Nut-Licious Peanut Butter Bars
Recipe: #29504
May 17, 2018
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Peanut, Vegetarian, Bars Kosher Dairy, more
"https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/nut-licious-peanut-butter-bars"
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (59.5 g)
- Calories 211.1
- Total Fat - 11.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.7 g
- Cholesterol - 27.6 mg
- Sodium - 269.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 20.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.9 g
- Sugars - 17.1 g
- Protein - 7.9 g
- Calcium - 143.7 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a small bowl, combine crust ingredients.
Step 2
Press onto the bottom of a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray.
Step 3
Bake at 350° for 8 minutes or until golden brown.
Step 4
Cool on a wire rack.
Step 5
Meanwhile, combine the nuts, honey and cinnamon.
Step 6
Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and coated with cooking spray.
Step 7
Bake at 350° for 5-7 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring occasionally.
Step 8
Cool completely.
Step 9
Crumble mixture and set aside.
Step 10
In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, butter, confectioners' sugar and honey until smooth.
Step 11
Beat in the egg, vanilla and maple flavoring.
Step 12
Combine flour and baking powder; gradually beat into cream cheese mixture.
Step 13
Spread over cooled crust. Bake for 14-16 minutes or until set.
Step 14
Sprinkle nut mixture over warm filling; press in slightly.
Step 15
Drizzle with melted chocolate.
Step 16
Cool completely on a wire rack.
Step 17
Chill for 2 hours or until firm.
Step 18
Cut into bars.
Step 19
Refrigerate leftovers.
Step 20
Yield: 2 dozen.
Tips
No special items needed.