Lunchroom Peanut Butter Bars - Best Old Fashioned Southern Cooking

[@thejaydensmama]

wish I went to your school, we never had anything like those!

[@anitajinfla9762]

Im from Florida and I don't recall them either! Probably did but I can tell ya... Our elementary..junior high and high schools yeast rolls were THE BEST. If ya ever had the old Quinceys yeast rolls...so much like schools! Delish!!!!

[@kathynewton9186]

I know we never did

[@cynthiar7350]

Anita J in FLA In South Louisiana the yeast rolls were the best too!

[@anthonylosego]

Rural Ohio and we had these every Wednesday with the rectangular pizzas with the little rabbit pellet pepperoni! Sooooo good! We'd also get to help the lunch ladies put everything together too! We got to work for our lunches! :-) I don't think they even bothered offering fruit cup options for deserts on those days! Maybe a few for the peanut allergy kids. :-)

[@natashafrye7194]

They are the best

[@mizzmary861]

Born in the 70s, my favorite childhood memories were of school friends and school lunch. Sadly this generation will never know what a really good school lunch is. Ty for sharing, I'm gonna try this 😉

[@GrannyGrice]

I’m a lunchroom lady and you are so right! We had it so good! They have repeatable food mostly.... pre packaged! So so sad! Michelle Obama took a lot of good food out of the schools with her push for “better” for you food. Sorry, but i think home cookin is better than all the preservatives they put in the re-heat able processed food!

[@dianedavis2595]

Amen to that. We had some very good made from scratch meals just like my Mom cooked at home. We had our very own garden. We worked our behinds off every summer in tobacco and the garden. Oh precious memories!

[@wandadevers9598]

Yes, I'm nearly 70 and we had delicious food. Homemade yeast rolls were so good. Sometimes we had Graham crackers and peanut butter for desert. Often the lunchroom ladies would put out extras for whoever wanted some. Granny and community ladies canned food for school lunches back in the time of local schools.

[@veralatham7011]

So true, our cafeteria ladies made homemade donuts, pizza and they made real biscuits and yeast rolls. I'm retired from public school and now everything is prepackaged and warmed. I would tell the students about the breakfast and lunches back in the day.

[@mellomel7232]

You are so right! I told my daughter how we had homemade everything. Fresh bread rolls, fresh veggies, homemade desserts, and you could get seconds!

[@IMOO1896]

My favorite lunchroom cooked food was yeast rolls, and Apple Crisp dessert. Everything was cooked on site when I was in school.

[@mscupcakedreamson36]

Omg!!! I think we went to the same school!! Lol!!

[@Nijilove78]

ah man i loved hot cinnamon apple and apple crisp 🤤

[@susiewells4031]

Sandra Newton yes everything was cooked, you smell the aroma all throughout the halls and in class hmmmm .... these young thunda cats have NO idea

[@susiewells4031]

Raisin batter bread too .... the hotdogs wrapped in bread, it was called pigs in a blanket, the mash potatoes smothered with gravy and chopped turkey mmmmmm

[@patriciamalone3553]

They must have had a national program for lunches...in high school we called it “federal lunch” because a lot of the supplies were furnished by the govt, ie peanut butter, butter, probably flour, turkey..maybe cheese. We had the same food in Utah that you guys describe. There werent “choices”...only a candy counter in high school as a second choice. Homemade rolls...it was all good food.

[@paulaonyenyeonw6323]

I don't remember this when I was a child, but our cafeteria lady made the best jumbo peanut butter cookies. Yes they use to really cook food, now days they just warm up premade pizza, burgers, potatoes then add some fruit, milk, maybe a juice. They may actually fry or bake some chicken with rice and gravey with vegetables for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

[@clrhoads]

After reading through the recipe all I could think of was how excited we were as kids when we could smell peanut butter bars in the morning when we got to school😁 Even better than brownies. Our Lunch Ladies knew us all by name and it didn’t even occur to us what a gift that was. Thanks a bunch and have a grand day!

[@miaporche2256]

Awwwwww!😃❤

[@SuperFaith4ever]

I am 63, I can almost smell the school lunch. The cafeteria ladies made biscuits topped with melted butter. The peanut butter bars was delicious.

