Wholegrain Strawberry Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

These healthy Wholegrain Strawberry Peanut Butter Bars are inspired by the beloved peanut butter and jelly sandwich! Each bar presents four rich layers: a melt-in-your mouth cookie base, a creamy peanut butter layer, a tarty honey-sweetened strawberry filling and a crumbly topping. Bake it for a yummy dessert or dairy-free snack and enjoy every mouthful.
As in all Kosher Create recipes, all grains used in this creation are 100% wholegrain. This recipe features oats and wholegrain spelt flour.
Love Peanut Butter? Try our Wholegrain Peanut Butter Cocoa Brownies and Peanut Butter Cookies – With A Cherry On Top! You may also want to check out our Cranberry Peanut Butter Granola, a mix of wholesome oats with smooth peanut butter and crunchy peanuts!
Love Strawberries? You may want to try our Wholegrain Strawberry Pie or Gluten-Free Almond Strawberry Cupcakes – both included in Kosher Create’s Dairy-Free Parve Desserts Selection. For a Healthy Dairy Dessert try our Cheesecake With A Strawberry Topping.


Wholegrain Strawberry Peanut Butter Bars
Equipment
- Medium Size Pot With Cover (for cooking the strawberry filling)
- Small Pot (for heating the honey for the filling)
- Electric Mixer
- Large Rolling Pin
- Small Rolling Pin (optional)
- 2 Baking Sheets
- Nonstick Baking Pan (9 by 10 inches – 23 by 25 centimeters)
- Fork
- Spatula
- Grater
Ingredients
Strawberry Filling
- 2 cups Fresh Strawberries (measured after cut into small cubes)
- ½ cup Honey
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 teaspoon Fresh Lemon Rind
- 6 tablespoons Oat Flour
Peanut Butter Dough
- 1 Egg
- ½ cup Peanut Butter (natural 100% peanuts, without preservatives or added sugar)
- ⅔ cup Honey
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Oat Flour
- 1 ¼ cups Wholegrain Spelt Flour (sifted)
- ½ cup Blanched Almond Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
Peanut Butter Layer
- ½ cup Peanut Butter (natural 100% peanuts, without preservatives or added sugar)
Instructions
Prepare The Strawberry Filling
- Gather the ingredients for the strawberry filling.
- Clean the strawberries and cut them into small cubes. Measure 2 cups.
- Place the cut strawberries into a medium size pot. Cover the pot and gradually bring them to a boil, mixing them from time to time. Lower the heat.
- In a separate pot, heat the honey until you see bubbles.
- Carefully, add the honey to the cooking strawberries and mix well.
- Add the lemon juice and lemon rind. Mix well, then cook on a low flame for 15 minutes.
- After the 15 minutes, gradually add the oat flour, stir and bring to a boil. Lower the flame and simmer uncovered for 5 additional minutes stirring frequently. Let cool.
- Refrigerate.
Preheat The Oven & Prepare The Peanut Butter Dough
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
- Gather the ingredients for the peanut butter dough. This dough is used both for the base AND the topping.
- Whisk the egg and peanut butter until well blended.
- Add the honey and pure vanilla extract and whisk until well blended.
- Gradually add the oat flour, spelt flour, almond flour and baking soda and whisk until well blended.
- Form a ball from the dough.
- Slice it in half.
- Place half of the dough in the freezer and freeze for 15 minutes.
- Tip: You can slice this half of dough into smaller pieces so it will freeze faster.
Create The Base For The Peanut Butter Bars
- Create an oblong shape with the remaining half of the dough.
- Place it between 2 baking sheets. Using a rolling pin flatten the dough to create a rectangle the size of the bottom of the baking pan.
- Peel away the top baking sheet, then turn over the baking pan onto the dough.
- Holding the bottom of the baking sheet turn the pan over so that the dough goes into the pan.
- Peel away the baking sheet.
- Using a small rolling pin or your fingers, spread the dough evenly to cover the bottom of the pan.
- Perforate holes into the dough with a fork.
- Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
Spread The Peanut Butter Layer
- Using a spatula, spread ½ cup of peanut butter on the baked dough base in the pan.
- Cover all of the dough.
Add The Strawberry Filling
- Using a spatula, gently spread the cold strawberry filling onto the peanut butter layer.
- Cover it entirely.
Create The Topping
- Using a grater, grate the cold dough onto the strawberry filling.
- Cover the strawberry filling completely.
- Tip: Grating cold or partially frozen dough is easier than soft dough. You can take parts of dough out of the freezer gradually.
Bake & Form The Bars
- Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.
- Cool well, then cut into squares.
Notes
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