Prep Time: 5 mins Chilling Time: 45 mins Total Time: 50 mins Yield: 16 bars
These No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars have crushed up gluten free pretzels to give them a perfect sweet and salty balance. These no-bake bars are quick and easy to make, and contain no gluten or dairy ingredients.
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Crushed up gluten free pretzels provide a salty crunch to the peanut butter base. Then the second layer is melted chocolate mixed with a bit of dairy free butter for a chocolate ganache that hardens when chilled. Finally you can top off with flaky sea salt for the ultimate sweet and salty Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars.
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Ingredients in No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars:
Peanut Butter- the base of these Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars. Use a natural, unsalted one. If your peanut butter is more runny, you may need another Tablespoon of coconut flour.
Dairy Free Butter- I love and use Country Crock Plant Butter either with Avocado or Olive Oil (use the sticks!). I find it at my local grocery store such as Tops or Wegmans. You can also sub coconut oil for the dairy free butter.
Maple Syrup- a natural sweetener to sweeten these bars. You could also use honey or agave.
Vanilla– use pure vanilla extract, it really makes a difference!
Almond Flour– I prefer to use blanched almond flour compared to unblanched because it’s slightly sweeter and more cakey.
Coconut Flour– coconut flour is known for being super absorbent so we don’t need much.
Salt- helps tie all the flavors together and provides a balance to the sweetness.
Gluten Free Pretzels– you can use regular or gluten free pretzels. I crush them using my blendjet.
Chocolate- to keep these bars refined sugar free, I use Hu chocolate (my go-to and favorite!).
Flaky Sea Salt– my favorite for topping desserts and cookies!
Tools needed to make these No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars:
- Glass bowl
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Spatula
- blendjet, blender or food processor
- Parchment paper
- 8×8 Pan
- Knife to cut the bars
What is a blendjet?
A blendjet is a portable blender and it has become one of my favorite kitchen tools! Not only do I make my post-workout smoothie in the morning with it, I use it throughout the day in different meals. It’s so much easier to take out than my blender or food processor and its sooo much easier to clean too (it’s entirely waterproof). Plus it’s cordless- it has a rechargeable battery that you charge up just like your phone.
For this recipe, I used my blendjet to crush up the gluten free pretzels. We only needed half a cup and it was so much easier to crush them in the blendjet than my large blender or even a ziploc and a hammer. It even has a pulse option for when you need to pulse something instead of blend.
How to make No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars:
Make the peanut butter layer: Mix all the ingredients together minus the pretzels. Using a blendjet, or a blender or food processor, blend the pretzels until they reach a super fine to fine consistency. Add to the peanut butter dough and mix well. Transfer to a parchment lined 8×8 pan. Set in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Make the chocolate layer: Melt chocolate and butter in a microwave in 30 seconds increments or over a double boiler on the stove top. Pour over the peanut butter layer. Use a spatula to spread the chocolate into an even layer. Chill in the fridge until set.
How to make No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars:
How to store these peanut butter bars:
These No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. You could also freeze them for a future peanut buttery treat for when your cravings hit!
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minutesThese No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars have crushed up gluten free pretzels to give them a perfect sweet and salty balance. These no bake bars are quick and easy to make, and contain no gluten or dairy ingredients.
Ingredients
- Peanut Butter Layer
1 cup natural peanut butter*
2 Tablespoons dairy free butter, melted
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 Tablespoons almond flour
2 Tablespoons coconut flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 heaping cup gluten free pretzels
- Chocolate Layer
1 cup dairy free chocolate**
2 Tablespoons dairy free butter, melted
- Topping
Directions
- Mix all the ingredients together minus the pretzels.
- Using a blendjet, or a blender or food processor, blend the pretzels until they reach a super fine to fine consistency.
- Add to the peanut butter layer and mix well.
- Transfer to a parchment lined 8×8 pan.
- Set in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Melt chocolate and butter in a microwave in 30 seconds increments or over a double boiler on the stove top.
- Pour over the peanut butter layer. Use a spatula to spread the chocolate into an even layer. Chill in the fridge until set.
- Optional: After 5 minutes of setting in the fridge, sprinkle flaky sea salt on the chocolate layer. Continue to chill in the fridge until set.
- Cut and enjoy!
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Notes
- *you may need to add more almond flour or coconut flour if your peanut butter has a higher oil content (more runny)
- **see above for my favorite chocolate
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