Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie Bars (gluten-free)

Happy August! Can you believe it?

Marko and I celebrated our 4-year anniversary last week, so I had to make a special treat! It’s been 4 years since we met (and basically have been inseparable since), but it feels like a lifetime!

He and I love anything nut butter and chocolate, so I had to throw these together. It’s basically peanut butter fudge cookie dough sandwiched between a fudgy brownie and chocolate peanut bark... I mean, enough said!

Ps. you don’t need a special occasion to make these :) I hope you enjoy as much as we did!

Recipe makes 15 bars

Ingredients

Brownie Layer

• ½ cup (56g) almond flour

• ¼ cup (32g) cassava flour

• ¼ cup (25g) cacao powder

• ½ tsp salt

• 3 eggs, room temp

• ¾ cup (144g) coconut sugar

• ¼ cup (80g) honey

• 1 tsp vanilla

• ½ cup (120g) dairy-free chocolate chips

PB Cookie Dough

• 1 ⅓ cup (320g) peanut butter

• ⅓ cup (105g) honey

• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup (112g) almond flour

• ¼ tsp salt

• ½ cup (120g) dairy-free chocolate chips

Topping

• 3/4 cup (180) dairy-free chocolate chips

• ½ tsp coconut oil

• ¼ cup (60g) peanuts, roughly chopped

Directions

Brownies

1. Preheat oven to 325F. Grease or line a 9x9 inch baking dish with parchment paper.

2. In a bowl, combine the almond flour, cassava flour, cacao powder, and salt. Set aside.

3. In a mixing bowl, whip the eggs, coconut sugar, and vanilla extract until light and a little fluffy (about 2 minutes). 

4. Microwave the chocolate chips on 50% power for 1 minute. Stir, then repeat until smooth and melted.

5. Add the honey and melted chocolate to the egg mixture again. Now add the almond flour mixture and mix until combined.

6. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool completely once done.

PB Cookie Dough

1. In a mixing bowl, combine the peanut butter, honey, and vanilla extract. 

2. Add in the almond flour and salt, mix with your electric mixer until even.

3. Mix in the chocolate chips.

4. Press the mixture onto your cooled brownie, pressing down to make the top even.

Topping

1. Melt the chocolate chips in microwave on 50% power in 1 minute intervals, as you did before. Stir in the coconut oil.

2. Drizzle onto the cookie dough layer and smooth the top with an offset spatula.

3. Sprinkle with the chopped peanuts.

4. Refrigerate for a few hours or until set, cut into 15 bars, and enjoy!