No Bake Peanut Butter Bars

GF V Feb 14, 2025

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These no bake peanut butter bars are like a simpler Reese's cup, without all the refined sugars and oils. It's so simple to make, just mix together the dough, press it into a pan, and melt some chocolate on top. This is a healthier dessert, but it is not a low calorie dessert, has it contains a lot of peanut butter, so it has a lot of (healthy) fats and calories. It also contains a fair bit of sugar from the honey and chocolate chips, so use sugar free syrup or sugar free chocolate chips if you desire!

BASE
- 1 cup (256 g) Natural peanut butter
- 1/4 cup (84 g) Honey
- 1 tsp (5 g) Vanilla extract
- 1 cup (120 g) Coconut flour

TOP
- 3/4 cup (135 g) Chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup (64 g) Natural peanut butter

OPTIONAL
- Pinch (0.38 g) Flakey salt

1. In a medium glass bowl, combine together peanut butter and honey. Microwave for 30 seconds if necessary to make it easier to stir

2. Any sort of nut or seed butter will work here, such as peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, pumpkin seed butter, or tahini

3. I've gone with honey as the sweetener here, but either maple syrup or sugar free syrup will also work

4. Add in the vanilla and coconut flour, and mix to form a dough. It should feel like a slightly drier cookie dough

5. If you don't have coconut flour, then you can swap it for either oat flour or almond flour. Since coconut flour absorps a lot of moisture (see Water Absorption of Different Flours), you may need double the amount. Mix in the flour, and go based on feel. You should be able to roll the dough into balls without it being too wet or dry

6. Line an 9" square baking pan with parchment paper. Evenly press the dough into the bottom of the pan. Freeze as you prepare the topping

7. Wipe down your bowl, and add in the chocolate chips and peanut butter. Melt in 20 second intervals, stirring between, until you just have a melted chocolate

8. Again, any sort of nut or seed butter can work here in place of peanut butter. To make it sugar free, use sugar free chocolate chips or Sugar Free Chocolate Bar in place of standard chocolate chips

9. Pour on top of the base, and evenly spread throughout. Optionally top with flakey salt. Freeze for 1 hour to firm before slicing

10. Below is what I made for Valentine's Day. In the back is the PB bars, the center is chocolate covered pistachios, and surrounding them is my Edible Cookie Dough Bites that I made as chocolate peanut butter instead

https://www.poormanprotein.com/recipes/peanut-butter-bars

Description

Time

Prep Time:

15 minutes

Rest Time:

1 hour

Total Time:

1 hours 15 minutes

Cost

Total Cost:

Cost per Serving:

$0.35

Ingredients

Serving(s)

Base

1 cup Natural peanut butter

1/4 cup Honey

1 tsp Vanilla extract

1 cup Coconut flour

Top

3/4 cup Chocolate chips

1/4 cup Natural peanut butter

Optional

Pinch Flakey salt

Instructions

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In a medium glass bowl, combine together peanut butter and honey. Microwave for 30 seconds if necessary to make it easier to stir

Any sort of nut or seed butter will work here, such as peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, pumpkin seed butter, or tahini

I've gone with honey as the sweetener here, but either maple syrup or sugar free syrup will also work

Add in the vanilla and coconut flour, and mix to form a dough. It should feel like a slightly drier cookie dough

If you don't have coconut flour, then you can swap it for either oat flour or almond flour. Since coconut flour absorps a lot of moisture (see Water Absorption of Different Flours), you may need double the amount. Mix in the flour, and go based on feel. You should be able to roll the dough into balls without it being too wet or dry

Line an 9" square baking pan with parchment paper. Evenly press the dough into the bottom of the pan. Freeze as you prepare the topping

Wipe down your bowl, and add in the chocolate chips and peanut butter. Melt in 20 second intervals, stirring between, until you just have a melted chocolate

Again, any sort of nut or seed butter can work here in place of peanut butter. To make it sugar free, use sugar free chocolate chips or Sugar Free Chocolate Bar in place of standard chocolate chips

Pour on top of the base, and evenly spread throughout. Optionally top with flakey salt. Freeze for 1 hour to firm before slicing

Below is what I made for Valentine's Day. In the back is the PB bars, the center is chocolate covered pistachios, and surrounding them is my Edible Cookie Dough Bites that I made as chocolate peanut butter instead

Nutrition Facts

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Servings: 16

Serving Size: 1 bar
Calories: 210

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Total Fat: 13.3g (17 %)
Saturated Fat: 3.6g (18 %)
Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.0g
Monounsaturated Fat: 6.0g
Cholesterol: 1mg (0 %)
Sodium: 89mg (4 %)
Total Carbohydrate: 18.3g (7 %)
Fiber: 4.8g (17 %)
Net Carbs: 13.5g
Total Sugar: 10.9g
Added Sugar: 8.7g (17 %)
Protein: 6.8g (14 %)

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Vitamin B12: 0.02mcg (1 %)
Vitamin D: 0.0mcg (0 %)
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Calcium: 18mg (1 %)
Iron: 1.52mg (8 %)
Magnesium: 48mg (11 %)
Potassium: 332mg (7 %)

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Glycemic Index:

42.9

Glycemic Load:

7.8

Sources of Inspiration

https://www.theconsciousplantkitchen.com/no-bake-peanut-butter-bars/#wprm-recipe-container-2452

https://vanillaandbean.com/healthy-peanut-butter-bars/#wprm-recipe-container-42152