FIBER ONE HAYSTACK RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment and brush with olive oil. Slit the eggplants down the middle, being careful not to cut through the skin. Place on the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, until the outer skin begins to shrivel. Remove from the oven and transfer, cut side down, to a colander set in the sink. Allow to drain for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium heat in a large, lidded skillet and add the onions. Cook, stirring often, until the onions are very tender, 5 to 8 minutes, and add the garlic. Cook, stirring, for 30 seconds to a minute, until fragrant. Remove from the heat and transfer to a bowl. Add the tomatoes, herbs, salt to taste and 1 teaspoon of the sugar and 1 tablespoon of the remaining oil.
• Turn the eggplants over and place in the pan, cut side up. Season with salt. Fill with the onion and tomato mixture. Mix together the remaining olive oil, the remaining sugar, the water and the lemon juice. Drizzle over and around the eggplants. Cover the pan and place over low heat. Cook gently for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, checking the pan for liquid and basting from time to time with the liquid in the pan, and adding water to the pan if it becomes too dry. By the end of cooking the eggplants should be practically flat and the liquid in the pan slightly caramelized. Spoon this juice over the eggplant. Allow to cool in the pan, and serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with wax or parchment paper. Coarsely chop 3/4 cup roasted salted peanuts.
• Place 1 (11-ounce) bag butterscotch chips, 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter, and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 2 minutes, stirring vigorously with a rubber spatula halfway through. If not completely melted, microwave in 20-second intervals, vigorously mixing between each, until the mixture is mostly melted with some lumps, 1 to 2 minutes more. (Alternatively, melt the ingredients together in a double boiler over low heat, then transfer to a large bowl.)
• Add the peanuts and 12 ounces fried chow mein noodles. Stir until the mixture is well-combined.
• Scoop 2 heaping tablespoon portions of the haystack mixture onto the baking sheets, about 20 per sheet. Let sit until the haystacks harden and set, 40 minutes at room temperature or 20 minutes in the refrigerator.