An easy peanut butter bar with no added oil
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and your year is off to a terrific start!
Today I am back with an easy peanut butter bar. It is sweetened with maple syrup, which gives these bars a special touch. There is no added oil, so you can feel OK about indulging in these bars.
I had some leftover Christmas Peanut M&Ms, so I folded them into the dough. Chocolate chips or other candies would also pair nicely in these bars.
If you opt to use Peanut M&Ms, be careful when slicing. Make sure you slice all the way into the bar so you don’t bust up the bar.
What would you add to the bar?
Peanut Butter Bars
Author: Megan - The Emotional Baker
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¼ cup almond milk
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup peanut M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease an 11 x 7 inch pan.
- In a large bowl, mix peanut butter, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla and almond milk.
- In measuring cup, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
- Fold dry mixture into liquid mixture and mix until combined.
- Add peanut M&Ms and mix into dough.
- Press dough into greased pan. Sprinkle extra M&Ms on dough and press into dough.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until edges of bars are light brown. Bars will feel soft.
- Allow to cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing into bars.
Yes please. These sound divine.
Thank you, Katie!
Oh, I have a half opened bag of holiday M&M’s still and these bars look and sound awesome! Love that there’s no butter or oil in here – that makes them okay for breakfast yes? 😉 Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year Megan!
Ha ha, Kelly. Of course they’re acceptable for breakfast!
Love that these are so simple and look delicious! Love the combination of peanut butter and chocolate.
Thank you, Ashley!
Love the idea of using maple syrup. I would love the peanut m&ms, but Reeses may be good too.
Ooh, Reeses. That sounds great! Good idea, Laura 🙂
A double hit of peanuts! These look divine!
Thank you, Liz!
Peanut Butter M&M’s and Peanut M&M’s are my favorites! These bars look delicious!
Thank you, Tonia!
These look really yummy!
They are! Thanks Deb!
Happy New Year!! I love these bars, they look delicious.
Thank you, Zainab. Hope your 2014 is off to a terrific start!
These look crazy good. I am peanut butter obsessed, so I have to try these!
Yes, Rachel. You must try these. Thanks for visiting and let me know if you do get a chance to make a batch 🙂
Wow! A healthy-ish dessert bar…..I LOVE this!! Thanks so much for sharing at Saturday Night Fever!
Thank you, Cathy!