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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Larabars

Melissa King 46 Comments

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Larabars.  I had a reader request a recipe the peanut butter chocolate larabar.  Since I love all things larabar, I wanted to make them asap.  They came out great!  I still love the Coconut Cream Larabar the best, but this one is pretty good too.

These healthy bars are no bake and super easy.  They freeze well too, so feel free to double the batch!

 

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Larabars

 

I am more of an almond butter girl myself, but my husband LOVES peanut butter so I know that these will be gobbled up fast.  I may try a second batch with almonds.  I love recipes like this because they are just so easy.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Larabars

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Larabars

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Prep Time 15 min

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. In the food processor , blend the peanuts and salt into a powder.
  2. Pit the dates and add them in as well.
  3. If needed, slowly add a bit of water to help the mixture come together.
  4. Once the dough is formed, line and 8×8 glass baking dish with parchment paper leaving enough room for some paper to stick out the sides.
  5. Carefully, spoon the dough into the pan evenly. The dough will be very sticky and you may need to wet the spatula a bit.
  6. Using the extra paper, pack the dough down until it is flat and even.
  7. Place in the fridge to firm up.

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Recipe Notes

I store them in the fridge. They should keep at least a week if you can get them to last that long!

Homemade KIND Bars (Vegan and Gluten Free)

Melissa King 47 Comments

Homemade KIND Bars.  After my Homemade Clif Bars were such a hit, I asked all of you which bar you would like to see next.  The answers were all asking for KIND bars.

I had never even tried one, so I went to the store and bought one to try.  The first flavor I attempted was Peanut Butter Chocolate.  I have plans for more homemade KIND bars in the future. 🙂

 

Homemade KIND Bars

 

These KIND bars, along with my Clean Eating Samoas,  are kind of involved; but I think they turned out pretty good!

I used my Sweet Peanut Butter Spread as inspiration for the ingredient that binds this bar together.  So here is the recipe.  I got about 10 bars out of the recipe, but mine are quite thick.

Homemade KIND Bars

Homemade KIND Bars

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 20 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups mixed nuts chopped (I bought mine out of the bulk bin)
  • 2 cups brown rice cereal (I used Nature's Path)
  • 12 medjool dates pitted
  • 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
  • 3/4 cup water

For the chocolate coating

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325.
  2. In a large bowl , mix the nuts and cereal.
  3. In the food processor , pulse the dates and water until a thin paste forms.
  4. Add in the peanut butter. If you store your peanut butter in the fridge, pull it out a few hours ahead of time so it will be soft.
  5. Once all those are combined well, add it to the nuts and cereal.
  6. Mix well until everything is combined.
  7. I used an 8×8 baking dish, but I would suggest using a slightly bigger one because my bars came out a bit on the thick side.
  8. Line your pan with parchment paper leaving enough room for some paper to come out the sides so it’s easy to pull the bars out after baking.
  9. Press batter into the pan so it is coated evenly and then press down hard with the spatula. The batter will be very sticky.
  10. Bake for about 20-30 minutes.
  11. Let the bars cool before pulling them out of the pan.
  12. Once cooled and out, slice into bars, spread out and bake for another 18 minutes.  I cut my bars easily with a pizza cutter .

For the chocolate coating:

  1. Using a double boiler, melt the chips and milk together.
  2. Once a smooth and runny consistency is reached, drizzle over the bars and place in the fridge to set. 
  3. I had some chocolate left over, so if you want, you can dip the bottom of each bar in to coat as well.  That way, they will be a bit more like the real bars.  Hope you enjoy these.

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Sweet Peanut Butter Spread

Melissa King 8 Comments

This is so much more than peanut butter…

Sweet Peanut Butter Spread

I have big plans for this stuff in future recipes.  My husband just loves peanut butter.  He really loves making peanut butter and honey sandwiches at night as a sweet treat.  He used to love Nutella, but vegans can’t eat it and it’s not all that healthy anyway.  This is the peanut butter version of Nutella.  It would also make a great peanut butter fudge if left to chill in the fridge.  It could be used as a healthier alternative to frosting as well.  It would be delicious for the filling of my Thumbprint Cookies.  Heck, you can even sit there and eat it as is, which is what I did.  Ooops, did I say that allowed?  Warning….this is highly addictive.