[@annashepard6337]

I'm just a tad younger than you. For breakfast; they also used to make waffles floating in warm syrup, cream of wheat, oatmeal with raisins on the side, mounds of brown sugar, bacon, sausage links, scrambled eggs, and a choice of milk, chocolate milk, orange juice or grape juice. We could pick some eggs, a choice of meat and a choice of either the pancakes, waffles, toast or the cereal. On the end of the line, they also had those little boxes of fruit loops, rice crispies, cheerios, raisin bran, grape nuts or corn flakes to chose from. They had little pats of butter and little jelly, jam and honey thingies. They even had hot sauce for your eggs. I LOOOVED getting to school early. Breakfast was only 33 cents!

[@SuperFaith4ever]

Anna Shepard Lawdy Lawdy yezzzzz girl

[@annashepard6337]

@@SuperFaith4ever Yup...Ft. Belvoir, VA...Barden Elementary. I don't even remember the lunches.....but those breakfasts!!!!!

[@jb6712]

Yeah---the biscuits made by the farm women in my school were FABULOUS!!!

[@SuperFaith4ever]

Anna Shepard that made me have Charles Houston elementary lunch flash back ( Alex, Va) if the kids today had these meals they would definitely need physical activities😂😂😂

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

I can remember how the school smelled in the morning when the yeast rolls were in the oven, and anticipate their goodness. Then, at lunch find the roll on my plate saturated with spinach juice and only be able to eat the top. LOL. The peanut butter bar made up for it!

[@fireball3460]

I was obsessed with these in school. I would be so happy they were on the menu and get a couple more from my friends. Wrapped them in a napkin and hide them in my pocket for later. 😋Brings back good memories. I'll be making some soon. Thanks!!

[@rilettlhamon7579]

We had them in elementary school but they had chocolate icing on them here in South West Georgia. So good. Love ya❤!

[@fadingdandelion4792]

Started making these with your recipe last fall my husband and son love them. Enjoyed this video as much as the other one. Cooking is such a way to relax food brings everyone together.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Glad you like them!

[@bonniebrown6960]

I made some peanut butter bars last and they were so good !! My daughter's birthday is coming up and today she asked me if I'd make her some more peanut butter bars for her birthday instead of a cake . I told her I sure would . I sent half of them home with my daughter and my grandkids . Thank you for sharing another awesome recipe with us !! ❤😘❤

[@lovemyfamily60]

We didn’t have these...we had peanut butter chocolate oatmeal no bake cookies!! I still make them today. So good with a cold glass of milk!

[@JChamberlin]

I never had these in school. It must be a regional difference. This looks great.

[@heatherremlin8607]

Definitely! 😉

[@jb6712]

I was in school in the late 1950s and all of the 1960s, and in our grade schools, there were true "lunchroom ladies," local farm wives who were paid to come in and cook our school lunches from scratch each day. It was a real treat and privilege to be chosen to go do kitchen duty with the ladies---it was SUCH a privilege that only the best behaved students could work in the kitchen, the farm ladies taking safety and cleanliness, as well as obedience, absolutely seriously, and only us "older" kids (6th and 7th graders) could be chosen to do the work. I was chosen 3 times in those two school years, and I got to see how to make some incredible dishes, including the very best macaroni and cheese EVER, among other things. Most of the time, the women were so very busy cooking and getting everything to the serving window in a timely manner, they didn't have time to teach us anything---the chosen students worked in the window as servers (scooping food onto the plates for each passing student and adult), and then we helped with cleanup after we'd all had our own lunches. But they would gladly and patiently tell us, and show us, how to make some things during those lunches when the work crew all sat together and shared a delicious meal, and I happily took the opportunity to learn as much as I could from them! Loved that time in school; each lunchroom/kitchen assignment was one week long, and along with my father having taught me the basics of cooking and baking when I was eight years old, it instilled in me a love of cooking that's with me today, at the ripe old age of 67 1/2.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Such good memories!

[@knightblossom8407]

Man, you know those have to be good with a chocolate frosting! - or fudge frosting!! - or mini chocolate chips sprinkled in and on top!

