Jai's Peanut Butter Bars

Jai's Peanut Butter Bars
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 20
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 238.9
  • Total Fat: 12.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 20.7 mg
  • Sodium: 229.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 30.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
  • Protein: 3.1 g

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Introduction

A chocolate peanut butter dessert that is half the calories of "normal" peanut butter bars found online. A chocolate peanut butter dessert that is half the calories of "normal" peanut butter bars found online.
Number of Servings: 20

Ingredients

    1/4 cup butter, unsalted
    1/4 cup natural unsweetened applesauce
    1/2 cup Splenda baking blend
    1/2 cup brown sugar
    1/2 cup Skippy natural peanut butter, smooth
    1 egg, medium, beaten
    1 tsp vanilla
    1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    1/2 cup whole wheat flour
    1/2 cup quick oats
    1 tsp baking soda
    1/4 tsp sea salt
    1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
    Icing:
    1/2 cup confectioners sugar
    2 Tbsp Skippy peanut butter, smooth
    2 Tbsp. Silk dark chocolate almond milk

Tips

If you need the icing to drizzle more smoothly, add a tsp more of almond milk at a time until desired consistency.


Directions

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugars, and peanut butter. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine flours, oats, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture. Spread into olive-oil sprayed 13x9x2 baking pan/glass dish. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned. Cool for 10 minutes. Combine icing ingredients; drizzle over bars.

Serving Size: Makes 20 2.5"x2" size servings

Number of Servings: 20

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TURBOJAI7.