 for 10 min. Makes 8-12 dozen. You may play alot with this recipe instead of the 9 cups of oats try 2 cups oats, 2 cups rice krispies, 2 cups whole wheat flour and 3 cups all bran cereal.
**this recipe was doubled for Tour de North 2009 and 18 doz. cookies were made and devoured!
Cornflake squares
3/4 cup margarine/butter
1 - 400g pkg marshmallows
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup whole almonds roasted
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup pumpkin seeds
2 cups (at least) cup up dried fruit (cranberries, papaya, apple, apricots, peaches, dates etc.) - I use at combo of at least 3 or 4 varieties
6 cups corn flakes
** I use unsalted nuts and roast them myself.
Melt margarine/butter and marshmallows - add almond extract and vanilla. Mix in other ingredients. Spread onto large cookie sheet and cut into squares. Freezes well.
** For Tour de North, make two batches of this.
Eatmore Bar
1 cup creamed honey
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup smooth peanut butter
2 cups salted peanuts chopped
Melt the honey and chocolate chips in a medium saucepan over med/low heat, Once chips are melted turn up temp to med high stir continually until mixture begins to boil, remove from heat add the peanut butter and stir until well blended, then add the chopped peanuts. Spread onto alum foil lined small cookie sheet or jelly roll pan and chill approx 20 min, slice into squares. Freezes and stores well!
** Tour de North = recipe was doubled and two batches were made.
Energy Bars
1/4 cup unsalted butter 1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup raisins (sultanas) 1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup apple juice 1/2 tsp. sea salt
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 2 eggs lightly whisked
2 1/4 cups oats 1/3 cup honey
Preheat oven to 180C, lightly butter or line an 8x8 inch square pan with parchment paper (I double recipe and place in 9x13 pan).
Place the sultanas ina small bowl and stir in apple juice and vanilla. Set aside for 20 min for the raisins to plump. Melt the butter in a large saute pan over med heat. Add the oats, and nuts and saute, stirring constantly for 3-4 min or until aromatic and a shade darker. Stir in the cinnamon and salt and saute for an additional minute. In a large bowl, stir the eggs and honey into the sultana mixture. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until well mixed. spread the mixture into prepared pan and bake for approx 30 min or until golden and pulling away from edges of pan. cool and then slice into bars. keeps up to 1 week. store in air tight container
** Tour de North = recipe doubled and made twice - one with nuts and one without!
Cocoa Krispie Cake (Gluten Free)
3/4 cup corn syrup 1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar 2 tbsp. Milk
3/4 cup peanut butter 2 Tbsp milk
2 tbsp. butter 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
4 1/2 cups Rice Kristpies 2/3 cup cocoa
Cook corn syrup and sugar over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture bubbles. Remove from heat and blend in peanut butter and 2 tbsp butter. Combine with Rice Krispies and stir until well coated. Press 2/3 of mixture into a 9x13 inch pan. , prepare chocolate filling by melting butter with milk over low heat; sift in icing sugar and cocao blend thoroughly. Spread filling over krispie base. Sprinkle balance of krispie mixture over chocolate filling. refrigerate a few hours or over night an then slice.
** Tour de North = made 1 batch of this, but once "gluten free" marked lid was removed from container it was devoured by the hungry....
Puffed Wheat Cake
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tbsp. cocoa
6 cups puffed wheat
combine butter, syrup, cocoa, and sugar in sauce pan. Stir and bring to a boil over med heat.
Pour over puffed wheat and mix well. spread onto greased 8x8 in pan. cool and then slice.
Tour de North - saved this one for the end and 2 double bathes were made but not completely eaten....
Rice Krispie squares
1/2 cup margarine/butter
1 pkg 400g mini marshmallows
melt over med low heat, add 1 tsp of vanilla, stir in 6 cups rice krispies, spread into pan.
for fun add 1 cup smarties and stir in after other ingredients are mixed and mixture has cooled slightly to prevent smarties from melting.
Tour de North size it - make this 4 times!
Raisin Oatmeal Cookies
3/4 cup butter - softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 Tbsp water
2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cups raisins
cream sugars, butter, egg, water and vanilla till fluffy. Combine flour, soda, cinnamon and add to creamed mixture. Stir in oats and raisins. Drop by tablespoonful onto cookie sheet and bake 350F 12-15 min.
For Tour de North - this recipe was doubled.
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