Description
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, as 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!
Time
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Rest Time:
1 hour
Total Time:
1 hours
15 minutes
Cost
Total Cost:
Cost per Serving:
$0.31
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 Flaky 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
- Add in the vanilla and coconut flour, and mix to form a dough. It should feel like a slightly drier cookie dough
- Line a 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
- Pour on top of the base, and evenly spread throughout. Optionally top with flaky salt. Freeze for 1 hour to firm before slicing
Notes
- For the base, any sort of natural 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
- 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
- For the topping, again any sort of natural nut or seed butter can work here in place of peanut butter. To make it sugar free, use sugar free chocolate chips or Monk Fruit Chocolate Chunks in place of standard chocolate chips
- 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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Total Fat: 13.6g (17%
17 % of Daily Value (78 g)
)
Saturated Fat: 3.9g (19%
19 % of Daily Value (20 g)
)
Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.0g
Monounsaturated Fat: 6.0g
Cholesterol: 1mg (0%
0 % of Daily Value (300 mg)
)
Sodium: 84mg (4%
4 % of Daily Value (2300 mg)
)
Total Carbohydrate: 18.3g (7%
7 % of Daily Value (275 g)
)
Fiber: 4.8g (17%
17 % of Daily Value (28 g)
)
Net Carbs: 13.5g
Total Sugar: 10.9g
Added Sugar: 8.7g (17%17% of Daily Value for added sugar (50 g))
Protein: 6.8g (14%
14 % of Daily Value (50 g)
)
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Vitamin B12: 0.02mcg (1%
1 % of Daily Value (2.4 mcg)
)
Vitamin D: 0.0mcg (0%
0 % of Daily Value (20 mcg)
)
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Calcium: 17mg (1%
1 % of Daily Value (1300 mg)
)
Iron: 1.92mg (11%
11 % of Daily Value (18 mg)
)
Magnesium: 48mg (11%
11 % of Daily Value (420 mg)
)
Potassium: 177mg (4%
4 % of Daily Value (4700 mg)
)
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44.6
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7.7
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6.7
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