Peanut Butter and Jelly "Shortbread" Bars
Like most Americans, I grew up eating (and loving!) peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars contain that well loved combo in addition to a tender, shortbread crust. A healthier twist on a classic that will give you a stable blood sugar response but satisfy even the sweetest sweet tooth!
Ingredients
Cookie Base Layer
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/3 cup vanilla protein powder or arrowroot powder
- 1/3 cup monkfruit syrup or maple syrup
- 1/4 cup coconut oil avocado oil, grass fed butter or ghee, melted
Make the Chia Jam
- 1 cup raspberries
- 3/4 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp chia seeds or basil seeds
- 1 tbsp monkfruit syrup if desired (or use maple syrup)
Middle Layer
- 1/2 cup peanut butter (no added sugar or oils)
- 1/3 cup monkfruit syrup or maple syrup
- 3 tbsp coconut oil grass fed butter or ghee, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla
Top Layer
- 1/2 cup chia jam
Instructions
Make the cookie base layer
- Preheat oven to 350F. Combine all the base layer ingredients until a dough forms
- Press the dough into a parchment lined loaf pan
- Bake for 13-15 mins until golden brown on top. Allow to cool completely
While the cookie layer is baking, make the chia jam
- In a small saucepan, add raspberries over low heat. Mash raspberries with a potato masker or the back of a fork
- Add lemon juice and stir well
- Add basil seeds and allow the jam to cool
- The whole process will take under 5 minutes!
Make the peanut butter layer
- Mix peanut butter ingredients together
Assemble the Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars
- Keeping the cookie still in the loaf pan, spread the nut butter mixture over the cooled cookie layer
- Spread the chia jam on top of the peanut butter
- Place the pan in the freezer until hardened, about an hour
- Using a sharp knife, cut into 10 bars. Enjoy!
Notes
Store any extras (if you have them!) in the freezer in an airtight container. If you like these, try my peanut butter paleo brownies.
Nutrition
Calories: 248kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 8gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 65mgPotassium: 112mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 1mg
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