[@rhena97]

They're good just like they are without adding all that extra stuff

[@shandee1212]

I was just telling my daughter the other day that we used to eat these at school. The food used to be so good! I'm in Louisiana. Just found your channel and I love it!

[@Psych911]

Bookmarking this to try later in the week! Growing up in England our school lunch desserts mainly consisted of apple crumble, custard tart and sticky toffee pudding...memories!

[@sarabesmith1768]

I have been searching for a recipe for these since I graduated high school. I am 64 years old now. Thank you and bless you for this video! Now I can make these for my grandbabies!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Hope you enjoy

[@wilmaburrgooch981]

Our old school house cookies was oatmeal candy. Oh my was the best. These looks so good, I love peanut butter cookies

[@sherryburton5558]

I am a lunch lady going on 27 years now. We still make the homemade rolls 😋. Unfortunately, we had to stop making the peanut butter bars years ago because of regulations and peanut allergies. Yours looks amazing.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

That is awesome!

[@melissalittle4369]

Sherry Burton - At my schools (Raleigh, NC), I don’t recall ever having these, but we had homemade yellow cake with peanut butter icing that was often still warm. So good with a carton of milk.

[@deirdredelaughder1060]

I went hunting your recipe for these last night to make for my husband. YUMMY!! 😋😋 GREAT RECIPE!! 🥰 Thanks Tammy! 🌺

[@stoppsychedelic]

I didn't even grow up in North America and discovered peanut butter at the age of 22... Got this recipe in my recommended. These are incredible, thank you!

[@TanyaP822]

Nobody does Sweet Treats like CVC..

[@wandawilliams5732]

I made these and I can't stop eating these! Absolutely love them! Thanks for a great recipe!!!!!!!!

[@darlene2421]

You read my mind i was wondering where you got the measuring cups from and you said link for amazon store down below.. good timing.. can’t wait to make this recipe looks amazing

[@SkywatcherSandra]

Never heard of these before. Unfortunately my schools in New York state k-8 and Midland texas 9-12th grades, didn't offer these. HUGS and GOD bless you all 🤗.

[@sjackie1]

Not American, never heard of peanut butter bars. It sounds disgustingly unhealthy but undeniably delicious. I think I'd like to try making these one day. Thank you for this video!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Please do!

[@velisagorham8453]

Thank God my lunch was so g theses times. The food was homemade. As good as grandma. They should bring back those days. I bet its cheaper to cook in my day than it is now. Lunch room ladies these days need to know how to cook like their grandmas. We had a garden at our school and a farm with chickens and cows and pigs. We had a club called FFA. If you are old enough and from the south you know what FFA means. To them it was and honor to have that blue coat.

[@julieparker5029]

When I get settled I’m going to make these. They look fabulous!

[@kaybugg3174]

I love you for posting this. Thank- you. Me and my daughter are going to try this out on this cold day! 💜

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Have fun!

[@vangogo6819]

We never had these in my part of the country, New England, I was deprived! Well not anymore, I can't wait to try this recipe, I love peanut butter anything.

[@gemmaavary4996]

Yummy Delicious!!! I remember having all kind of Delicious food at school ♡♡♡ I always enjoyed my lunch♡♡♡ The Lunch room Peanut Butter Bars are one of my favorite too. Thanks for sharing with us ♡♡♡ GOD BLESS EVERYONE ♡♡♡ GOD IS SO GOOD ♡♡♡ WE LOVE y'all so very much ♡♡♡ While y'all were fishing this morning my phone sent the same message over and over. I hate no clue why.....Lol....

[@lindahesseltine680]

I remember these, my mom was a lunch room lady for 30 years. She's been retired now for 32 years.

[@SewardWriter]

I need to make these in honor of my aunt, who died a few weeks ago after battling cancer for years. She started as a lunch lady, and ended up in charge of the school lunch program for her county. There's a lot of poverty there, and she made it her mission to ensure that every single child in the county had a minimum of two good meals per day, no matter how poor their families were. Honestly, I think she did more for those kids than even their teachers could.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

What a wonderful lady!

[@anonymouspost9144]

I don't remember those but I'm in my sixties and when I was in grade school we had lunch ladies who cooked our lunch everyday and it was so good and only thirty cents a day! Schools have gotten lazy, and greedy.

