Peanut Butter Apple Bars
Peanut Butter Apple Bars might be a good recipe to expand your condiment recipe box. This recipe serves 24 and costs 21 cents per serving. One serving contains 222 calories, 3g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod has 2156 fans. A mixture of apples, vanillan extract, eggs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 19%, this dish is not so tremendous. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Apple Peanut Butter Snack Bars, Peanut Butter Apple Oat Bars, and Chewy Apple Peanut Butter Bars.
Servings: 24
Cooking duration: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup diced apples, peel removed (I used Granny Smith apples)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
2 large eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups light brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Equipment:
oven
frying pan
sauce pan
whisk
bowl
wire rack
Cooking instruction summary:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch by 13-inch pan and set aside.2. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and brown sugar, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from the heat, and stir in the peanut butter, until creamy and combined. Set mixture aside to cool.3. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.4. Add the eggs, one at a time, to the peanut butter mixture, mixing well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and stir to combine. Pour the mixture into the prepared dry ingredients, and stir until batter is smooth. Fold in the diced apples. 5. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, spreading the batter evenly to the edges of the pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until the top is golden and the edges are slightly browned. Remove bars from oven and place them on a wire rack to cool. 6. While the bars are cooling, make the peanut butter glaze. In a medium bowl, combine the sifted powdered sugar, milk, peanut butter, and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled bars. Cut into squares and serve.
Step by step:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch by 13-inch pan and set aside.
2. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and brown sugar, stirring constantly until smooth.
3. Remove from the heat, and stir in the peanut butter, until creamy and combined. Set mixture aside to cool.
4. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
5. Add the eggs, one at a time, to the peanut butter mixture, mixing well after each addition.
6. Add the vanilla extract and stir to combine.
7. Pour the mixture into the prepared dry ingredients, and stir until batter is smooth. Fold in the diced apples.
8. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, spreading the batter evenly to the edges of the pan.
9. Bake for 30 minutes or until the top is golden and the edges are slightly browned.
10. Remove bars from oven and place them on a wire rack to cool.
11. While the bars are cooling, make the peanut butter glaze. In a medium bowl, combine the sifted powdered sugar, milk, peanut butter, and vanilla extract.
12. Whisk until smooth.
13. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled bars.
14. Cut into squares and serve.
Nutrition Information:
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