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Best Healthy Peanut Butter Bars

No-bake healthy peanut butter bars made with simple ingredients like peanut butter, chocolate chips, honey, almond flour, and coconut oil. These fabulous bars are a textural wonder of a chewy oatmeal, coconutty base, a fudgy peanut butter filling, and a creamy chocolate frosting. They use wholesome and simple ingredients.
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating
Keyword healthy peanut butter bars, no bake peanut butter bars, peanut butter bars no bake, raw peanut butter bars
Servings 16

Ingredients

Base Crust

  • 1/2 cup almond meal (flour)
  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
  • 1/2 cup oats, instant or quick
  • 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted

Peanut Butter Layer

  • 3/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup almond or coconut flour
  • 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Topping

  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup peanut (or any other nut) butter
  • Salt flakes

Instructions

Base Crust

  • Line an 8 x 8” baking pan or dish with parchment paper on the bottom and sides leaving some overhanging to act as a handle to get the bars out easier for cutting.
    In a medium mixing bowl, add all base crust ingredients. Mix until fully combined. Transfer to the lined baking dish and refrigerate.

Peanut Butter Layer

  • In a microwave-safe bowl or stovetop, combine peanut butter with honey  and gently melt. Add almond flour, honey and coconut oil and mix well until a thick fudge batter is formed. Pour over the base and refrigerate.

Chocolate Topping

  • Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave at 50% power with 30 second bursts stirring between each one until melted and smooth.
    Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with a bowl resting on top) melt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together.
    Once melted add the peanut butter and stir until combined. Pour the chocolate over the peanut layer and sprinkle with flaky salt. Place it in the fridge to set for 15-20 minutes.
    To slice, place a sharp knife in a jug of boiling water to heat it. Wipe the knife dry and gently cut, allowing the heat from the knife to melt through the slices.
    Cut into 12-16 bars or more smaller squares depending on your size preference.
    Store these slices in an airtight container in the fridge and consume them within a week. Alternatively, you can freeze any unused portions for up to 3 months and defrost them as needed.
    Allow the bars to soften at room temperature before eating.
     
     
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