Best Peanut Crumble Bars Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER AND APRICOT OATMEAL CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line an 8x8-inch (2 L) baking pan with parchment paper. Place apricots and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a simmer, cover, stirring occasionally until apricots have absorbed water, about 7 minutes. Stir in jam. Remove from heat, then puree in a food processor. It doesn't need to be perfectly smooth.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir oats with flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in peanut butter. Mixture should be clumpy and will not be smooth. Using your fingers, work in butter until mixture is crumbly. Place slightly more than half the mixture, about 1 3/4 cups (425 mL), onto the parchment paper in the pan. Press firmly to form a single layer. Top with apricot mixture then gently spread to cover.
• Toss peanuts into remaining oat mixture, keeping the crumble as best you can. Crumble evenly over apricot mixture. Bake in centre of preheated oven 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

PEANUT BUTTER & CHOCOLATE CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Combine oats, flour and baking soda. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add oat mixture; mix well. Press 3 cups onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Microwave chocolate in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until melted, stirring after 45 sec. Stir in peanut butter. Carefully spread over crust; sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake 22 to 25 min. or until edges are golden brown.

PEANUT BUTTER & CHOCOLATE CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease a 9x13 baking dish.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Sift in flour and baking soda.
• Stir in oats.
• Press 3 cups of oat mixture into bottom of prepared dish.
• Melt chocolate in a medium sauce pot.
• Stir in Peanut Butter.
• Carefully spread over crust.
• Sprinkle remaining crust crumbs over the top.
• Bake at 350 for 22-25 minutes or til edges are golden brown.

PEANUT CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (if using dark or nonstick pan, heat oven to 325°F). Grease bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening or spray with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, the flour, cocoa, oats and baking powder with electric mixer on medium speed until well mixed. Stir in peanuts. In small bowl, reserve 1 1/2 cups oat mixture for topping. Press remaining oat mixture on bottom of pan to form crust.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese on medium speed until smooth. Add 3 eggs, the milk, peanut butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until well mixed. Spoon peanut butter mixture over oat mixture in pan; spread evenly to edges of pan. Carefully crumble reserved oat mixture evenly over peanut butter layer.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.