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Healthy Peanut Butter & Jam Squares

Healthy Peanut Butter & Jam Squares
Prep Time
15 min
Yields
12 servings

This delectable sweet and healthy dessert is all about easy.

Courtesy of Lauren Toyota and John Diemer of hot for food blog. Adapted from earth and city.

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ingredients

Crumble

3 ½
cups gluten-free oats
2 ½
cups raw almonds
1
tsp cinnamon
¼
tsp sea salt
4
cups dates, pitted

Filling

2
cups natural peanut butter
2
ripe bananas
½
tsp sea salt
1
cup dates, pitted
2
Tbsp water
1
cup jam of your choice
3
Tbsp chia seeds (optional)
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directions

Step 1

Grind almonds in a food processor until they become a fine meal and place into a mixing bowl. Grind oats the same way, then add the almond meal back in.

Step 2

Add cinnamon and sea salt, and with the food processor running add in dates a few at a time, until the mixture starts to come together. Press 3/4 of this mixture into a parchment lined 9-inch x 13-inch pan.

Step 3

Blend peanut butter, bananas and sea salt together in a food processor.

Step 4

In the same style as the almonds/oats mixture, feed the dates in a few at a time until the mixture is smooth. If the mixture seems too thick to spread with a spatula, add a little water as necessary.

Step 5

Spread this mixture over the pressed base in the pan.

Step 6

You can mix chia seeds into the jam if you like, then spread the jam over top of the peanut butter layer.

Step 7

Then add the remaining crumble on top.

Step 8

Refrigerate overnight and cut into squares. Store squares in the fridge to prevent melting.

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