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Healthy Treat for Today: Peanut Butter Honey Bars (Gluten free!)

February 19, 2008 by Laura 29 Comments

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 Today begins my new series of posts in which I will share recipes for yummy, healthy treats for you to make for your family.

You’ll appreciate these recipes if you:

a) Took the NO SUGAR Plunge.
b) Want to take the NO SUGAR Plunge.
c) Have never heard of the NO SUGAR Plunge.
d) Like yummy food.
e) Have a family who likes to eat.
f) Want to avoid white sugar and white flour.
g) Want to make the most of every bite you put into your mouth.
h) Some of the above.
i) None of the above.
j) All of the above. 

(I’m sorry, but if you chose ( j ), I must let you know that that particular option is not really an option…as you can not take the plunge having never heard of the plunge…nor can you “some of the above” at the same time as you can “none of the above”. If you chose ( j ), it would appear that you eat way too much sugar to function properly, proving that you should really take the NO SUGAR Plunge with us!)

My goal with these recipes is to help us all to be able to offer our families special dishes/desserts/drinks/snacks that we can feel good about. They will not have any processed sugars or flours in them…and as much as I can…I’ll try to post recipes that don’t even have flour at all! 

And here…is the promised recipe for Peanut Butter Honey Bars:

1 cup peanut butter (be sure to use natural peanut butter with only peanuts and salt in the ingredient list!)
1/2 cup honey
1 egg
1/4 t. vanilla
1/8 cup sesame seeds

Mix all ingredients well. Spread mixture into a 8×8 pan. (I used a baking stone)  Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Allow bars to cool completely before cutting. 

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Yum

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These Peanut Butter Honey Bars are moist and satisfying! And so easy to make!

Stay tuned for more yummy recipes! Soon to come (listed in no particular order):

*Super Smoothies*
*Creamy Pudding*
*Fruit Cobbler*
*Coconut Macaroons*
*Limeade*

And oh so many more! I can’t wait to share these with you! 

Be sure to leave a comment to let us all know how you’re doing with the Plunge…or if you’d like to jump in with us!

And be sure to come back tomorrow for another recipe to treat your family. I’m not sure…but I’m leaning toward the Creamy Pudding…

Any votes on that one?

You’ll find MANY more “natural sugar” treat recipes here!

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Filed Under: Desserts, Natural Sugar Treats, Recipes

Comments

  1. Lisa says

    February 19, 2008 at 7:27 am

    I will be checking back here for some yummy recipes. I have two hungry boys and cook all the time.

    Reply
  2. The Happy Housewife says

    February 19, 2008 at 8:16 am

    Great recipe- I have a friend who has an allergy to gluten so I can make these for her!
    Thanks!

    Reply
  3. Martie says

    February 19, 2008 at 8:30 am

    These sound really really good. I like the short ingredient list too!

    Blessings,
    ~Martie

    Reply
  4. Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home says

    February 19, 2008 at 9:14 am

    Those sound wonderful! I’m on a cleanse right now, so no honey (or even peanut butter or eggs, for that matter), but when I’m finished, I’ll be making these. We only use honey in our cooking and baking, so I love to find other honey recipes.

    I noticed that you’re a Nourishing Traditions advocate- so am I! I’ll have to come back and visit!

    Reply
  5. Melissa Markham says

    February 19, 2008 at 12:22 pm

    Sounds good. Thanks for your commitment to this. You are an inspiration to the rest of us!

    Reply
  6. Char says

    February 19, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    Yummy! Can’t wait to go make these!

    Reply
  7. Suezque says

    February 19, 2008 at 4:40 pm

    I can not WAIT to get home tonight and make these! (and keep myself from the girlscout cookies for a while longer:-). I think these will work well for me since they are mostly protein and natural sweet- not processed!

