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It's been almost 13 years since Mean Girls debuted, and while the fashion may be a little dated — ah, that golden era when Juicy Couture track suits and bedazzled anything ruled the Earth — the movie's become one insanely quotable string of memes, gif reactions, and nostalgia-inducing throwbacks to the all-you-can-do-is-laugh moments that make up high school hell. And to this day, one part of the film remains shrouded in mystery: What the heck were Kälteen bars?!
Sure, the movie sums them up pretty succinctly: "They're these weird Swedish nutrition bars. My mom used to give them to the kids in Africa to help them gain weight," Lindsay Lohan tells her friends in one scene. Or, as she tells frenemy Regina George (AKA Rachel McAdams), "they're these weird nutrition bars my mom uses to lose weight."
Regina takes the bait, devouring them like crazy in her quest to "lose three pounds." And, as the movie progresses, you can watch her waistline steadily thicken, until she can only fit in sweatpants and a haughty saleswoman suggests she buy her prom dress at — *gasp!* — Sears. The horror.
Since then, people have wondered what was really in those bars — and if they exist IRL. For a brief moment, they did. Dylan's Candy Bar sold a crunchy, peanut butter and chocolate candy bar to commemorate the film's 10th anniversary, but it was only for a limited time. To pay homage to Dylan's treat — and the original — we set out to make our own version.
Since these bars were supposed to be decadent — the kind of treat that helps you gain weight, not lose it —we went full throttle, making this a full-fledged dessert. It's based on our edible cookie dough (and peanut butter-and-chocolate buckeyes!), as we focused on using just a few ingredients, so you could whip up a batch using just a microwave, a mixing bowl and a baking pan. That way nothing will distract you from your Mean Girls watch party.
While you're at it, don't miss this deleted scene from the movie, which provides, sweet, sweet justice to Regina (with the most epic Kälteen cameo to date):
Now that's fetch.
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