Recipe: Steve's birthday Peanut Butter & Chocolate Rollups

First of all HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRO!! He's my baby brother and I LLLLLOOOOOOVVVVVEEEEE him!

We celebrated a day early by going to an amazing Cuban restaurant in what he called "The armpit of the valley". I disagree- it was near the hills and such a pretty day!

Anyway, I wanted to make him something he'd love with his fave ingredients: Peanut butter and Chocolate (guess it runs in the family eh?)

So here they are- again everything just thrown together. BUT I DID MEASURE so that I could pass on the 411 to my readers who might attempt this yummy baked good:


Ingredients:

• 2/3 tub Emerald Cocoa Almonds (or just almonds of your choice and cocoa powder)

• 1/3 cup Mörk Sirap (what the heck is that? It's a Swedish syrup similar to MOLASSES...you can buy it at Ikea)

• 1/3 c shredded coconut, unsweetened

• heaping 1/3 cup oats

• 1/3 + Peanut butter

• small amount of water to bind
  

Method:

• Grind almonds in food processor- grind first half into nut butter (I should have let this go about 3 minutes longer- it was a tad dry)
  

• Grind second half of almonds into tiny chunks

• Add oats & coconut, transfer everything to a bowl, adorn gloves
  
• Add molasses or syrup
• Add water if needed to make more pliable and less cracky
• Roll out into a log and leave a center depression for the PB

• Add PB- Dare yourself not to lick everything in sight

• Roll up and pinch to close

Cow tip this baby

• Steam the roll in a steamer or steamer oven (to retain moisture...I still haven't read the directions, but I will, just as soon as I read the manual for my camera)
  

• Cut with a wire (I used a cheese slicer-wire thingy)

Yum=0...ready for their journey to the birthday boy! Despite the cheasy name, that wine is super high-end.

Yay for Prezzies!

Annie Rhoda and Dad, Marty

Outside the restaurant

How I love my BRO!! Happy Birthday to you! <3