Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

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Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars are rich and gooey bars that are fully of peanut butter and jelly flavor. Life-in-the-Lofthouse.com
 

I think my little 3 year old Emma would live off peanut butter and jelly sandwiches if I let her. She calls them “Belly Jellys”. She’ll say, “Mom, Can I have a belly jelly for dinner?” 🙂

It seems like that is all she ever wants to eat lately! It drives me nuts, and worries me sometimes. When she was a baby and toddler I thought I had trained her pretty well in eating healthy foods. She LOVED broccoli, carrots, apples. A lot of good healthy foods, but now it’s either PB & J or Macaroni and Cheese, and if I dont give her either she just wont eat!

 Of course, my lil Emma ate these Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars up in no time! They are the perfect treats for kids and adults. I think they would be a cute idea to do for a kids birthday party! They are pretty rich, so you can cut them up into pretty small squares and still be satisfied! 

 

Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter (1 cup), room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups creamy peanut butter
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 cups of jam or jelly I used strawberry

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9x13 glass baking dish with cooking spray.
  • With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
  • Turn speed to low and add vanilla, eggs and peanut butter. Mix until well combined.
  • In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. With the mixer still on low speed, slowly add in the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture. Mix until all combined.
  • Spread 2/3 of the dough evenly into the greased baking dish.
  • Spread the jelly evenly over the dough. With the remaining dough, drop spoonfuls evenly over the jam. (Don't worry if it doesn't cover it completely, it will spread as it bakes.)
  • Bake 40-45 or until golden brown. Let cool atleast 30 minutes before cutting into squares!

Notes

Yields: 12 large bars or 24 small

 

Recipe by: Ina Garten

 
Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars are rich and gooey bars that are fully of peanut butter and jelly flavor. Life-in-the-Lofthouse.com
 
 
 
Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars are rich and gooey bars that are fully of peanut butter and jelly flavor. Life-in-the-Lofthouse.com
 
 
Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars are rich and gooey bars that are fully of peanut butter and jelly flavor. Life-in-the-Lofthouse.com
 
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16 thoughts on “Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

  1. These look delicious! I’m a major peanut butter lover, so it would be dangerous keeping these around my apartment.

    My sister/co-blogger had a summer when she was about six where she subsisted solely on pb&j, ramen, and macaroni and cheese. Now she eats almost everything. Hopefully Emma will outgrow it too! 🙂

  2. WOW I definitely gonna be making these! I do LOVE me some peanut butter. MMMMM my favorite snack is just peanut butter on bread! lol
    Colby is so picky too. I hope they grow out of this stage.

  3. Holly, these look delicious. My children adored PB&J when they were your daughters age. This is my first visit to your blog and I wanted you to know how much I enjoy the food and recipes you feature here. I’ll definitely be back. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary

  4. Aww, I’m so glad you made them. Aren’t they SO GOOD? Ina, is truly amazing. Looking at your pics makes me want to make them again….soon. Happy Thursday.

  5. I made these the other night and they were so yummy! For some reason they ended up a little on the crumbly side but still good, nonetheless.

  6. Looks delicious. I would have liked a “print” version. I had trouble printing and putting it on my Pinterest. My computer too slow.

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