Oat & Jam Bars

I found this recipe on AllRecipes.com and thought it was so easy and yummy. I just had to share!

Oat & Jam Bars

1 cake mix, yellow or white

2 1/2 cups oats

3/4 cup margarine

Mix that in a bowl until clumpy and sticky.

Take about 1/2 of the mix and press it into the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan.

1 1/2 cups of jam - strawberry, raspberry, whatever

1 TBS lemon juice or water

Mix that together until smooth. Spread evenly ontop of the pressed in layer.

Use the rest of the cake mix to sprinkle/crumble the top.

Oven at 375 - 15-20 minutes...............How quick is that??

And it uses food storage oats and can be adapted for anyone's taste!! YAY!

(Chloe even "helped" stir - aka eat the crumbles - while I spread the jam.)

Chex Muddy Buddies

Great snack to bring to dispatch - everyone gets a little giggly!

9 Cups Chex Cereal
1 Cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 Cup peanut butter
1/4 Cup margarine
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 Cups powdered sugar


Pour cereal into large bowl, set aside.

In small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips, peanut butter and margarine until smooth, stirring often. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture over cereal, stirring until all pieces are evenly coated. Put powdered sugar in large plastic bag; pour cereal into bag. Seal and shake until pieces are well coated.

Holiday Chex Mix

Since I will not be making it this year..... I though I would pass on the recipe

2 Cups Coconut
2 Cups Slivered Almonds
1/2 Large Box Rice Chex
1/2 Large Box Corn Chex
1/2 Large Box Golden Grahams
3 Cubes Butter
2 Cups Sugar
2 Cups White Karo Syrup

Boil butter, sugar & Karo, 6-8 min. Pour over dry mixture.