Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
- 2 cups crispy rice cereal, crushed, 100 grams
- 1½ cups natural peanut butter, 390 grams
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar, 240 grams
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons non hydrogenated vegan butter, melted and divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup nondairy semisweet chocolate, 180 grams
- Butter a 8x8 inch pan and line with parchment that hangs over the rim of the pan.
- In a large bowl, mix the rice cereal, powdered sugar, peanut butter, ½ cup (113 grams) of the melted vegan butter and vanilla.
- Press mixture into the prepared ban.
- Make it as flat as possible.
- Place semisweet chocolate chips in a small bowl with the remaining 2 tablespoons (27 grams) of vegan butter.
- Melt in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Continue to melt chocolate in 30 second bursts until almost completely melted.
- Stir until smooth.
- Spread the chocolate mixture over the peanut butter mixture.
- Place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or until set.
- When the bars are set, lift from the pan using the parchment overhang, and cut into 12 squares.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Recipe by I bake he shoots at http://ibakeheshoots.com/vegan-peanut-butter-chocolate-bars/
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