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  8. Suezque says

    February 19, 2008 at 7:39 pm

    Oh my goodness!!! YUM-O! I came home and made these before I even started dinner :-) and now I am having to distract myself until they are cool so that I don’t just go sit down in front of the pan with a spoon!!! MMMM!
    I think next time I’m gonna try making these with almond butter (tomorrow maybe…) :-)

    Reply
  9. Ice Cream says

    February 20, 2008 at 1:19 pm

    I love how few ingredients this calls for. And I love anything that requires a glass of milk.

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  10. Mrs. Taft says

    February 20, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    These look soooo good, thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  11. Michelle at Scribbit says

    February 22, 2008 at 12:27 am

    I’ll have to forward this to my sister–my niece has Ciliacs and I bet she’d love these.

    Reply
  12. Mrs. Taft says

    February 22, 2008 at 11:51 am

    I made these last night and they WERE yummy! I did change it up a bit and I added some flaked coconut. I took them to my Bible study and everyone loved them!

    Reply
  13. Infinity Goods says

    February 25, 2008 at 1:25 am

    That sounds really good and so easy too. I’m going to try these bars. Thanks!

    Reply
  14. tiffanie says

    August 26, 2008 at 10:33 pm

    oh my…i’m going to be making this next week for dessert! :) i love peanut butter ANYTHING.

    Reply
  15. Faith says

    September 3, 2008 at 6:36 pm

    I made these tonight and they are terrific! Thank you for sharing your recipes. They are so wonderful.

    Reply
  16. Pretty Girls Gallery says

    January 2, 2010 at 11:22 pm

    I have gluten allergy since childhood. I am always on a Gluten Free diet and i use guar gum in some of may baked foods.

    Reply
  17. arthritisinfo says

    January 11, 2010 at 3:43 am

    im always on a Gluten Free diet. i really hate my allergy to gluten because i love the taste of wheat bread. oh well, you just got to live with it.

    Reply
  18. FoodontheTable says

    June 11, 2010 at 7:17 am

    This looks great! This can be a dessert or a delicious snack – like an energy bar. I found these through Mom’s Plans.

    Reply
  19. Megan says

    January 16, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    This snack came to mind today. I need to take in more protein right before I run, as well as while I’m on the road. The honey will provide some quick energy and the pb will give me protein.

    Reply
  20. Lisa says

    June 4, 2011 at 9:32 am

    I think I will try these with some 70% dark chocolate in them. Don’t you think that would taste great?!! When I think of peanut butter, I immediately want chocolate too!

    Reply
    • Kristi W. says

      October 13, 2011 at 7:19 pm

      I was just curious if you tried this and how it turned out?? It sounds like dark chocolate added to this would be great!

      Reply
  21. Hashimoto says

    July 19, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    Just made these with a few tweaks. Only had Buckwheat Honey on hand so due to the deeper flavor of the honey, I added only about a 1/4 cup. The bars probably did come out much darker and deeper in flavor than in your recipe. I also added raw walnuts, finely chopped candied orange peel, chopped dried figs, and raisins. Yummmy! Half gone already so will make these again.

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  22. Becky Pearce says

    December 7, 2011 at 5:22 pm

    These are delicious! My family loved them. Thanks so much for sharing. I might just dig around for more breakfast bar recipes now.

    Reply
  23. Sylvia says

    September 12, 2012 at 5:00 am

    Hey, I’m fairly new to your website. Great recipes.
    Would it be ok to leave out the sesame seeds altogether?

    Reply
    • Laura says

      September 12, 2012 at 6:38 am

      Yes, that will be fine!

      Reply
  24. Kiki says

    September 13, 2013 at 6:20 am

    These look yummy, but are they chewy or cakey?

    Reply
    • Laura says

      September 13, 2013 at 10:05 am

      I would call them chewy rather than cakey. :)

      Reply
  25. Janet says

    May 27, 2016 at 2:47 pm

    Hope this isn’t a dumb question. I’m not much of a baker. Do you butter or oil the pan first? If I use oil instead of butter will it make them too greasy?

    Reply
    • Laura says

      May 28, 2016 at 9:07 am

      I haven’t found the need to butter the pan first with these. :)

      Reply

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