I cried on my birthday.
Why ?
Because when I was busy making coffee,
my daughter was busy washing Barbie's hair.
I asked her Why?
"Because it's your birthday and I want her to look pretty".
{sniffle }
She could hardly contain herself as she said she had
lots of presents for me and that she wrapped them all herself.
She was right !
11 presents and 12 tulips.
That's lots and lots of presents and flowers !
{sniffle}
My boys are really sick with the flu, but one of them felt 'well' enough to come downstairs with a gift for me.
My boys are LEGO fanatics. They have bins and bins full of legos. They create the most amazing original Lego Creations ever.
This is what he made.
{Go ahead, hand me a tissue would ya ?}
A replica of my kitchen.
He knows how much time I spend in this kitchen and he knows my love of cooking. He even made sure my 'nick knack' shelf was there ( left side ).
And he knows it's my dream to have wood floors in my kitchen one day... so he said..."Mom, I even gave you wood floors."
Let me tell you... I cried like a baby.
These lego floors are the only floors I will ever need. Thank you God, for blessing me with a child so loving and thoughtful. I will never want for anything more than the love of my children.
{I feel like Julia Child. Yes I do.}
Oh ! And speaking of Julia and cooking... I made a pie for my birthday by default ! I was actually searching for my cake recipe and couldn't find it, and this happened to be on top, and I only had 30 seconds before I had to leave for the grocery... soooo
I made THE PIE that won $1 MILLION dollars in the 2004 Pillsbury Bake off created by Suzanne Conrad .
Can you imagine ?? $1 million dollars ! Um...I still wouldn't trade it for my Lego Kitchen or 11 presents and 12 tulips.
But boy howdy, it was GOOD !! And I'm not even a pie girl !
It was still amazing the next day, so if I make this for a party, I will go ahead and make it the day before because I hate rushing around when I expect company.
Oh...and another thing.
I used a deep dish pie dish with this...but I'll use a regular pyrex pie dish next time because the filling didn't go to the tippy top.
Without further ado.....
Created by Suzanne Conrad
Million Dollar Oats 'n Honey Granola Pie
1 refrigerated Pillsbury® pie crust (from 15-ounce box), softened as directed on box Filling
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup corn syrup
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs , lightly beaten
4 Nature Valley® Oats 'n Honey crunchy granola bars (2 pouches) crushed. To easily crush granola bars, do not unwrap. Use rolling pin to crush bars.
1/2 cup chopped walnuts *(I did NOT add, just because my family is not crazy about nuts in desserts)
1/4 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup chocolate chips
Whipped cream or ice cream , if desired
Heat oven to 350°F.
Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie pan as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie.In large microwavable bowl, microwave butter on high 50 to 60 seconds or until melted.
Stir in brown sugar and corn syrup until blended. Beat in salt, vanilla and eggs.Stir crushed granola bars, walnuts, oats and chocolate chips into brown sugar mixture. Pour into crust-lined pan.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until filling is set and crust is golden brown.
During last 15 to 20 minutes of baking, cover crust edge with strips of foil or pie shield to prevent excessive browning.
Cool at least 30 minutes before serving.
Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled with whipped cream or ice cream.
Store in refrigerator.
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