Thankfully they tapered off, but I remember still having a craving or two come back for the over the years. I guess I just went on with this false assumption that I still liked them.

I never felt like I could bring myself to break my mom's heart and tell her I didn't like Fig Newtons. I would dread opening my lunchbox and finding some figgies wrapped up in plastic as my 'dessert'. Something about the texture and the sweetness turned me off. Then as I got a little older, I remember starting to dislike them more and more. My mom would give them to me in those packed school lunches. I started off loving them as a little girl. 'Here, try this Newton'.? That just sounds terrible! Fig Newton can't be called anything else and that's what we're calling them here on Strength and Sunshine! Let me give you my history with the Fig Newton. Our cookies are made with Whole Grain and a wide variety of fruits – from Blueberry to Strawberry – and come in both chewy and crispy varieties.' WHAT!? How can they do that? Newtons? No.I won't stand for that nonsense! So we dropped the “Fig” in our name and are now just Newtons. However, we’ve grown a lot since then, and are now about much more than just Fig. One of those classics happens to be the almighty Fig Newton! Nabisco also just crushed my soul when I went over to their site (while writing this) and read, 'Ever since the first Fig Newtons were made over a century ago, we’ve been one unique cookie. I also get a lot of my recipe inspiration from my own childhood favorites or just the memories and events surrounding certain foods. We're getting 'figgy with it' today! Welcome to the FIRST of many 'old school' back-to-school recipe remakes I'll be sharing over the next two months! One of the biggest reader requests I get is for gluten-free/allergy-free versions of some of those classic and iconic American processed foods we all used to love and grow-up with. A healthy dessert or snack, these fig filled soft cookie rolls will be a new staple recipe in your home! The classic cookie now baked right at home! Homemade Gluten-Free Fig Newtons, naturally sweet, vegan, and top-8 allergy-free.

Fig newton bars recipe