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PB&J Meets PB & Chocolate

Posted on June 5, 2011 by in Blog

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I love peanut butter.  I love peanut butter with chocolate, I love peanut butter and jelly, I love peanut butter by the spoonful.  You already know this, but I just had to get it off my chest.

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I expressed my love of blueberries and peanut butter before, and then I combined chocolate and blueberries.  And of course there were all the times I put together peanut butter and chocolate.  It was only a matter of time before the three collided.

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Over the weekend I put three of my favorite flavors into one and made Blueberry Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Bars.  These aren’t the prettiest bars I’ve ever made, but oh boy are they delicious!  This was one of those times where I could have eaten the whole batch out of the oven!  They smelled amazing and the melted dark chocolate, juicy blueberries and flavorful peanut butter cookie base had an amazing balance.  It was a good thing I had a birthday barbecue to bring these to because otherwise my waistline would have been in big trouble!

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Blueberry Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Bars

Note: The dough may be very crumbly. Press it down tightly into pan before baking to prevent the bars from being too crumbly once they are done.

Yield: Makes 24 bars

Ingredients

  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups salted natural creamy peanut butter
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chunks
  • 1 1/2 cup blueberries

Cooking Directions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda, set aside
  3. Using a mixer, in a large bowl beat peanut butter and sugars on high until light and fluffy
  4. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined
  5. Reduce speed to low and stir in flour mixture just until combined
  6. Stir in blueberries and chocolate chunks
  7. Press dough into a 13x9 baking pan lined with ungreased parchment paper
  8. Bake for 20 or until firm and a knife comes out clean

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Have you ever eaten a dessert by yourself that you were supposed to share with friends?

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54 Responses to “PB&J Meets PB & Chocolate”

  1. Maris (In Good Taste) June 5, 2011 at 8:10 pm #

    I would love to try these. I am somewhat addicted to blueberries this season

  2. Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic June 5, 2011 at 8:16 pm #

    All 3 flavors sound delicious together! I would def be tempted to eat this whole pan too!

  3. Lora @cakeduchess June 5, 2011 at 9:06 pm #

    Lauren- I never would’ve combined these flavors and am loving it! I bet they were delicous:)

    • KeepItSweet June 6, 2011 at 1:24 pm #

      Thanks, Lora!

  4. melissa@IWasBornToCook June 5, 2011 at 9:12 pm #

    yum, yum, yum.

  5. Jen @ keepitsimplefoods June 5, 2011 at 9:19 pm #

    Love the fruit, chocolate and peanut butter flavor combo. Sounds delish!

  6. Jessica @ Stylish Stealthy & Healthy June 5, 2011 at 9:26 pm #

    oh my. This can only be an insanely delicious combo.

  7. Caroline @ chocolate and carrots June 5, 2011 at 10:21 pm #

    You are my hero. You are definitely my soul mate. ;-) Yummmmmmmm!!!!

  8. Jazz Rules June 5, 2011 at 11:16 pm #

    These bad boys look awesome! PB @ J cookies?! I feel ya!

  9. Rachel @ The Avid Appetite June 6, 2011 at 6:55 am #

    These look absolutely fantastic – the best of all worlds! Hope that your friend enjoyed them and that you had a great weekend!

  10. Jessica @ How Sweet June 6, 2011 at 8:04 am #

    I would DEVOUR these!

  11. Grace June 6, 2011 at 8:05 am #

    I wouldn’t be able to stop eating these – so dangerous – you are a genius!

  12. Miss Anthropist's Kitchen June 6, 2011 at 9:21 am #

    I don’t think I could be left alone with a recipe like this…but I thank you for sharing! :) Can’t WAIT to try this!

  13. briarrose June 6, 2011 at 9:38 am #

    Pure yum! As much as I love the pb and chocolate combo I wouldn’t have thought to add in fruit…such a tasty idea.

  14. Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen June 6, 2011 at 10:14 am #

    Whoa! I did a double take! This looks fabulous!

  15. Anna June 6, 2011 at 11:35 am #

    yummy. looks like perfection. another amazing post love. be sure to swing by for all the latest celebrity fashion news as well as see pics from my recent day trip to the OC. xoxo

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  16. Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday June 6, 2011 at 11:37 am #

    Those sound fantastic! Did you come up with that recipe all by yourself?

    • KeepItSweet June 6, 2011 at 1:23 pm #

      I did, I’ve been wanting to make something like this for a while!

  17. Erin June 6, 2011 at 11:59 am #

    Oo I’ve never had blueberries and peanut butter together, but I love both of those things so it looks like I need to try it out. I actually made blueberry cheesecake cookie bars last night, should’ve thrown in some peanut butter!

    • KeepItSweet June 6, 2011 at 1:23 pm #

      That would be so delicious!

