Because the high temperature is going to be 10 degrees {wind chills could be 15 to 20 degrees below zero!} I’m staying in and making Zoo Doos! It’s a TeSelle family comfort food!
Ever since I was a kid, we’ve made Zoo Doos ~ our fancy schmancy name for No Bake Cookies. What’s more fun to say? No Bake Cookies or Zoo Doos? Yep, Zoo Doos. In reality, what do these cookies look like when they’re done? Piles of doo you’d see at the zoo, so, there ya go. Zoo Doos! Credit to the name & this particular recipe goes to a family I’ve known since I was 5. Thank you Hall Family for 35 years of delicious comfort food memories!
4 C. sugar
1 C. milk
1 stick of butter
3 squares of baking chocolate **
Put above ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil. Stir continuously. Boil for 2 minutes while you keep stirring.
Stop stirring & remove from heat and add:
1 C. peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla
pinch of salt
4 C. oatmeal {I prefer the quick 1 minute oats for this recipe}
Stir all together & drop by teaspoonful onto wax paper. Cool. Consume. {Makes about 75-90 Zoo Doos, which depends on the size of your teaspoonfuls but it’s enough to satisfy this family of 6 for 2-3 days!}.
** For the dorks in the room {basically I’m talking to myself here!} You can use baking cocoa powder as an alternative to baking chocolate squares. Just don’t be a dork like me and read the label where it says “1 tablespoon of oil plus 3 level tablespoons of Baking Cocoa may be substituted for 1 square 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate” and add oil. This dork {ME!} read that on the label and added 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil. I only made that mistake once! Runny Zoo Doo’s are not the consistency you are going for here!
And for my local friends who are participating in the Daniel Fast {more on that later!} with me, I’ll be making Vegan Chocolate Pudding for myself instead. Thanks for the recipe Viv!
I guess chocolate is my below zero degrees comfort food? Let’s be honest, chocolate is my any degree outside comfort food!
Do you have a any degree outside comfort food?
Whenever I am away for a few days, I try to make sure there are a few easy meals that Greg can pop in the oven or microwave for a quick meal. This time I stocked our freezer & pantry with meals for the family since I will be gone for 7 days. Greg is completely capable of preparing meals and cooking. It’s just one less thing he will have to do. Here’s a list of what I made & froze:
