Peanut Butter Bliss Bars
created by Snacking Squirrel
2 cups oats
2 cups puffed rice
1 cup coconut flour
1 cup spelt flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup chopped peanuts
1/2 teaspoon guar gum
1/2 teaspoon salt
Step A: Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl
1.5 cups peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup apple sauce
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup coconut
Step B: Mix wet ingredients together in a separate bowl
Adam's Crunchy
Peanut Butter
Step C: Combine wet and dry ingredients
together (works best if you use your hands)
Important: Save a little less than half of this
mixture for later to be used as your crumble topping
Step D: Press the mix firmly into a greased baking pan
Step E: Bake in a preheated oven at 325 F for 20 minutes
Let crust cool as you prepare the filling...
Step F: Melt in a pot over medium-low heat and stir
Step G: Pour over cooled crust and spread with a spatula
Step H: While the chocolate is setting, place the remaining oat crumble on non-
stick baking paper
before placing back into the oven @ 325 F for 10-20 minutes
stick baking paper
Step I: Press baked crumble on top, refrigerate, cut, and eat!
at her workplace. She didn't realize i'd happily hide away
in my kitchen all day and bake up something so creative
I almost had a heart-attack when I tried one. It's one of those sit-
down-and-let-your-brain-chemicals-bubble kind of bars!
down-and-let-your-brain-chemicals-bubble kind of bars!
oh my worrrd, these look heavenly!! my kinda peanut butter-y dessert, and coconut too! can't go wrong :) do you think the guar gum could be omitted?
ReplyDeleteha ha... you know if you ever need someone to take all your baked goods off your hands, you know where to send them... ;)
ReplyDeletethose look so freaking good!!
ReplyDeleteGoodness gracious! those look good! They combine so many of my favorite things.
ReplyDeleteNow that is a thing of beauty! Perfect combination!
ReplyDeleteI just bookmarked these to make soon! Delicious looking!
ReplyDeleteI totally believe the heart attack thing... These look to. die. for. Nut butter, chocolate, and oats? That's a no fail combo right there.
ReplyDeleteMy boyfriend makes a different version of those. They are absolutely delicious!
ReplyDeleteYou may email me at any time to ask for my address to send me one of these bad boys. No need to thank me for offering my services. :)
ReplyDeleteooooh you told me these were coming - and all I can say....AMAZING!!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe - I will have to give these a try for sure :))))))))
ReplyDeleteooh wow, these look amazing!!1 i'm getting hungry looking at these haha..i want to try!
ReplyDeleteCan I tell you that these freakin look offfff the chainnnnn girl!!!!! omg! Vegan AND GF (well the spelt can be subbed out) and amazing!!
ReplyDeleteLove that they use 1 c of coconut flour. I have a TON and that stuff multiplies, i swear :) so great way to use it up!
These sound so great, with all the amazing ingredients!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I shall make them soon, tnx for the recipe )
THESE ARE AMAZING GIRL!! i need these ASAP ! thank you very much!! Hehe :)
ReplyDeleteYou had me at "peanut butter" ;)
ReplyDeleteThese look so good Kelsey! I love your decadent desserts...you are awesome in that department (and every other department for that matter).
ReplyDeleteI wish I were so creative and talented in the kitchen but my stuff never turns out quite right. That's why I keep it usually keep it simple. This doesn't look overly complicated though. Maybe I could try it. Love this recipe! Thanks for sharing.
YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU are a genius. I bet this would taste real good with ANY nut butter too. Oh man. Too bad I don't have much of a decadent-dessert sweet tooth, but I can definitely appreciate picture-candy. :-) And, of course, your culinary genius.
ReplyDeleteYour Mom's lucky luncheon mates are going to SWOOOON. :-)
YUMMY BRAIN CHEMICALS!
XO Aletheia
These look so amazing! I have so many friends that would adore these. I would have a hard time eating just one.
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These look so good, but I am pretty sure I would eat them all, so I will have to refrain from making them. :)
ReplyDeleteahhh yummmmyyyy, i wanna make these asap!! love the combo of nut butter AND chocolate (and puffed rice makes allll bars taste better, i swear!)
ReplyDeleteomg kels you're making me so hungry! lol
ReplyDeletewanna come bake for me? i liked the look of those gf/vegan nanaimo bars. i absolutely ADORE nanaimo bars.. they used to be one of my alltime favourites :)
i can't believe how quickly you recovered from your wisdom teeth removal. i think i was laid up for nearly a week when i had mine out! you must be a super woman ;)
xo
OMG- I don´t think I have to say more :) it´s my birthday tomorrow and I´m still trying to decide if and which cake I want to bake- woahh... I think I may just made up my mind :)
ReplyDeletethanx girlie!!!
xoxo Mel
oh jeez....that bar looks a little nuts! hahaha I just made a pun and had no idea!
ReplyDeleteI hope you realize how dangerously delicious these look. I would have killed to attend your mom's luncheon.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your lovely words on my blog...I really can't tell you how much good your kindness has done me :)
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, that bar looks SO GOOD!!!!!
I am a peanut butter fiend at the moment, so this recipe looks perfect :D
xxxxx
yum! those bars look amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow, those look fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThese look amaze-balls! You always post the BEST dessert recipes! :D
ReplyDeleteReally all I can say about this post is YUMMM!
ReplyDeleteTHESE LOOK AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bet your mom loved these for her work luncheon! I love how you love yummy brownies and you know when they are good, you are too cute!!!
ReplyDeleteThese look to die for, seriously could not have these in my house, would be gone!!
xoxo
These look so decadent, as all of your desserts do. Do you make up your own baking recipes? That requires skill.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I have to make these immediately. I'm having friends visit this weekend so maybe I can make some for them! Yayy thank you for the awesome recipe! xoxo
ReplyDeleteI'm not a huge PB fan, but these look great!
