Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2012

I used all natural peanut butter instead of Jif, and it worked great! I left out the dried fruit because my husband doesn't care for it. He loved this!

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smithamanda11

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2011

Our family loves this! We use cashews instead of peanuts, but both are good.

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SAHMLiz

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2011

I followed the recipe exactly, but it didn't turn out very good. It didn't seem to have enough flavor for me. Also I think the oven temp should be lower, mine started "burning" after only 20 minutes at 300. I don't think I'll try this again

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Jaree

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Colstrip, Montana, USA

Living In: East Helena, Montana, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2010

Hmm. On one hand, the recipe's written with only 1 cup of oats; on the other hand, as many people have correctly pointed out, the recipe on Jif's site calls for 4 cups of oats - big discrepancy. I first tried the Jif site's recipe (4 cups oats), and found the mixture not unpleasant, but neither sweet nor PB-ery enough. Then I tried this one, and while it delivered much more PB flavor, I found it very sloppy and prone to burning in the oven. So I give up, and I'll just keep looking for a better recipe. I believe if the reviews for this recipe reflected the fact that many people used 4 cups of oats instead of 1, the overall rating would be much lower, so proceed with caution.

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campagnes

Cooking Level: Professional

Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2010

I added chocolate chips to mine, which ended up melting over the clusters. It turned out fantastic. The only thing I left out was peanuts, but that's only because I forgot at the store. Next time, I'll definately make sure to grab some. I actually didn't like the taste that much(not sweet enough for me), at first, but then I found that I couldn't stop eating it. Rather than putting it all in one container, I put it in a bunch of smaller ones so I wouldn't eat it all at once.

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ADDevaul

Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2010

Yummmmm! Addicting..be careful! Only changes I made were nixing figs (personal pref) but added mixed dried fruit and cashews. Oh..and the oat amt noted was only 1/4 of what it should be.

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wvkimmy2

Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2010

I used Trader Joe's organic peanut butter. I didn't have figs so I added dried blueberries. The kids had this for breakfast this morning and I have to tell you.....it was absolutely silent. They enjoyed it to the point of no sound at the breakfast table. Win for mom and kids. I'm SO making this again, though I might try a different dried fruit next time. Maybe apples or cranberries? NOTE: I also checked the JIF website and their original recipe also called for four cups of oats, so that's what I went with. If it wasn't for AMIEH's review, I would have had a mess on my hands.

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2010

4 cups of oats is the right amount. Very tasty with the modification.

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Emma Hatchell

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2010

I wasn't too impressed with this recipe. I thought it was OK. I was expecting a bit more from all of the reviews. Probably won't make it again.

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TRACYANNE78

Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2010

This is highly addictive!!! Even my kids like it far more than I was expecting! Love it and can't wait to experiment with some add-ins and variations. And YES you do need 4 cups of oats, NOT 1!

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