Peanut Butter Bars with Chocolate Ganache Icing
on Jun 08, 2023, Updated Sep 30, 2024
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Delicious dairy free Peanut Butter Bars topped with rich chocolate ganache—easy, indulgent, and perfect for any dessert lover!
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What Makes This Recipe Great
These Peanut Butter Bars with Chocolate Ganache Icing are out of this world!! They have minimal ingredients, are dairy free, grain free and so easy to whip together. I had a craving for peanut butter cookies the other day and decides bars would be even easier, then once they were cooked I knew it needed some chocolate on top. The ganache is made from chocolate chips and coconut cream to make it the perfect consistency for these bars. The texture of these bars is the perfect combo of slightly moist and also a touch of cakiness, not to much of either just the correct amount.
The icing actually reminds me of the icing on those little debbie cosmic brownies… YUM. I feel like it’s always good to have a solid bar recipe that is EASY to make in your repertoire.
Ingredient Information
- Natural Creamy Peanut Butter– you can use chunky also
- Coconut Sugar
- Eggs– make sure they are room temp before baking with them
- Almond Flour
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Chocolate Chips– chocolate chunks also work
- Canned Coconut Cream– cream not milk, there is a difference
Step By Step
- In a bowl combine peanut butter, coconut sugar, eggs, almond flour, baking soda and salt, pour into 8×8 pan and bake for 30-35 minutes.
- While the brownies cool, warm the canned coconut cream in a glass cup. Pour the warmed coconut cream onto the chocolate chips and stir.
- Keep the gauche in the fridge for a few minutes and once slightly cooled you can pour over the brownies. Keep in the fridge for another few minutes and then slice.
Pro Tip
- These bars hold up wonderfully in the fridge, freezer or the counter. This chocolate ganache holds up wonderfully and will last up to a few weeks in the fridge.
- Sprinkles, coconut shavings, peanut butter chips, chopped nuts, pretzel crumbles, fresh strawberries, marshmallows or caramel drizzle.
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Peanut Butter Bars with Chocolate Ganache Icing
Ingredients
- 1 cup natural creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup almond flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup canned coconut cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line an 8×8 pyrex dish with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl combine peanut butter, coconut sugar, eggs, almond flour, baking soda and salt and stir to combine.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned on top.
- Let the bars cool.
- While the bars are cooling, pour the chocolate chips into a small bowl.
- Heat the coconut cream in the microwave for 45 seconds to warm, then pour it over the chocolate chips and let sit for 1 minute.
- Stir the ganache then place it in the fridge for about 20 minutes to let set.
- Once it has cooled and set slightly, pour it over the bars and spread evenly.
- Place the bars back in the fridge, or freezer, to let them set completely!
These were so easy and so delicious! It makes me feel good to give my kids something sweet without feeling so guilty.
So glad you and the kids both enjoyed it!
I have never left a review in my life, but these bars are SO GOOD I just had to!!
Thank you! Love hearing this!
Wow look at that FUDGE consistency! I can’t wait to try these and sub the sugar for truvia since I can’t do alot of sugar but I love me a fudgy brownie! As always thanks for the GF recipes
Hope you love them!!
Can you use “regular” (non-natural) peanut butter in this or would that mess up the recipe?
Should work great!