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Zema’s PB & J Bars

  By Elyse  

February 7, 2017

These chewy energy bars are my P to my B & J! They are amazing and the perfect alternative to a sandwich anyday! I love switching up the peanut butter for sunflower seed butter!

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Yields: 20-30 Bars

Ingredients

1 Zemas Gluten-Free Multigrain Pancake & Waffle mix

¼ cup butter, room temp. (dairy-free butter)

1 cup palm sugar

2 eggs (egg substitute*)

1/3 cup grapeseed oil (olive oil)

1 cup creamy peanut butter (almond butter, Sunbutter)

½ teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup fruit-juice sweetened strawberry jam (blueberry, raspberry, etc)

2/3 cup salted peanuts, chopped (roasted sunflower seeds)

Directions

1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2In a stand up mixture with paddle attachment combine butter, oil and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in vanilla, eggs, and peanut butter until combined.

3In a second bowl mix Zemas mix with sea salt. Slowly add dry mix to wet until fully combined.

4Line brownie pan with parchment paper. Spread 2/3 of the mix into the lined pan evenly. Spread the jam on top.

5With remaining dough drop small globs on top (they will spread out when baked) and sprinkle with chopped peanuts.

6Bake 27 minutes for a soft and chewy bar. For a harder crust add 5 minutes to the bake time.

Pro Tip: For clean, easy cutting, freeze bars first. They are also delicious right out of the freezer!
*Zemas favorite egg replacer is mixing ¼ c. water with 1 T. of chia seeds.
Stir and allow to gel (approx 5 minutes)
This recipe is from our good friends at Zemas Madhouse Foods and Jill Metow.  They specialize in ancient grain (gluten-free) baking mixes and other tasty treats.

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