Turner Fisheries had been on the top of my list the entire evening, and then suddenly, with a different take on peanut butter, Tremont 647 was turning everything on its head. After the first bite, I had a problem on my hands. But I do normally enjoy Aquitaine's desserts, so this is really just a personal preference thing.įinally, we visited Tremont 647 for some Peanut Butter Cheesecake with Butterscotch Sauce, featuring Peanut Butter Sandwich cookies. I can't say much beyond that it was good despite the bananas, and if this is your kind of thing, it looks very simple to make at home. Definitely tasty, though, and this has me wanting to make some citrus curd sometime soon.Īquitaine was up next, and although I don't like bananas, I bravely tried their Boston Banana Cream Torte, featuring Peanut Butter Sandwiches and Daily Go Rounds. The push-pops were fun, but they made it difficult to taste the layers together - instead, I really only tasted one at a time as I pushed the bottom up. It consisted of layers of lemon curd, pureed blueberries, whipped ricotta, and crushed Lemonades cookies. The layered dessert was served in a push-pop, which made it all that more fun to eat. Ready for more sugar, we headed on to Aura's table, where they were offering something called the Layered Lemon Ice Box. The cookies had almost nothing to do with the dish, making them an odd choice for a cookie-inspired event. So we headed back to try the next sample, and lo and behold, Locke-Ober had ribs! Served with grits and sprinkled with crushed Shortbread, the ribs were delicious, but a bit of a cop-out. We took a swing by the cheese table in the front of the room, but there was nothing that looked like it would be giving off such tempting aromas. While enjoying our granola bars, we both thought we smelled something savory, like chicken wings. I didn't try the Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana bars (featuring Peanut Butter Patties) because I don't think bananas have a place in dessert, but Melody didn't like it as much as the Caramel Delites bar.
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I would most certainly buy this at an Au Bon Pain, and I might even make these at home. I tried the Caramel Delites bars, which were hearty, filled with granola, almonds, coconut, honey, and cookie chunks. Frankly, I wasn't expecting much of anything from the bakery chain, but their granola bars were fantastic. I was already feeling like I'd had too much sugar, and we were only 2 tables in! Some water cured me, though, and we proceeded to the Au Bon Pain table. They used crushed Caramel Delites as a filling to the cupcakes, which added a nice crunch to the cake. They were, like all of Kickass' cupcakes that I've tried, fine - a little dry and with waaay too much frosting. Next up were Kickass Cupcakes' Caramel Delites Cupcakes. The puree was just sweet enough, and I loved the textural difference between the puree and the shortbread base.
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With the Shortbread as a base and the peanut butter puree on top, this was a perfect little treat. And from the first bite, it was clear that this was the dessert to beat. Our first bite was the Peanut Butter Terrines (featuring Peanut Butter Sandwiches and Shortbread) from Turner Fisheries (above). My friend Melody, who went through all 12 years of Girl Scouts with me, and I arrived right at the beginning of the event and quickly got to tasting. I only attended the Boston event, but from looking at the recipes, the night in Salem sounded just as delicious. This year, they split the event into two nights - one in Salem and one in Boston. They ask local chefs to create recipes using Girl Scout cookies, and then they throw a big bash where people consume inordinate amounts of sugar. Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts has, for a few years now, put together an event called Girl Scout Cookie Creations.
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(It helps that my niece is now a scout and gave me a box of Thin Mints for Christmas - like a drug pusher, she is. So when Girl Scout cookie time rolls around, I'm always excited to buy a box or twelve. As I mentioned last year, I am a Girl Scout.