  18. Lauren (PB&G) June 6, 2011 at 12:07 pm #

    Ever since I discovered blueberry muffin batter ice cream with reeses cup chunks in it at Cold Stone, I’ve been obsessed with the combo of PB, blueberry and chocolate! So these bars look like HEAVEN! YUM!

    • KeepItSweet June 6, 2011 at 1:22 pm #

      Ok, I need that in my life immediately! That sounds amazing.

  19. Baking Serendipity June 6, 2011 at 12:42 pm #

    I like all these things too, but have never put them all together! So smart…and delicious!

  20. Maria June 6, 2011 at 12:42 pm #

    You can’t go wrong with PB and Chocolate!

  21. debbie c. June 6, 2011 at 3:15 pm #

    It adds a little bit of “refreshing” to a perfectly sweet and delicious snack! Great idea!

  22. Simply Life June 6, 2011 at 6:48 pm #

    oh what a perfect combination – I would definitely eat A LOT of these!

  23. Christina @ This Woman Cooks! June 6, 2011 at 8:25 pm #

    Awesome combo! Can’t wait to try.

  24. Casey June 6, 2011 at 8:39 pm #

    These look amazing!!! Nothing better than a pb&j! ;)

  25. Veronica June 6, 2011 at 8:46 pm #

    Blueberries isn’t usually something I would combine with peanut butter, but it actually sounds really good! Very creative!

  26. Christina @ Sweet Pea's Kitchen June 6, 2011 at 9:08 pm #

    Blueberry Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Bars?! I am crazy about peanut butter anything! I am bookmarking this right now! Can’t wait to give it a try! :D

  27. pawsitivelife June 6, 2011 at 9:09 pm #

    When are you starting your bakery? Your recipes always look so simple and so incredible!

    • KeepItSweet June 7, 2011 at 8:31 am #

      You are the best! I have lots of ideas in my head and will let you know when I get something started;-)

  28. Wendy (The Weekend Gourmet) June 6, 2011 at 9:38 pm #

    My goodness do these look DELISH!! I’ve never thought about putting blueberries and chocolate in a PB bar…genius!! I think I need to make these…once I work out enough to burn off the biscoff bars ;) !!

  29. Angela June 6, 2011 at 10:48 pm #

    I would inhale a whole pan of these… Then I’d have to vigorously work out; but I’d do it happily dreaming of the day when I can inhale a pan of these once more… Lovely combo!

  30. Monica June 7, 2011 at 6:56 am #

    Another brilliant, creative recipe. Yum!

  31. aarthi June 7, 2011 at 7:20 am #

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  32. thehealthyapron June 7, 2011 at 8:06 am #

    made these last night! Hope to blgo about them soon! They were incredible! I halfed the recipe and found the dough to be REALLY crumbly. Did that happen with yours? They don’t stay together very well but my oh my are they delicious! Great recipe!

    • KeepItSweet June 7, 2011 at 8:30 am #

      I’m so glad you liked them!!! I did find that the dough was crumbly but the bars weren’t too bad because I had pressed the dough pretty tightly together. Originally I wanted to make them cookies but went with bars because of that.

  33. Rachel @ NotRachael Ray June 7, 2011 at 9:03 am #

    Wow these look great! And I like your new blog design!

    • KeepItSweet June 7, 2011 at 10:03 am #

      Thanks, Rachel!

  34. marla June 7, 2011 at 9:11 am #

    When PB meets chocolate there is always great success & that is all there is to it. These look awesome!

  35. Madison @ Espresso and Cream June 7, 2011 at 10:44 am #

    How fun! I love the use of blueberries in this dish and any time there is chocolate involved, I’m totally on board. Delish!

  36. Nikki @ The Tolerant Vegan June 7, 2011 at 11:16 am #

    This is such an awesome combination! These three flavors sound so good, I can see using them in everything from granola to pancakes!

  37. Evan @swEEts June 7, 2011 at 11:58 am #

    Last night I was eating handfuls of blueberries and chocolate chips.. and now you’re adding peanut butter to the mix? I love it and I have to try this immediately.

  38. Alli June 7, 2011 at 1:15 pm #

    I am drawn to recipes with blueberries in them this week. Add pb and chocolate … oh my! These look delicious.

  39. Caroline June 7, 2011 at 5:55 pm #

    Those are some great looking bars! I love anything and everything peanut butter. Love the addition of blueberries. :)

  40. Caroline June 7, 2011 at 6:45 pm #

    Oh my heck those bars look so good.. geez! love your blog…and definitely the recipes!

  41. Katie June 8, 2011 at 8:10 am #

    These look absolutely delicious, but I may just have to make them using some white chocolate chips or chunks. Thanks for the recipe.

  42. megan @ whatmegansmaking June 8, 2011 at 9:20 am #

    This sounds so good! Not something I would have thought of, but it looks delicious!

  43. Carolyn June 9, 2011 at 6:20 am #

    And this only begs the question….why has no one thought of this before? Why do we only go with PB and one or the other? Love it!

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