Soft and chewy PEANUT BUTTERY bars topped with strawberry jelly and a crispy oatmeal crumble topping!! Easy, no-mixer recipe that'll be your new FAVORITE way to eat PB&J!!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time43 minutesmins
Cooling Time1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Total Time2 hourshrs23 minutesmins
Course: Bars & Blondies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: peanut butter and jelly bars, peanut butter and jelly bars recipe, peanut butter and jelly desserts, peanut butter and jelly recipes
Servings: 9
Calories: 461kcal
Author: Averie Sunshine
Ingredients
Bars
½cupunsalted butter1 stick, melted
⅓cupcreamy peanut buttermelted
1large egg
1cuplight brown sugarpacked
1tablespoonvanilla extract
1cupall-purpose flour
½teaspoonsaltor to tast
Crumble Topping
¼cupunsalted butterhalf of 1 stick, melted
½cupall-purpose flour
⅓cupold-fashioned whole-rolled oatsdon’t use quick cook or instant, they’re finer and behave like flour and will make mixture too dry
Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
To a large, microwave-safe bowl add the butter and heat on high power to melt, about 1 minute.
Add the peanut butter and heat for 30 seconds to soften. Whisk the butter and peanut butter mixture until smooth and combined.
Wait momentarily before adding the egg so you don’t scramble it. Add the egg, brown sugar, vanilla, and whisk until smooth.
Add the flour, salt, and stir until just combined, don’t overmix.
Turn batter out into prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes. While bars bake, make the crumble topping.
Crumble Topping
To a large, microwave-safe bowl add the butter and heat on high power to melt, about 1 minute.
Add the flour, oats, sugars, salt, and stir to combine. Mixture will be dry and sandy with some larger, well-formed crumble pieces; set aside.
After bars have baked for 15 minutes, remove pan from the oven, and spread the fruit spread in an even flat layer over the surface, leaving a 1/2-inch bare margin at the edges.
Evenly sprinkle with the crumble topping mixture.
Return pan to oven and bake for about 25 to 28 minutes, or until crumble topping is lightly golden browned and set.
Place pan on a wire rack to cool for at least 90 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
Bars will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.