Chocolate Peanut Butter Breakfast Bars

Adapted slightly from Food Faith Fitness

Oh dear foodie friends, I did it! After 4 months, I am within 1 lb. of my weight-loss goal. Some people might say I should wait to celebrate until I’m there, but (a couple pounds ago) one of my friends looked at me like it’s time to stop … I said I only want to lose a few more pounds and then I’ll go into maintenance mode. Really, I will …

So that got me thinking: what does maintenance mode look like? I think it involves some of the more indulgent things that I love and have been severely reducing like peanut butter and chocolate …

When I saw these peanut butter chocolate bars from Food Faith Fitnesss, I was more than intrigued, I was mesmerized. I felt deserving of a decedent (yet kinda sorta still healthy) breakfast. It’s a little like eating Reese’s for breakfast, but in a soft and ooey gooey good cookie-bar form.

THE perfect celebratory food, in my humble opinion.  This is an amazing achievement and well worthy of a peanut butter chocolate celebration

Chocolate Peanut Butter Breakfast Bars

• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes
• Total Time: 50 minutes
• Yield: 9 - 15 servings 1x

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Ingredients

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• 1 cup natural peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/2 cup oat flour (ground oats), plus 2 tablespoons
• 1/4 cup powdered peanut butter (I used PB2)
• 1/4 cup vanilla protein powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
• For the top: 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray a 9x9x2 inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
2. Put the peanut butter in a large mixing bowl and microwave on high for 30 seconds to soften it. Stir in the honey, then the vanilla and egg until well mixed.
3. Add the dry ingredients and stir to mix, then stir in the milk, then the peanuts & dark chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.
4. Bake at 350 F. for 20 – 25 minutes or until the edges are nicely browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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Notes

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