Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Chocolate and peanut butter are a dream combo! These crispy sweet treats are slimming friendly and perfect with a cuppa.
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NutritionPer Serving
- Calories130
- Carbs18g
- Protein2.5g
- Fat5.3g
- Saturates2.7g
- Sugars12g
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Chocolate and peanut butter are just two of those ingredients that work so well together. The sweetness of the chocolate mixed with the savoury, slight saltiness of peanut butter, makes for a beautifully balanced flavour that’s irresistible and so moreish.
These Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are the best of all worlds – rich and chocolatey, with a crispy, crunchy bite to them.
Best of all, they’re just 130 calories each, so you can enjoy one with your afternoon cup of tea and still work towards your slimming goals.
Although it’s full of healthy fats, peanut butter is very high in calories – not always ideal if you’re looking for a slimming friendly snack. To keep the calories low for this recipe, we’ve used peanut butter powder, which is far lighter but just as full of flavour.
These are so easy to make and perfect for when guests pop in. Whip up a batch and stick the kettle on!
What diets is this Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars suitable for?
This Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars recipe is suitable for anyone on a gluten free diet.
It can be made vegetarian as long as you swap out the marshmallows for a vegetarian version.
Please make sure to double or triple check all of your ingredients if you’re cooking for people with allergies.
Do you need any special ingredients to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars?
You’ll need some peanut butter powder to make this recipe. With far fewer calories and less fat than traditional peanut butter, this powdered version is so handy when you want to make slimming friendly recipes.
If you’re having difficulty finding it, it’s available on Amazon.
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This peanut butter powder from Amazon will come in handy for lots of different recipes.
A 9 inch square tin like this one is the perfect size for making these Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars.
How many calories are in these Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars?
There are 130 calories per portion in this Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars recipe, which means it falls into our Everyday Light recipe category. If you’re counting calories or following one of the popular diet plans like Weight Watchers, this recipe fits in perfectly!
NHS guidelines suggest men should aim for 2,500 calories per day to maintain a healthy body weight, and women require around 2000 calories. Each person has different calorie requirements depending on their goal, so you may want to adjust your daily calorie intake according to your own personal goal.
Step 1
Grease a 9 inch square tin with a little reduced fat spread and line with a square of greaseproof paper.
Step 2
Set a large saucepan on a medium heat and add the reduced fat spread, honey, cocoa powder, peanut butter powder and sweetener. Heat until everything has melted and is starting to bubble.
Step 3
Remove from the heat and add the mini marshmallows and continue to stir until fully melted.
Step 4
Add in the rice snap cereal and stir until all the cereal is coated.
Step 5
Pour into the square tin and press down with the back of a metal spoon. Pop in the fridge whilst making the topping.
For the top
Step 1
Place the milk chocolate into a small bowl and microwave in 30 second blasts until fully melted. Pour on top of the rice crisp cereal mixture and smooth into an even layer.
Step 2
Add the peanut butter powder and water to a small bowl and stir until smooth. Drizzle over the top of the chocolate layer.
Step 3
Pop in the fridge for a minimum of an hour until set. Cut into 16 squares and serve.
What could I serve with these Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars?
Enjoy these delicious little treats as an afternoon snack with a cup of tea or coffee. If you’d like to put on a bit more of a spread, you could lay out a selection of afternoon tea treats, including some of the following:
How do you know when Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are cooked?
Other than melting some of the ingredients together, this recipe doesn’t need much cooking – which makes it so easy!
You will need to leave the mixture to set in the fridge for at least an hour before serving. It’s important that all of the chocolate has a chance to set, so it’ll hold its shape when you’re ready to cut it into individual bars.
How long can you keep Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars in the fridge?
Any leftovers can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week – if they last that long! They’re hard to resist!
Can I freeze Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars?
This recipe isn’t suitable for freezing.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Chocolate and peanut butter are a dream combo! These crispy sweet treats are slimming friendly and perfect with a cuppa.
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Prep Time
5 MINS
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Cook Time
5 MINS
- KCals 130
- Carbs 18G
Instructions
- Grease a 9 inch square tin with a little reduced fat spread and line with a square of greaseproof paper.
- Set a large saucepan on a medium heat and add the reduced fat spread, honey, cocoa powder, peanut butter powder and sweetener. Heat until everything has melted and is starting to bubble.
- Remove from the heat and add the mini marshmallows and continue to stir until fully melted.
- Add in the rice snap cereal and stir until all the cereal is coated.
- Pour into the square tin and press down with the back of a metal spoon. Pop in the fridge whilst making the topping.
For the top
- Place the milk chocolate into a small bowl and microwave in 30 second blasts until fully melted. Pour on top of the rice crisp cereal mixture and smooth into an even layer.
- Add the peanut butter powder and water to a small bowl and stir until smooth. Drizzle over the top of the chocolate layer.
- Pop in the fridge for a minimum of an hour until set. Cut into 16 squares and serve.
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JadeSunday 3rd March 2024
I made a mistake and read the low far spread as low fat cream cheese for some reason, so I have used low fat philadelphia.. is this going to be ok? I’ve eaten a bit and seems to taste fine.. ha
LisaMonday 4th March 2024
Whoops! If they taste ok and are holding together, then that’s all that matters. Hope you enjoy 🙂
Serene SmithMonday 28th February 2022
Hi there, are you able to use brown sugar instead of sweetener. I know this was affect the calories etc but just want to know it’ll taste just as nice if we do 🙂
HollyTuesday 1st March 2022
Hey Serene, yes you can swap the sweetener for sugar and it will still work the same it will just alter the calories as you have said. Hope that helps!
ChicksMonday 17th January 2022
Do you use peanut butter powder because it’s lower in calories? Or is it a taste thing as well? Thanks
HollyTuesday 18th January 2022
Hey, We use peanut butter powder as it has fewer calories this is because the majority of the fats have been removed in the powdering process. Hope that helps!
Kelly AndersonSaturday 15th January 2022
Hi I’m a newbie,
So apologies in advance, what reduced fat spread do you recommend? And does it matter the type of honey?
Thanks in advance x
HollyMonday 17th January 2022
Hey Kelly, any brand of reduced fat spread will work we sometimes use Flora Light but there are lots of other options. We use runny honey in most of our recipes unless otherwise stated. Hope that helps!
AnnWednesday 29th December 2021
Hi, can you use smooth peanut butter instead of powder ?
HollyMonday 3rd January 2022
Hey Ann, yes smooth peanut butter will work fine in this recipe you would just need to alter the calories accordingly. Hope that helps!
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