Lower Fat Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIP-PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In large bowl, combine all base and topping ingredients; mix at low speed until crumbly. Reserve 2 cups of crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture in bottom of sprayed pan to form base.
• In small bowl, combine condensed milk, peanut butter and vanilla; mix until well blended. Pour mixture evenly over base. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and peanuts. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top; press down gently.
• Bake at 350°F. for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Center will not be set. Cool 1 hour 15 minutes or until completely cooled. Cut into bars.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper, set aside.
• In a mixing bowl beat butter and sugars until creamy, about 2-3 minutes.
• Add in eggs and vanilla extract and beat until blended. Add in flour and baking soda.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Spread half of the dough (using fingertips) in the bottom of the baking dish. Dollop the peanut butter onto the dough. I used a 1 Tbsp cookie scoop to do this. Do not spread the peanut butter, drop by teaspoon or tablespoon instead.
• Top with remaining cookie dough (it's okay if some of the peanut butter shows).
• Bake in preheated oven for 22-24 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely in pan.
• Cut into bars and enjoy.

MAKEOVER PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream 1 cup peanut butter, butter, brown sugar and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in applesauce and vanilla. Combine the flour, oats and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well (batter will be thick)., Spread into a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes; spread with remaining peanut butter. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for 30 minutes., In a large bowl, beat frosting ingredients until light and fluffy. Spread over the peanut butter layer. Cut into bars.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHUNK BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat egg and vanilla extract into the butter mixture. Add peanut butter and beat until incorporated.
• Sift flour and baking soda together in a separate bowl; mix into the butter mixture. Fold chocolate chunks into the mixture.
• Spread the batter into a 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

THICK AND CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13by-9-inch baking pan with foil, letting the excess hang over the edges of the pan by about 1 inch (this will help you lift the bar easily from the pan in one piece). Spray the pan with cooking spray.
• Mix the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter and sugars until combined. Use a whisk or a rubber spatula to mix in the egg, egg yolk, peanut butter and vanilla until smooth. Fold in the flour mixture until just combined (be careful not to over mix the dough or the bars will be tough). Fold in the chocolate chips and the peanuts.
• Scrape the dough into the prepared pan, pressing and smoothing the top with a rubber spatula. Bake until the top is slightly golden and firm to the touch and the edges are starting to pull away from the sides of the pan, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
• Lift up on the foil overhang to remove the bar from the pan, and transfer it to a cutting board. Use a ruler to cut it into 2-inch squares.

HEALTHY PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave butter and peanut butter until butter is melted; stir until smooth. Stir in applesauce., Transfer to a large bowl. Beat in the sugars until blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to peanut butter mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

LOW FAT PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CRUNCH BARS

Steps:

• Spray a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Place the rice cereal and fiber one in a large bowl.
• In a saucepan combine the margaine with peanut butter; cook stirring constantly over low heat until marshmallows are melted.
• Pour the marshmallow mixture over the cereal; stir with wooden spoon until well coated.
• Add/mix in reduced-fat chocolate morsels.
• Press the mixture into prepared pan, using a rubber spatula to spread out.
• Cut into 24 bars.

PEANUT BUTTER BARS VII

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and 3/4 cup peanut butter until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Mix in the oats until evenly distributed. Press the dough evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the top. Return to the oven for 2 more minutes, or until chocolate chips are shiny. Remove and spread the chips out smooth. Set aside to cool. In a small bowl, mix together the remaining peanut butter, confectioners' sugar and evaporated milk until smooth. Spread over the chocolate layer when cool. Cut into bars.

LOWER FAT PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray an 8 inch pie pan w/ cooking spray.
• Combine flour, chocolate chips, baking soda & salt.
• Combine both sugars and remaining 5 ingredients in same bowl, stir until blended.
• Bake until knife comes out clean, approximately 20 minutes.