Do you ever wonder where the heck some foods get their name? These little bars of goodness are called "Mud Hens". Excuse me? Mud Hens? I tried to Google why these are called Mud Hens, and all I learned was that apparently Toledo has a Minor League baseball team called the Mud Hens. Hmmm......the mystery remains......
Despite the bizarro name, the components of this treat had me drooling.......cookie base.....a layer of marshmallows and chocolate......then topped with a brown sugar meringue. I totally fell in love with that brown sugar meringue. I think I could have picked off the crunchy topping from the whole batch of bars.....if I wasn't taking these somewhere and would then have to explain why the tops of the bars were missing......
These are pretty simple to put together. I think the hardest part for me was having to wait until it had completely cooled before cutting them up! The topping is very delicate, and if you don't wait until it cools off it will just completely flake off (and you'll have to eat it yourself....bummer!).
Do yourself a favor and give these a try.....I'm sure you'll love them!
Check out Two Peas and their Pod for the recipe.......and Enjoy!!
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Hi there,
ReplyDeleteI am glad I found your blog (via Sweet as sugar cookies)! This sounds like such a yummy treat..even though the name is a little random :)
I've never heard of these either but I love all of the ingredients. I enjoy baking bar cookies. These look and sound delicious! Thanks for sharing on Sweet Indulgences Sunday.
ReplyDeleteI have a bar on my blog with a meringue topping and wicked good so I am sure these mud hens are tasty look good andi
ReplyDeleteThese sound wonderful!
ReplyDeleteomygoodness! What is not to love with these! Brown Sugar Meringue on top? They are getting pinned for sure.
ReplyDeleteThey sound great. I have no idea where the name came from either ... a mystery to be solved. Thank you for sharing your post at Joy of Desserts. :-) Enjoy the weekend.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! I'm so pinning this so I can make them! Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteHello! I'm stopping by again to let you know that your recipe was in the top recipe for last week's Sweet Indulgences Sunday. Hope you'll join us again this weekend!
ReplyDeleteHi Kristen,
ReplyDeleteThe recipe sounds really good. Hope you are having a great week end and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come back soon!
Miz Helen
Strange name or not, these sound delicious! I love brown sugar meringue. I can taste it now! Thanks for sharing with Crazy Sweet Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteThese bars do look really good, and I think half of the reason why I decided to check them out is because of the name, so it's an attention giver if nothing else. :)
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