Healthy PB & J Bars

Jacklin Altman

These bars are vegan, gluten free, dairy free, and can be made paleo - and, most importantly, they taste AMAZING! A soft shortbread base is topped with sweet raspberry jam and a peanut butter cookie crumble - you’re gonna wanna make these like yesterday. Makes 10 bars in a 9x5 loaf pan, Double for 8x8.

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 185 kcal

Equipment

Mixing Bowls
9x5 Pan
Oven

Ingredients

Shortbread:

1 1/2 cup Almond flour blanched, fine
2 tsp coconut flour
2 tbsp coconut oil melted
2 tbsp maple syrup

Raspberry Jam Layer:

1 6 oz package raspberries cleaned drained and patted down w towel
3 tbsp sugar
1.5 tbsp lemon juice

Peanut butter cookie topping:

1/4 cup pb
1 tbsp and 1 tsp maple syrup
3 tbsp almond flour
1/2 tsp baking powder

Instructions

Make your jam. Combine raspberry (or fruit of choice) layer ingredients, cook on medium high heat until it boils. Mash raspberries with potato masher or fork, then reduce to simmer and simmer for 20 min, until mixture has thickened and reduced. Put in fridge to cool.
Preheat oven to 350F.

Shortbread Layer

Sift your almond flour and coconut flour together in a mixing bowl. Melt coconut oil and combine all Ingredients until mixture is uniform. Press into bottom of a parchment-lined loaf pan and bake at 350 for 12 min.

Peanut Butter Crumble

Combine peanut butter, almond flour, baking powder, maple and stir until fully combined. Mixture should be relatively dry.

Assembly

Remove shortbread layer from oven, spread even layer of raspberry jam on top.
Crumble peanut butter cookie layer over raspberry layer, bake for an additional 12-14 min
Let cool completely before cutting and enjoy!

Notes

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Nutrition

Calories: 185kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 43mgPotassium: 46mgFiber: 4gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 17IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mg

Keyword dessert, raspberry, gluten free, dairy free, jelly, paleo, peanut butter, vegan