ReplyDeleteOh my wow. Those look awesomeee!
ReplyDeletethose. look. amazing.
ReplyDeletecome here and bake those for me? please? ;)
That definitely looks like it was worth all the effort - insulin worthy for sure! :D
ReplyDeleteThe strawberry was just amazing! What can I say? hahah
ReplyDeleteHoly cow those look freaking awesome.
ReplyDeleteThese should be a giveaway...just saying.
ReplyDeleteOK..... so BLISS is right!!!! Those look amazing! I bet they were a hit!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy goal is to one day try those........
You are just so awesome, by the way..... did you know how amazingly wonderful you are??
Those things look amazing! I want to eat my computer screen right now! Hahhaa
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing. I'm making it as soon as I get home to CA.
ReplyDeleteKelsey, these look/sound off the charts! But what is guar gum and do I absolutely need it for the recipe?
ReplyDeleteoh wow! These DO look blissful! :) These bars are right up my alley. I'm going to have to make them ASAP. Thanks for sharing the recipe!!
ReplyDeleteThe hubster is a huge fan of peanut butter and I'm a huge fan of dessert in general so this recipe is pretty much perfect :)
ReplyDeleteThese look AMAZING! The ingredients all sound wonderful! I need to make these soon!
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly the recipe I've been looking for!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteoh my. Amazing much? I love that there is puffed rice in it too- love that stuff
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're feeling better and posting things like this for us to try ;) looooove chocolate and peanut butter!!!
ReplyDeleteNaturally I would read this before I leave for my dentist apointment. :)
ReplyDeleteThose look/sound fantastic! I wish I had enough time to whip skme up before my family reunion this weekend!
I could totally get down with of those. Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious, but I must say that I have never heard of cocnut flour before?!!!! I have to look for it!
ReplyDeleteThese bars look AMAZING!!!!
ReplyDeleteHoly smokes those look amazing! Definitely want to make thos soon!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou so need to do a giveaway of your goodies! You'd have a serious blog traffic jam lol!
ReplyDeleteholy good moly!!!!!!! if i made these i would be frikin set for snacktimes for a week! hmm...wonder if it would work with almonds and almond butter? i guess it would... need to conquer that fear...
ReplyDeletethank YOU SO MUCH for the comment on my blog, it really helped me :) :) :) :)
and ps---- guess who is having sweet potatoes in the future.... <3
Oh my word!! You are a genius!! I am bookmarking this page immediately. Do you have any brilliant suggestions for a substitute for the oats? My tummy doesn't do well with oats...otherwise, these look perfect. Your photography is incredible as well. Well done, Lady.
ReplyDeleteUm, yum. Those do look blissful! I'll take a panful, please!
ReplyDeleteyour bars are my hero
ReplyDeleteBliss is right. This look fantastic. Love the photography as well :)
ReplyDeleteYey!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe!!!!
Can't WAIT to try them!!!!
look at that pile of ingredients! you're incredible for making them into bars. I'm intimidated by the sight of them
ReplyDeleteKatherine
You're such a good daughter! Whenever my mom asks me to make something for the office I always wait til the last minute and make something boring.
ReplyDeleteWow, those look just too good, I think I would have to eat up the whole thing!
ReplyDeletewow! i'm planning on making something similar this weekend and your pix are very inspirational. i hope mine turn out just as beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSending this on to my dad- I think he'll love them- and I'll love to eat them once he's made them!
ReplyDeleteLove your pig shots- I miss those guys, I'm going to have to get on my bike again soon!
Just bookmarked this! Looks delicious! :)
ReplyDeleteOh Kelsey..you get me in so much trouble at work. I always see your unbelievable looking treats and can't focus on my job. Now I'm dreaming of bars.
ReplyDeleteOoooh those bars definitely look BLISSFUL!! You've got me drooling over them now! xoxo
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Oats and chocolate, that 's something I can get used to :)
ReplyDeleteHey Kelsey...Taste of Home is having a recipe contest and one of the categories is Gluten-Free! You should totally enter and WIN!
ReplyDeleteomgggg girl you just mixed together all the things that make me *swoon*
ReplyDeleteThese look absolutely delish!
WOW! Those look absolutely AMAZING! I wanted to eat them right off the page.
ReplyDeleteThanks for checking in on me girl! Really means a lot : ) Life's been pretty crazy lately- was back to bad habits for a little there but I'm getting back on track! I just had a great 2 days off of work and went home to see my parents. I feel great now though
xo
JOcelyn
Thanks for your comment & well-wishing, Miz Squirrel! ;)
ReplyDeleteI gotta say, I don't think I know anyone who makes as crazy good-looking desserts as you do!!!
Funny, I just made PB bars too! Only mine were Pb&J and not even remotely healthy like yours haha. I might have to try yours next, they look amaaaazing.
ReplyDeleteThese bars look amazing, and what a good treat for the 4th of july weekend!
ReplyDeleteOh my word, these look too good to be true! I'm the only one in my house who likes peanut butter in baked goods; shame, more for me!
ReplyDeleteUh, wow, these bars look so awesome. And the ingredients are so easy! I'm definitely making these soon! :)
ReplyDeleteM'mmmmmm this is my cup of tea... you are so generous in ingredients! I love peanut butter !
ReplyDeleteUm, wow. These look INCREDIBLE. I'm so glad they're vegan! I may have to sub the coconut flour and spelt though, considering I don't have any. :P I can't wait to make these... or better yet, you could make some and send them to me! hahaha, just kidding, just kidding. :) Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteThat recipe looks amazing!! Just saw you won Averie's granola giveaway but linking this post! :) Congrats girl! xoxo
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