Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars

Ingredients: 

1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 

1 cup peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1.8 tsp salt

1/4 cup + 2TBSP flour

2/3 cup sugar

1/4 cup chocolate chips

2TBSP milk (*if needed)

1.) Preheat oven to 350  degrees. Grease 8 inch pan or line with parchment. 

2.) Gently heat peanut butter then add in applesauce and vanilla. 

3.) In separate bowl, stir baking soda, salt, flour, sugar and chocolate chips. Pour dry ingredients into wet and continue to stir. It will seem very dry at first. If needed, add in 2 TBSP of milk. It will eventually become gooey like cookie dough (patience 😀).

4.) Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes. When you take bars out of oven, the top will look set but very undercooked underneath. This is OK! Leave them to cool for at least 20 minutes to allow time to firm up (trust me...this part is HARD...).