Sweet Ingredient Peanut Butter Spread

Sweet Peanut Butter Spread

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Prep Time 20 min

Ingredients

  • 15 medjool pitted dates
  • 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

  1. Combine the water and dates in the food processor and blend until a paste forms.
  2. Then, add the peanut butter and continue to blend until smooth. That’s it. Store in the fridge. Should last a couple weeks.

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Donuts (Vegan)

Melissa King 110 Comments

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Donuts that are vegan and gluten free! Who says you can’t have donuts on a whole food diet?  Not me!  I just make them healthier.

UPDATE: This recipe originally appeared on my blog back in 2013.  I had t remove it for 3 years because it went into my first cookbook.  Well, those 3 years are up, so I’m bringing it back to the blog! Yay!

 

peanut butter chocolate chip donuts

 

Most donuts are laden with saturated fat, processed sugars and flours.  Not these!  These are baked, not fried and made with whole grains.  Even your kids will love them.

 

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Peanut Butter Cookies

Melissa King 137 Comments

I know I already have a recipe for peanut butter cookies on my blog, but I found this one on Pinterest and it looked interesting. I love Pinterest, don’t you?  I could waste so many hours looking at recipes. These peanut butter cookies are soft and delicious thanks to a secret ingredient.  The original recipe came from texanerin.com, and I saw it on thenutritiontwins.com website. These cookies look naughty, but they are not as unhealthy as you would think.  I thought this recipe was so good, I wanted to share it with you all.

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These are grain free and they are really easy to make.  My husband had like 5 of them when they first came out of the oven.  I had to stop him so I had some to photograph!

If you are a visual person, check out the quick video below.  It shows how easy these are to make.

So here is the recipe.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

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Prep Time 15 min Cook Time 15 min Serves 15 cookies     adjust servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Combine all the ingredients, except for the chocolate chips, in a food processor and pulse until very smooth.
  3. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  4. Roll the dough into balls. The mixture will be very thick and sticky.
  5. Drop cookies onto a lined baking sheet.
  6. Bake for about 12-15 minutes.

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Recipe Notes

I got about 15 cookies. Please do not let the beans in this recipe turn you away. I promise you cannot even taste them in here. These are good!

Peanut Butter Granola Bars (Vegan)

Melissa King 160 Comments

Peanut Butter Granola Bars are very easy to make yourself. This recipe can be used as a base and you can add in whatever you like.  If you need a nut free version, sunflower butter works great in place of the peanut butter.

 

peanut butter granola bars

 

These bars are very similar to my Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Cookies.  They came out yummy and were kid friendly too.  My little girl loved them!

 

 

It is all over Meadow’s face.  Even my mostly tube fed baby ate some!

 

 

This would make a good afternoon snack too.  I often snack on my homemade granola in the afternoons for a sweet treat.  You can find one of those recipes here.

Peanut Butter Granola Bars

Peanut Butter Granola Bars

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 30 min

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. 
  2. Mix all dry ingredients in one bowl. 
  3. In a sauce pan, on medium heat, combine the banana, peanut butter, maple syrup and milk. 
  4. Stir until combined. 
  5. Add peanut butter mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well. 
  6. Fold in the chocolate chips
  7. Line a pan with parchment paper. I do this because it is so easy to just lift them out of the pan and cut with a pizza cutter.  I do, however, reuse the same piece of parchment over and over again.  There is no reason to throw it away after one use.  I just store it in the cabinet with the baking pans.
  8. Bake them in the oven for about 20-25 minutes. 
  9. Let them cool completely before cutting.

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Recipe Notes

I store them in a plastic container separated by parchment paper. They should keep for about two weeks, although mine will not last that long! Enjoy!

What other flavors would you like to see?