Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Now that I’m living in America. Im a little bit torn between honoring my new home and their weird ways. Or, staying true to my roots when it comes to my food writing. The way food is described here is so different to the Southern Hemisphere. They have special names for everything, I’m even uncertain of how I should be spelling words now! When favourite becomes favorite i don’t know whats right and what’s wrong. With all these conflicting thoughts I was unsure on how to describe and title this recipe I’m about to share. I made this recipe for a few of my American friends, and they kept referring to it as the Peanut Butter Bar. So thats what I’ve decided to go with.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars that require no baking, and little preparation. What you end up with? A chewy, nutty, buttery bar with little bursts of sweetness from the currants. With just a slight richness from the layer of peanut encrusted chocolate on top. This is one of those dessert thats you’d be proud to bring along to any dinner party if you’re looking to impress your friends. And there’s no breaking the bank or your nails in preparation.

Because I’m an all inclusive type of gal, I want to make this recipe fun for all. If you have peanut allergies, sub it for almond or cashew butter. And better yet, if you have nut allergies altogether try sunbutter or coconut butter as the binder. But be sure to use a liquid coconut butter so the batter binds nicely.

These No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are another one of those recipes you can sub and swap ingredients to your liking. Don’t like currants? Swap for chocolate chips. Don’t have brown rice syrup? Swap out for maple syrup (or honey for non vegans). The opportunities are plentiful! So the only thing holding you back between this page and these bars is your own creativity!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

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Recipe by www.peanut-head.comCourse: Snacks, DessertCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

10

servings

Prep time

20

minutes

Resting Time

20

minutes

These low sugar, No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars make for an easy snack idea or mid week treat.

Ingredients

• Base

• 1 1/2 cups gluten free rolled oats

• 2 tbsp peanut butter

• 1/4 cup currants

• 2 tbsp brown rice syrup

• 1 chia egg (1 tbsp chia seeds mixed with 8 tbsp warm water stirred and left to sit for 5 minutes)

• 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted

• Chocolate

• 3 tbsp cacao

• 3 tbsp coconut oil

• 2 tbsp brown rice syrup

• Pinch salt

• 2 tbsp peanuts, roughly chopped

Directions

• Mix together your chia seeds with 6 tbsp warm water. Stir and set aside to get gelatinous.
• In a food processor blitz the rolled oats until you’ve reached a flour consistency
• Add all remaining base ingredients except for the currants and blitz until they’re all incorporated and you have a thick and sticky batter
• Stir in the currants
• Transfer and press down mixture into a small 9×5 baking pan
• Place in the freezer, and start on the chocolate.
• In a small saucepan gently melt down your cacao, brown rice syrup, coconut oil and salt, stir well.
• Remove your baking tin from the freezer and pour the chocolate mixture overtop.
• Sprinkle the chopped peanuts on top of the chocolate (they may sink in a little bit – that’s fine)
• Place your loaf tin back into the freezer for 30 minutes to set.
• Once the chocolate on top has solidified remove your creation from the freezer and gently cut into 2-2.5 inch squares.
• Use a spatula to gently lift out the bars from the tin and serve.

Notes

• Can be kept in the fridge, covered, for up to 1 week
• Can substitute brown rice syrup for another sticky sweetener.