Peanut Butter Jelly Bars! Omg...these are freakin' awesome. Don't be 'jelly'! You can make these too, and they will soon be your new favorite bars, I promise. Jelly and peanut butter are deliciously swirled in these yummy, soft Peanut Butter Jelly Bars. xoxo
If you're even remotely a peanut butter & jelly fan, you will definitely go bonkers over these. Seriously, you have to try these. Plus, make them any flavor of jelly you want. I went with strawberry, but grape, orange marmalade or raspberry are all really good flavors with peanut butter.
Peanut butter and jelly is such a staple at home, especially for brown bag lunches and afternoon snacks. The kiddies will love these for sure. They are so soft and deliciously addictive as well!
Save some for later! You can freeze them too for 2-3 months and just go from there! (Guilty, I have eaten them frozen too...I know, I'm weird!)
Peanut Butter Jelly Facts!
Did you know...The average American will eat 1500 PB&Js before they turn 18!? The study was performed by Prepared Foods.
"11 Things You Didn't Know About Peanut Butter & Jelly" will enlighten you!
While we're sorting out peanut butter and jelly facts, for now, Let's Just PBJ & Carry on! Enjoy!!
More Peanut Butter Goodies!
- Peanut Butter Butterscotch Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Swirl Peanut Butter Lovers Banana Bread
- PB&J with PB2 Protein Smoothie
- Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge Cookies
- Peanut Butter Banana Bars
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Cookie Bars
- Skinny Apple Peanut Butter Mini Muffins
- 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Nut Oatmeal {No Bake} Protein Squares
- Nutella Peanut Butter & Chocolate Stuffed Blondies
Jelly Swirled Peanut Butter Bars
Ingredients
Jelly and Peanut Butter Bars
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup strawberry jelly or whatever you flavor you prefer
- ¼ cup peanut butter
Peanut Butter Drizzle
- ½ cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Spray with non-stick spray an 8x8 or 9x9 pan, set aside.
- Using mixer, cream butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar.
- Add egg and vanilla, and mix well.
- Add flour and mix until combined.
- Press mixture into pan.
- Drop peanut butter and jelly in spoonfuls on top of dough.
- Use a knife to swirl the two together into the dough.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Let cool completely.
- Melt peanut butter in microwave for 15-25 seconds.
- Drizzle warmed peanut butter on top of bars. (I used a pastry bag, cut out a small hole and drizzled back and forth across bars.
- Cut into bars and serve.
Kim L. says
Can you use natural peanut butter? Or does it need to be the sugary kind?
ChocolaTess says
Hi Kim, you could just reduce the baking time about 5-7 minutes, because natural peanut butter has less oil and sugar than regular, so you don't want to overbake for moister bars. So glad you stopped by!
Winnie says
I looooooooooove everything with PB, and these bars look DELICIOUS !!
You probably know that it's not "easy" to visit your blog, Everything looks sooo yummy
ChocolaTess says
Thank you Winnie!
Carlee says
Yum! I love all things peanut butter. These look like a delicious treat!
ChocolaTess says
Thank you Carlee! Peanut butter rocks! 🙂