How do I know I have found my people here on the inter-web?
I know because every time I post a recipe of something with peanut butter you all message me asking me for the recipe….you are my people!!! #peanutbutterloversunite
I love these Easy Peanut Butter Bars because you can add in whatever you have in your cupboards if you want to or you can leave it plain-jane untouched and beautiful. Sometimes we add nuts. Sometimes we top it with some homemade jam. Most-all-of-the-time there is some kind of chocolatey goodness in it because I mean….#alwaysayes.
I adapted this recipe from the beautiful book The First Forty Days. It’s a book about postpartum and how a women should nourish herself from the inside out and give herself so much grace. I recommend this book to any woman, especially if you are living in the thick of the season of having babies. I don’t have babies yet…but I wanted to read it to see how to better help all my friends who are. And honestly. It’s one of my all time favorite books.
We make these very often in our house. It’s a little embarrassing how fast this pan seems to disappear…. I just can’t help myself!! But I don’t feel guilty about it because there isn’t any fake sugar — winning.
Without further adieu…..here’s the recipe!
EASY PEANUT BUTTER BARS
1 cup peanut butter (or sunflower butter, or almond butter, etc…)
1/2 cup vegan butter (or grass fed butter if your body can digest dairy)
1/2 cup local honey (local honey helps with SO many things)
2 cups organic puffed rice (I suggest this. These aren’t like the rice crispy bars you grew up with….they’re WAY better. Puffed rice is different than rice crispies.)
Pinch of sea salt
Optional: vegan chocolate chips, nuts, wolf berries, dried fruit, etc.
In a saucepan over low heat melt the peanut butter, vegan butter, and honey.
Add the puffed rice to a large bowl with the seat salt, mix. Slowly pour the peanut butter mixture over the puffed rice. Stir in any additional options if you’d like.
Place a piece of parchment paper in a 8x8 pan, pour the mixture into the pan and press down lightly.
Place in the fridge to chill.
These babies need to stay in the refrigerator to keep their shape! Simply just leave a fork right in the pan to eat at your convenience…I mean….. what?
Do I eat these bars for breakfast often? Um, yes. This morning I even broke it up and put it over my banana bowl and drizzled with some homemade coconut yogurt and a touch of cinnamon…might I say, it was delicious!!
