Almond Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Ingredients
- Bars:
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter, melted
- 1 cup (250 mL) brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract
- 2 cups (500 mL) Robin Hood® Almond Flour
- 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
- 1 cup (250 mL) HERSHEY’S CHIPITS Pure Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY’S CHIPITS Milk Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) shredded coconut, sweetened or unsweetened
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped walnuts
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Topping:
- 1 cup (250 mL) chocolate chips, any type
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) Carnation® Evaporated Milk, any type
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1 cup (250 mL) HERSHEY’S CHIPITS SKOR Toffee Bits
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped walnuts
Directions
Bars
Step 1:
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line a 9" x 13" (3 L) baking dish with parchment paper, overlapping 2 sides for easy removal.
Step 2:
Whisk butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Stir in flour and baking powder until combined. Add semi-sweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips, coconut, and walnuts and mix well.
Step 3:
Spread batter in prepared pan.
Step 4:
Bake in preheated oven 25 to 27 minutes until golden. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Topping
Step 5:
Melt all ingredients together in small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes. Remove, let cool to room temperature. Spread over cooled blondies. Sprinkle with toffee bits and walnuts, pressing down lightly. Refrigerate 2 hours, or until set. Remove from pan. Cut into squares.