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.
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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I will be checking back here for some yummy recipes. I have two hungry boys and cook all the time.
Great recipe- I have a friend who has an allergy to gluten so I can make these for her!
Thanks!
These sound really really good. I like the short ingredient list too!
Blessings,
~Martie
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!
Sounds good. Thanks for your commitment to this. You are an inspiration to the rest of us!
Yummy! Can’t wait to go make these!
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!
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…) :-)
I love how few ingredients this calls for. And I love anything that requires a glass of milk.
These look soooo good, thanks for sharing!
I’ll have to forward this to my sister–my niece has Ciliacs and I bet she’d love these.
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!
That sounds really good and so easy too. I’m going to try these bars. Thanks!
oh my…i’m going to be making this next week for dessert! :) i love peanut butter ANYTHING.
I made these tonight and they are terrific! Thank you for sharing your recipes. They are so wonderful.
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.
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.
This looks great! This can be a dessert or a delicious snack – like an energy bar. I found these through Mom’s Plans.
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.
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!
I was just curious if you tried this and how it turned out?? It sounds like dark chocolate added to this would be great!
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.
These are delicious! My family loved them. Thanks so much for sharing. I might just dig around for more breakfast bar recipes now.
Hey, I’m fairly new to your website. Great recipes.
Would it be ok to leave out the sesame seeds altogether?
Yes, that will be fine!
These look yummy, but are they chewy or cakey?
I would call them chewy rather than cakey. :)
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?
I haven’t found the need to butter the pan first with these. :)