PEANUT BUTTER BARS FROM SCHOOL RECIPES

Steps:

• Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper, extending the ends over the sides of the pan.
• Microwave plant based butter for 45 seconds or until melted. Add confectioners' sugar, graham cracker crumbs, and 1/2 cup peanut butter; mix well. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Microwave chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons peanut butter for 45 seconds. Stir and continue to microwave at 20 second intervals until melted. Pour over graham cracker-peanut butter mixture and spread with an offset spatula until smooth.
• Refrigerate until semi-hardened, about 30 minutes. Score chocolate layer with a knife so that chocolate layer will not crack when cutting into bars. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 more minutes.
• Remove dessert from pan by pulling on the extended parchment paper; cut into bars.

Steps:

• Mix syrup and peanut butter in a saucepan over low heat until smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat. Stir about half the chocolate chips into the syrup mixture.
• Mix remaining chocolate chips, almonds, cashews, oatmeal, crispy rice cereal, and flax seed meal in a bowl.
• Pour the mixture from the saucepan over the mixture in the bowl; stir to evenly coat.
• Transfer mixture to a 9x13-inch baking dish and press into an even layer; allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.