HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY BARS
This version of the childhood combination concentrates the flavors into a sweet dessert that appeals to all ages.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about 3 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-13-inch pan with butter, and line the bottom with parchment paper. Grease the parchment, and coat inside of pan with flour; set aside. Place butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. On medium speed, add eggs and peanut butter; beat until combined, about 2 minutes.
- Whisk together salt, baking powder, and flour. Add to bowl of mixer on low speed; combine. Add vanilla. Transfer two-thirds of mixture to prepared pan; spread evenly with offset spatula. Using offset spatula, spread jam on top of peanut-butter mixture. Dollop remaining third of peanut-butter mixture on top of jam. Sprinkle with peanuts.
- Bake until golden, about 45 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool; cut into about 36 1 1/2-by-2-inch pieces.
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Cillian Murray
m.cillian@yahoo.comI can't wait to try these bars! They look so delicious.
Md Mosharraf
md.mosharraf54@hotmail.co.ukThese bars are a great way to use up leftover peanut butter and jelly.
Kirill Petruk
pkirill1@yahoo.comI'm not sure what I did wrong, but my bars turned out really crumbly. I think I might have overmixed the dough.
terrell Dodson
dodson@gmail.comThese bars are the perfect after-school snack for my kids. They're healthy and delicious.
Fifita Soakai
f.soakai20@hotmail.comI'm always looking for new peanut butter and jelly recipes, and this one is definitely a keeper. Thanks for sharing!
Shankar Ghimire
g19@yahoo.comI would definitely make these bars again. They're a great snack or dessert.
Brooklyn ruswa
brooklynr30@hotmail.comOverall, I thought these bars were just okay. They weren't bad, but they weren't anything special either.
Abisaloon Shakir
shakir.abisaloon29@gmail.comI found these bars to be a little dry. I think they would have been better if I had used a different type of jelly.
Avary Lindsey
lavary@gmail.comThese bars were a little too sweet for my taste, but I still enjoyed them.
Mobile Gech
m.g78@gmail.comI'm not a big fan of peanut butter and jelly, but I really enjoyed these bars. They're the perfect balance of sweet and savory.
Zeeshan Rathore
zeeshanrathore62@yahoo.comI made these bars for a bake sale and they were a huge success. Everyone loved them!
Arthur Dube
d-a100@hotmail.frThese bars are so delicious and addictive! I can't stop eating them.
Marko Max
marko-m81@yahoo.comI was pleasantly surprised by how easy these bars were to make. I was also impressed with how well they turned out.
Brock Wegener
w.brock81@aol.comI've made these bars several times now and they're always a crowd-pleaser. They're the perfect combination of sweet, salty, and nutty.
David Carter
david88@yahoo.comThese peanut butter and jelly bars were a hit at my house! They were easy to make and turned out perfectly.