If you have kids like mine you MUST have one that wants a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for EVERY. SINGLE. MEAL. It doesn’t matter what time of day it is, this is what this kid wants. I needed new ways to give my son his PB&J without a direct IV line to the neck type deal. So we created these Peanut Butter and Jelly Snack Bars!
These are a huge hit in my home and I am hoping they will be in yours as well! They are so simple and if you make a double batch you can freeze them for later.
I find that 2-ish bars per little baggie freeze well and you don’t have to thaw more than you need later on.
If you make them and love them let me know! Show me photos on my facebook page or drop me a comment below.
Peanut Butter & Jelly Snack Bars Recipe
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What You Need
1 ¾ cup Flour
¾ cup Brown Sugar
½ tsp. Baking Powder
¾ tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Vanilla
½ cup Butter softened
1 Egg
½ cup Salted Peanuts
1 cup Strawberry Jam
1 cup Crunchy Peanut Butter
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How to make Peanut Butter & Jelly Snack Bars
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 7×11 baking dish with parchment paper leaving an overhang on the ends. In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter, peanut butter, and sugar until smooth.
Add in the egg and vanilla and beat until well blended.
Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and stir until blended.
Press ¾ of the batter into the bottom of the pan and spread the jam over it.
Crumble the remaining batter over the jam and sprinkle the peanuts on top.
Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until baked through.
Let the bars cool, then lift them out of the pan by the parchment paper. Cut into squares.
Easy and delicious snack for everyone!
What You Need
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 7x11 baking dish with parchment paper leaving an overhang on the ends.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter, peanut butter, and sugar until smooth.
- Add in the egg and vanilla and beat until well blended.
- Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and stir until blended.
- Press ¾ of the batter into the bottom of the pan and spread the jam over it.
- Crumble the remaining batter over the jam and sprinkle the peanuts on top.
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until baked through.
- Let the bars cool, then lift them out of the pan by the parchment paper. Cut into squares.
- Easy and delicious snack for everyone!
Susan Tulu Bounds says
oooOOOOooo I love peanut butter!!!! This looks like a great snack for kids…AND adults 🙂
I think I’ll try this recipe with some raspberry preserves I like to make in the spring and summer. Thank you for the recipe!
Patricia-Ann Que says
im a huge fan of peanut butter including this! looks so delish and easy to make! now i think i want to make this over the weekend!
Marlene Wetch says
Yummm! I love peanut butter bars, and adding that crunch of the peanuts on top really must send it over the edge! I see so many possibilities here!!
Paula Stewart says
My grandchildren and I are so tired of boring PB & J sandwiches. These would be a nice change up.
Courtney Buechle says
These look so good and surprisingly healthy! I have been looking for a recipe like this to bring to work to go with our new fitness initiative I am working on!
Jeuelle says
Despite my love for peanutty goodness we are a peanut free house due to my youngest having a sever allergy 🙁 . For now I will just gaze wistfully at beautiful recipes and blog posts like this and imagine the yummy flavors….
Ann F. Snook-Moreau says
Oh my gosh, I was that PB&J kid haha! These look so delicious, I might have to make a batch to eat as my afternoon snack!
Msddah says
This looks so easy to make. I cannot wait to try this and I be it taste delicious as well.
Rosey says
What a fun snack bar to make for the kids. Pretty sure the adults in the family would like it too. 😉
Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen (@BobbisKozyKtchn) says
Wow These look absolutely delicious! I am peanut butter fanatic so I know I ‘ll have to try these bars. I am saving this recipe.
Lyosha Varezhkina says
looks delicious and very filling. I find it a great meal to grab a bite on a go and still be sure in what you eat
Jenni LeBaron says
Peanut butter is one of my favorite things to enjoy in a treat and these bars look fantastic. I would definitely eat more than a couple squares out of this pan!
golu dolls says
looking good