Sweet fruity jam mingles with chewy peanut buttery layers for a perfect play on the classic PB&J sandwich. Great for a snack, great for dessert. A soon-to-be back-to-school tradition!
Prep: 15 minutesminutes
Cook: 30 minutesminutes
Total: 45 minutesminutes
Yield:24people
Ingredients
1 ½cupsrolled oatsdivided
1cupflourbrown rice
½cupalmond mealalmond meal
½cupflourchickpea
½cupvegan butter spreadlike Earth Balance
2wholeflax eggsmix 2 tablespoons freshly ground flaxseed meal with 6 tablespoons warm water and set aside til the consistency of a beaten egg
Blitz 1 cup of rolled oats in food processor or blender until a fine powder. Combine flours, almond meal, rolled oats, oat powder, sucanat, baking powder, and pinch of salt in a bowl. Whisk to combine. Cut in butter and peanut butter until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Then add in liquid sweeteners (agave nectar and honey, or all agave), vanilla extract, and flax eggs and mix well.
Press 1/2 of mixture into a 13x9" pan that's been greased with coconut oil or butter. Spread jelly over peanut butter mixture then crumble the remaining peanut butter mixture over the jelly layer.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until top begins to brown. Cool then cut into bars. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Feel free to sub 3 cups flour for the cup of blitzed oatmeal (keep the other 1/2 cup of whole rolled oats), all brown rice flour, all almond meal, and all chickpea flour.*Feel free to sub butter for the vegan butter spread.