Paula Deens Peanut Butter Bars Recipes

Steps:

• 1. For the bars: Preheat oven to 350 Degrees, Grease and flour a 9x13 pan (I only had a 9x11 so I used that). Melt butter and peanut butter together over hot water. (I put it in a pan and on simmer it was fast and easy)
• 2. Pour into remaining ingredients and stir well. Pour into greased and floured pan and bake 25-30 minutes. (I did 35 as mine was in a smaller pan.) Cook and cut into squares.
• 3. NOTE: Besides the things I stated above at the 30 minute mark I took them out of the oven and topped with the frosting and returned it to the oven 5-10 minutes more. For the frosting just mix all together adding enough water to make a regular icing and frost the hot bars. The frosting will be thin and melty at this point. Return to oven 5-10 minutes until it bubbles or looks really hot and remove and cool. cut and serve

Steps:

• For the crust: Line an 8-inch square pan with foil so it overhangs on two sides and lightly coat with cooking spray. Process the cookies in a food processor until finely ground. Add the melted butter and process again until the crumbs are coated with the butter; add the melted chocolate and process until the mixture is the texture of very wet sand. Using an offset spatula, press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan, cover and refrigerate while preparing the filling. Clean out the food processor bowl.
• For the filling and topping: Add the cream cheese, peanut butter, yogurt and sugar to the bowl of the food processor and process until smooth and combined. Pour the mixture over the crust and smooth with a spatula. Top with the peanuts and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cover and refrigerate until set slightly looser than cream cheese, about 4 hours up to overnight.
• Run a knife around the edges of the mixture to loosen, use the foil handles to lift it out, cut into 12 bars and serve chilled.

Steps:

• Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine honey, peanut butter, maple syrup, canola oil, brown sugar, cinnamon. Stir and cook until mixture just begins to bubble, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
• In a large bowl, combine oats, rice cereal, wheat germ, peanuts, apricots, figs and salt.
• Pour peanut butter mixture over oatmeal mixture and stir gently with a spatula until well combined. Transfer to baking dish, cover with parchment paper and press firmly into dish. Allow to cool completely (will cool faster in the refrigerator). Cut into squares or bars.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a large baking sheet.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the peanut butter, 1 cup of Splenda, the egg, and vanilla. Stir well with a spoon.
• Roll the dough into balls the size of walnuts. Place the balls on the prepared cookie sheet.
• With a fork dipped in optional 1/3 cup of Splenda to prevent sticking, press a criss-cross design on each cookie.
• Bake for 12 minutes, remove from the oven, and sprinkle the cookies with the optional 1/3 cup of Splenda.
• Cool slightly before removing from the pan.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Line a 13x9 pan with foil.
• Spray with cooking spray.
• In large bowl,combine oats,flour,brown sugar,peanuts and baking soda.
• Using a pastry blender,cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Press half of the oat mixture firmly into bottom of prepared pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• In a medium bowl,beat cream cheese,peanut butter,sugar and egg at medium speed with a mixer until combined.
• Spoon mixture over prepared crust,spreading to edges.
• Sprinkle evenly with toffee bits.
• Cover evenly with remaining half of oat mixture.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let cool before serving.