Healthier No Bake Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Bars
If you’re obsessed with reese’s peanut butter cups but want a healthier, plant-based version, these no-bake peanut butter cup brownie bars are about to be your new favorite treat.
Servings 10 servings
Calories 302kcal
Ingredients
- brownie base:
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/3 cup flax meal
- 1/2 cup runny peanut butter
- 1 cup medjool dates pitted
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup dairy-free milk add more as needed-like need another 1-2 tbsp
- peanut butter layer:
- 1 cup natural peanut butter smooth u0026 runny
- 1/2 cup lakanto powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of sea salt
- chocolate coating:
- 3/4 cup dairy-free chocolate chips coconut sugar or date sugar
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
Instructions
- make the brownie base – in a food processor, blend medjool dates until they form a paste. add peanut butter, vanilla extract, and dairy-free milk, blending until smooth. add almond flour, flax meal, and cocoa powder, pulsing until a dough forms. press the dough evenly into a parchment-lined large loaf pan. freeze while making the peanut butter layer.
- make the peanut butter layer – in a bowl, mix peanut butter, lakanto powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt until smooth. spread evenly over the brownie base. return to the freezer for at least 45 minutes. then, cut into 8 large bars.
- melt the chocolate – in a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chipswith coconut oil in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
- coat the bars – pour melted chocolate over the peanut butter layer, spreading it evenly. return to the freezer until fully set (about 1 hour). top with flakey sea salt and store in the freezer for the best texture.
Notes
Approx Macros
calories: ~306
fat: ~23g
carbs: ~19g
fiber: ~6g
net carbs: ~13g
protein: ~10g
calories: ~306
fat: ~23g
carbs: ~19g
fiber: ~6g
net carbs: ~13g
protein: ~10g