Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2009

Not so great. Sorry, but I have to agree with another rating on here that states that these taste kind of bland. I didn't follow the recipe to a T because I had no peanuts.. so I just increased my oatmeal by 1/2cup and put in 3/4 c. of coconut... I don't think that should have made any difference in how they tasted... but I'm still going with bland. I will stick with no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies next time, made with cocoa instead of chips. Also... I would definately not boil this for 5 minutes like it says.. I was at a minute when it started scorching, even though I was stirring constantly. I added a tablespoon of butter to get it to stop scorching but pulled it off after only boiling a minute and a half.. and that was at less than medium heat. Will not make these again.

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PRAIRIEHONEY

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Lyons, Kansas, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2009

These aren't anything like candy. They taste more like a chocolate granola bar. I would not make these again, there are other granola bar type recipes I like much better.

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bellydancer

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Traverse City, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2006

My husband and I love this recipe. It is a bit chewy, but we're into that. The first time I made them I used the exact recipe. The 2nd time, I cut the corn syrup down to 1/2 cup and the chocolate chips down to 1 cup. Everything else stayed the same. This made them more oaty and hopefully a little more healthy! : )

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AZBUMPER

Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2005

These were not to my taste. i would not make again.

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maggie mae

Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2005

I was not too impressed. They did not have too much flavor in my opinion, but I like that it uses peanuts and oats (pantry items I keep handy). I am going to eat them, don't get me wrong, but I probably won't make them again. I also was not able to cut them. It was like trying to saw a rubber door mat! They aren't hard, but chewy like the name says, so I tore off pieces instead.

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MtnBikeGirl

Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2005

This is a great recipe! My family loved it! Better than store-bought "Eatmore". I used a Pampered Chef Stoneware bar pan. Sprayed a little bit of canola oil on the pan, and it worked great. Nothing stuck on the pan and it cut easily. The only thing I did differently was use crunchy peanut butter instead of creamy.

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CHEFEBBY

Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2005

These are very similar to the no bake cookie recipes on here. These were not too sweet and very easy to prepare. Thankx for sharing.

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JOSIE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 1, 2004

its a good recipe, very easy and tasty. But I personally thought it was a little too sweet, then again i didnt have any corn syrup and substituted it with honey. The honey over-powered the taste of the peanut butter, next time i think I'll use more peanut butter and less corn syrup/honey

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NICC

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2002

MMMMMM very tasty....the whole family loved these bars and i have already passed this recipe on to two other people who also loved them. thanx for the great recipe. this one will definately go into my recipe collection.

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