[@mordeys]

i graduated in 86. our school was a very rural school. 32 kids in my graduating class. we got commodity butter, peanut butter, cheese and whatever. such good food....real rolls that literally melted on your tongue....

[@kkmkkm-jj7wc]

I only had the lunch lady brownies when I went to school. It wasn't until I started dating my husband when I was introduced to this little piece of peanut butter heaven. My sister- in- law's sister-in-law made them and when I sunk my teeth into them for the first time, I seriously thought I died and went to heaven. But instead of frosting, she drizzled melted milk chocolate on top and I kid you not, it tasted like a peanut butter cup🤤. So, I encourage you the next time you make these, drizzle on the chocolate and I promise you that you won't be disappointed☺

[@ellenbradley1880]

I am 60 and I had these in school. but do not believe we had the icing on them. man they were good!!!!!.

[@MISSINGROGERHOWARTH]

I'm 46 and we didn't have frosting on ours either...and they were one of my favorites! I also loved the green cake with green frosting we had on St.Patrick's Day, and that blonde cake that was cut in rectangles(YUMMMY)...thinking back it may have been pound cake! I would love to get a hold of those!

[@amyisaacs5188]

I usually don't like peanut butter stuff but I just made these and they are AMAZING! My husband and daughter loved them too! Thank you for all your recipes and hard work.❤

[@CollardValleyCooks]

So glad!

[@jeanneshannon5607]

BT THE WAY, WE HAD THE BAKING BY THE LUNCH ROOM LADIES AND THESE WERE A HIT. THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!

[@Mrbink01]

In school, ours had chocolate frosting

[@despinamitsou7258]

Hi, I have just found your channel. I love the way you explain everything in detail. I lived in the USA growing up. I was born in the sixties. I remember the food in the schools, absolutely delicious. Now I live in Greece ,Rhodes. Unfortunately my kids grew up without hot lunches . Here the system is very very different. They eat outside while they're having a break. It's absolutely ridiculous they have nowhere to sit down.If you don't have anything from home then they can go to the canteen that's outside to get something but still they have to be standing while eating. I feel so nostalgic. Thank you for bringing back sweet memories. Hugs and kisses.

[@boaboy8052]

Loved those in the 80s, my favorite lunchroom meal was meat turnovers w gravy.

[@dyoung2739]

Saddens💔me that our kids will never know the good old days where you loved your lunch lady as much as you loved your teacher(s). Our lunch ladies made the best sheet cake.

[@laurasimpson7211]

I never got this at Catholic school! Got to make these!

[@joannebutzerin6448]

Our lunch ladies never put icing on our peanut butter bars. Didn't matter. They were delicious. This recipe looks so good I can almost still taste them.

[@kuinceybanac-aricayos8148]

OMG! I hope it's like how I remembered back in the 70's! Although ours was much darker and flatter, and had chopped peanuts Soooo good! Aloha from Hawaii!

[@jackieclason1642]

These look so good I am a lunch room lady this is my 19th yr I'm the baker due to so many peanut allergies were not allowed to make these :*( times have definitely changed .... The kids ABSOLUTELY love cinnamon roll day 😋 thanku for all u do Tammy many blessings from Arkansas

[@luckyguy71]

I actually remember those! I forgot about them - Thanks for the great memory!

[@MarshaMarsha885]

I worked in school cafeterias in my home town and glad u posted this, I never took any recipes except one bc of the huge amounts. My hubby and I were in Blue Ridge and Clayton Georgia over the 4th!!!

[@kathymclain2632]

Our East Texas school didn’t make these bars, we had peanut butter cookies, yum, or some type of sheet cake. Simple but good. ‘70’s

[@abrownbook1]

Oh, I remember these! Started school in 60s in Georgia. Cafeteria was in sort of a lower level under the school, so the smell just filled the classrooms. Torture for a few hours until we went to lunch! Mmm.

[@sheabutterMama]

Wrong recipe description, peanut butter bars. Looks so good, never had sweet potato cobbler, im gonna try making it!

[@Karen.cook424]

I’m definitely making!! I loved these in school!!

