We’re having a Halloween party at work tomorrow. Everyone was asked to bring some sort of candy or treat. I’m always kind of conflicted with this type of thing, especially when it comes to desserts. Do I try to make something semi-healthy or do I say eff it and make something that I’m sure people will like? Though I’ve made bean brownies before (my friend Tanya would disagree, but they were good), usually I opt for the unhealthy treat. I’m much more confident to in my ability to find a good tasting healthy dish than a good tasting healthy dessert. My go-to is Oreo Truffles. Everyone loves these and they’re fairly easy to make with only three ingredients. However, it’s kind of time consuming to make them, so I went with something easy that I found on Pinterest. Easy and only two ingredients!
Well three if you count the powdered sugar on top.
My biggest concern making this recipe was that I didn’t really know what a jelly roll pan was. I google imaged it and it looked like a cookie sheet, so I put it on a cookie sheet.
I ran into a little bit of trouble, however, when I tried to remove them from the cookie sheet, oh I mean jelly roll pan. For whatever reason, the recipe specified an ungreased pan, and of course they stuck.
I managed to rescue most of them though and aside from being very sticky, they tasted pretty good. Ignore the awful picture. Don’t shoot with an f-stop of 1.8 even if it’s really dark or this is what happens.
The original recipe said it made ten bars at 363 calories each. I cut mine into 28 bars, so they’re significantly lower in calorie. Oh, except that I ate three that couldn’t be rescued. Maybe those don’t count.
I hope everyone is safe from the hurricane. I was worried about my family in the DC area, but they are all fine.
I bet they are delicious! I have the same trouble when deciding what to bring to these things… I want to prove that healthy treats can taste good, but I never know if my taste buds have adapted too much to healthy treats.
Such a good idea! I’ve done things with spice cake mix and pumpkin but never that combo. And anything with lemon filling is bound to be good. Have a great Halloween!
Yum, those look really good! I HATE when stuff sticks to the pan! utterly pisses me off!
I’ve been dying to try this recipe too — and totally pinned it. Which means I’ll never make it since I NEVER make anything I pin. I have issues. I need to commit to these pins!! PS My husband LOVES oreo truffles!
I think I actually found it through your pinterest page!
Haha, I’ve never heard of a jelly roll pan either. Those look great!
Really glad to hear your family is ok! I definitely go for stuff that is unhealthy when I’m sharing with other people. For some reason, the unhealthy stuff seems to be the bigger crowd pleasers and whenever I try to make something healthy something goes wrong haha
That looks perfect! I would have lined the pan with parchment. I know it says not to, but I never have luck with that. I also hate making things for events that flop, so better to be safe than sorry! Seriously though, those look amazing!
Glad to hear your family is fine! And I love lemon desserts so was always tempted when I saw this floating around pinterest. I’ll have to keep your tips in mind. I think I always spray cooking spray no matter what a recipe says because I fear the stick.
I despise things that stick to the pan, so I pretty much always use a greased and lined pan for everything, regardless haha! they look tasty though!