seven layer bar
baker- unknown
location- coffee roastery, sf
dedication- to my friend, Lee, who is synonymous in my brain with this treat
it is confirmed that taste buds do change over the years. "and how" (as my grandmother would say). growing up, i hated coconut...even enough to dismiss any dessert on the same plate with this shredded oddness. and, as i have said early on-- nuts do not mix for me with desserts....(almost) never.
so, in short, seven layer bar = anomaly....as 2 of the layers i (off the bat) basically hate. but, as i was convinced to recently try one (thanks a lot ashlee)...something transformed those 2 shameful layers. the other 5 layers took over...the thick graham cracker crust, the sweet butterscotch and chocolate chips...and although i don't cook/bake (at all)...i am sure that the secret ingredient (in addition to the other obvious winners) is condensed milk. yum. my mouth overcomes me...and if this bar wasn't cut and packaged individually, i would have to tie back my hands to not eat the entire pan.
i do believe that smells are maybe the most powerful of all the senses. however, maybe sight switches up this order, at least for this instance. i spent many of my high school lunches observing my dear friend, lee, whom i greatly respect and adore, "eat" a version of these 7 layer bars ("bruegger's bars"). for her, it was a very methodical act, as she would dissect it, layer by layer, eating exactly 1 layer at a time. seriously. needless to say, she is now a doctor.
so....coconuts and nuts, i salute you. you must, in some weird way, make this dessert impossible to stop eating....dissecting.