[@psleep4255]

We never had peanut butter bars but on Wednesdays we ALWAYS had chili with cinnamon rolls. The best cinnamon rolls EVER!!!!!! I lived for Wednesday. ❤️🥰😊🤗

[@gigiunderwood3630]

I’m 52 and never had those in school. I can’t wait to make them.

[@traceyjaasab5027]

I'm not remembering eating anything like this when I went to school. Looks delicious...

[@faze_buendia9514]

I've never had these before but they look SO delicious, I"m going to make them right now!

[@shandamedlin4504]

I am going to make these tonight . Had in school . So good . Thanks for sharing the recipe 💕💕

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Hope you enjoy

[@lynnmoserakajona1550]

I'm 58 and I never had goodies like this. Went to school in Ohio.

[@rhondagilbert5613]

My elementary school peanutbutter brownies had chocolate frosting! Lol delicious I still miss them. I graduated in 1986 from a small country school.

[@yolandam611]

We never had these in my school but I can't wait to try these

[@CatsPajamas23]

not my grade school lunchroom. (think: jello, fruit, fruit cocktail, ice cream. no complaints.) Nice recipes!

[@irmahardnett]

Oh wow the way those bars was rising that's how my stomach was growing for those bars , i didn't have them in school but I've had some from a friend and they was delicious Thanks for the easy , simple, & quick recipe Tammy gotta make some for the family. Stay safe & happy.

[@maryhill2346]

We had them in southwest missouri schools but no icing Ive found that getting recipes tp taste right, like my moms, if it calls for margarine, use margarine. The brand my mom used for years is still available and nothing makes mashed potatoes taste like hers but that!

[@tammyfeltman3568]

Look yummy , gonna try them. I just made one of our school lunches tonight for supper. I made hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes. Have you ever had or made that? ❤️

[@jeannejett2299]

Hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes is a big favorite! We always considered it a comfort food. Delicious!

[@kathrynreed9724]

They look delicious. I plan to make these tomorrow. Thanks for posting this recipe. 💕

[@Kentucky2Country]

I’ve never wanted to eat something so bad, will try making theses for sure. Thank you so much.

[@belindagreene1865]

These were DELICIOUS!! Our lunch room ladies could cook!! Homemade rolls and cinnamon rolls!!! Soup!! Chilli oh my! Those were the days!! Hugs

[@kawaiisakura23]

I can smell these through the screen! Such a warm feeling and these look absolutely delicious 😋

[@kitakita3440]

Omg you are spot on with this recipe I can’t believe it this is just like what I had in school in the 90s 🤤 Thank you

[@christinaporter2892]

We had peanut butter and butter cookies. I make them often. Gonna give this recipe a try.

[@tamikapitt1082]

Oh my what memories!! TFS..👍 love them & the school pizzas

[@carolhayes7750]

I wish someone had a recipe for what we referred to as "school boy sandwiches". They were a cross between loose meat and sloppy joes, but less sweet and "tomatoey". They stained the bun as though there might have been some chili powder in them. This was back in the early 60s. If anyone remembers the old Taco Bell "Bell Beefer" sandwich, they were a lot like the School Boy.

[@royaltyb1837]

What or who could dislike this video? She's adorable and those bars look awesomely fantastic! Well Done!

[@DylanJCat]

We didn’t have a cafeteria where I grew up. You either ate at your desk or went hone. By the time you got home you had to go back

[@ldsdudeinca]

I’m making these right now! These look better than what I had in school!

[@sandypeterson5299]

They didn’t put icing on them in my area but they were delicious without icing. My favorite desert to eat in elementary school .

[@lucindatackett137]

These look so good. I’m getting ready to check to see if I have all the stuff to make them...

[@debbiealtman4572]

Looks good. When I was in my 20’s to 46 I was skinny. Ate a lot of junk. Never gained a pound. Then all of a sudden the weight went on a little . Not bad but 🤔

[@elcoreelcore]

Never heard of these until you mentioned them. Can’t wait to make

[@denicesanders4586]

Never had this, but it sounds yummy. Looking forward to giving this a try.

[@gymnastmomma6908]

I don't remember those at all! I'm feeling cheated! Lol. They look amazing! I can't wait to make them! Thank you!

[@vikithomasson7772]

U r ABSOLUTELY right Tammy!! These r on my TOP 5, maybe even 2, favorites from the lunch room! Our lunch room was straight down the hall from our classrooms, grades 1-8 n our small school! We could smell everything they were cooking!! My next favorite thing was HUGE fluffy hot yeast rolls always served with a side of butter and cold applesauce! I feel sorry for our kids now days that have to eat pre-packaged food n 15 minutes while barely talking! Ty for posting recipe!

[@conniebarber4582]

I have got to try these!!! The look so good!! They must be a southern thing, we never had them up here in school in Ohio. Thank you so much for sharing!! God bless you kiddo!!

[@sheilac1845]

These are so easy, I made a batch and took a good size one to my son, he loved it and that's saying a lot 🤣 Love all your videos, thank you Love from Tennessee💟🙋

[@CollardValleyCooks]

That is awesome!

[@mariareale9040]

My favorite dessert at school was apple crisp. I will try these this week. Look delicious.

[@dmurphy303]

I loved these. My school put chocolate icing on them. Yum. Gonna give them a try, thanks.

[@philliparmentrout347]

I remember when I was in school we would usually have the peanut butter bars as a desert that went along with a grilled cheese sandwich and a bowl of soup, usually vegetable or tomato. Throw a carton of chocolate or white milk in there and i was set.

[@tuberfying]

You should do a video of your top 5 in each category (main dish, veggies, desserts etc) then a top 5 or 10 out of those. 😋

[@CollardValleyCooks]

I like it!

[@donsumner9268]

I miss the school lunches from my childhood as well. Everything was cooked from scratch like fried chicken, meatloaf, chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes(not instant), hot baked rolls(not frozen), and fresh make pies! Oh, my! The pies were the best from a cafeteria worker who made pie crust so tender and flakey that it melted in your mouth like butter!! I ended marrying her grandson. LOL!!! Today the cafeteria workers use frozen and pre-made food to heat and serve. No real baking or cooking. Frozen, packaged food to slap on the line and serve. How do I know? I worked in the school cafeteria line when my kids were in school. One or two treats remained on the menu peanut butter bars like Tammy made here, and chocolate peanut butter bars simulator to Reese's. But believe me, they were so much better!!

[@jb6712]

Me, too, sir! I'm 67, so went to school when lunches were real, genuine food, cooked from scratch by our local farm women, who came into the school's kitchen every day to cook for the students and staff (they were paid, of course). Nothing, but nothing, not even my own good cooking, measures up to what those women could turn out!

[@lander2100]

I remembered this back in the day during middle and high school years. I just happen to see this video. I was looking for this recipe a very long time. I will make and hope this turn out the same as when I was in school.

[@patc.318]

Hi Tammy! I can't count the number of times we've made these Peanut Butter Bars! They are a huge fav with my crew! Gotta love JIF, too! Thanks for another video, y'all!

[@mimi1568]

My school's food was so bad that they had to serve French fries with everything to get us to buy it, even those square frozen pizzas.

[@traceycancio1795]

Ditto here. Unhealthy.

[@patriciasweet9102]

I just found you and boy did you bring back memories. I lived these , the brownies and big cinnamon rolls. Kids don't know what they are missing these days. Can't wait to make these for hubby and my boy. My granddaughter will get some in the future. Thank You!!

[@jarendagarner9488]

I've made your peanut butter bars several times and I love them!! I definitely use Jif It's the best peanut butter. I put the left over icing in my fridge and eat it like fudge It's just like peanut Butter fudge omg It's so good!!!

[@knightblossom8407]

Dang! I'm so deprived! We didn't have those in Texas - but we did have enchiladas, beans & rice, and cornbread on intermittent Tuesdays (the other Tuesdays were tacos)!

[@anniealexander5292]

Is there any one out there who remembers the key lime pie we had in the lunch room?

[@cherbeatTX59]

I guess I was as the poor school. We got Jello.

[@moonmoth2270]

School lunches suck now. I wish we had stuff like this.

[@rhena97]

Lord.... it's been a long long time, but i still remember those. We didn't get icing, but didn't matter.