are an easy no bake dessert! If you love peanut butter and chocolate as much as my family does, these are a must make! Peanut butter and chocolate are a classic combination. They go together so well. No-bake Peanut Butter Treats are a recipe I used to ...
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No Bake Peanut Butter Bars

No Bake Peanut Butter Bars are an easy no bake dessert!

No Bake Peanut Butter Bar in glass pan on black and white table runner

If you love peanut butter and chocolate as much as my family does, these are a must make!

Peanut butter and chocolate are a classic combination. They go together so well.

No Bake Peanut Butter Bars with peanuts on top in glass pan on black and white table runner

No-bake Peanut Butter Treats are a recipe I used to make all the time. Then my daughter developed her peanut allergy. For years, we kept our home completely nut and peanut butter free, so I could not make this recipe.

Now that she no longer lives at home, I am having fun making all my favorite peanut butter desserts like these bars.

not bake peanut butter bars with peanuts on top on table

I made these peanut butter bars recently, and I knew that it was time to update the recipe and pictures.

I love that these no bake peanut butter bars are a no bake dessert because they are perfect for summer.

They are also easy to make gluten-free with gluten-free graham crackers.

If you do not need a huge batch, although they are so good you might want a full pan, you can cut the recipe in half and make them in a smaller pan.

If you want to change them up a little, use chocolate graham crackers. I actually love to use gluten-free chocolate graham crackers if I can find them.

Chocolate graham crackers make them double chocolate, and they are delicious! I love the extra chocolate that the chocolate graham crackers give them

No Bake Peanut Butter Bars in glass pan on black and white table runner with a bar on white plate in front

They are the perfect quick and easy dessert. And now I remember why I missed them so much!

No Bake Peanut Butter Bars Crust in glass pan

Ingredients

  • butter
  • chocolate graham cracker crumbs, chocolate graham crackers, and gluten free graham crackers work well, too
  • powdered sugar
  • peanut butter
  • chocolate chips
  • peanut butter
  • peanuts, optional
No Bake Peanut Butter Bars


Yield: 24 bars

No Bake Peanut Butter Bars

No Bake Peanut Butter Bar in glass pan on black and white table runner
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Peanut butter and chocolate are combined in these easy-to-make no-bake peanut butter bars.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 2 cups graham crumbs or crumbs made with chocolate graham crackers or gluten-free graham crackers work
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
  • 4 tablespoons peanut butter
  • chopped peanuts, optional

Instructions

  1. Mix together the butter, graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter until well blended.
  2. Press into the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
  3. Melt chocolate chips with peanut butter. Stir until smooth.
  4. Spread over crust.
  5. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts if desired.
  6. Refrigerate several hours before cutting into squares.
  7. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

For a gluten-free version, use gluten-free graham crackers and read labels to make sure your ingredients are gluten-free.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 392Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 10gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 223mgCarbohydrates: 50gFiber: 2gSugar: 35gProtein: 5g

Nutritional values are approxomite and aren't always accurate.

© Lynn Walls
Cuisine: American / Category: Desserts

 Originally published July 2016. Updated April 2026.

 

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Gluten-Free Menu Plan April Week 3

Here is this week’s gluten free menu plan. I made notes next to the ingredients that need to be gluten free, but as always read labels to make sure that your ingredients are safe for your family and use gluten free ingredients like gluten free pasta, gluten free soy sauce, etc.

Gluten Free Pizza Recipe

Gluten Free Recipes April Week Three

Gluten free recipes for the last week of April.

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Gluten Free Menu Plan April Week 2

Here is this week’s menu plan.

This week I am sharing a recipe from one of my favorite gluten free bloggers on the menu plan. I hope this helps you find some new delicious gluten free food.

I made notes next to the ingredients that need to be gluten free, but as always read labels to make sure that your ingredients are gluten free.

Raspberry Baked Oatmeal

Gluten Free Menu Plan 4.14.24

Quick and easy gluten free recipes for April.

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Nut Free Larabar Recipe

Larabars are easy to make nut free with this simple homemade nut free larabar recipe!

Homemade Nut Free Larabars on red and white napkin with bars on cutting board in background

My oldest daughter has a tree nut, peanut, and sesame allergy. She developed the allergy when she was twelve, which means it is not an allergy she will outgrow. It is with her for life.

It is also a true allergy. It is not an intolerance or just something she avoids. It is the kind of allergy that can kill you. She always has an epi-pen with her. Nuts, peanuts, and sesame are not allowed at all.

For years, when she was growing up and lived at home, our house was completely nut-free. She had to worry about food all the time, so we wanted to create a completely safe place for her to eat at home.

In many ways, this has just become our life. We read labels. We are extremely careful, and we keep our home nut, peanut, and sesame-free.

She is grown and no longer lives at home, but we still eat nut and peanut free when she is at our house.

I learned so much over the years of having kids with severe allergies. One of them is that sometimes you just want to eat what everyone else eats.

It makes it so hard, especially for kids. Life with nut allergies is not always easy.

Over the years I developed so many homemade versions of our favorite foods. Today’s homemade nut-free Larabar recipe is one of them.

This recipe is nut-free, so it is inspired by a Larabar rather than a true copycat.

Homemade Nut Free Larabars on red and white napkin with bars on cutting board

One of the toughest areas for me when dealing with a child with nut allergies has been snack food. Meals are pretty easy to keep nut-free as long as I read labels. Snacks, on the other hand, are much harder.

So many snack foods contain nuts, peanuts, or sesame. Granola bars, crackers, and trail mixes all contain nuts or sesame. There are some available that are nut-free, but most are high risk because of cross-contamination.

There are some allergy-friendly brands out there, but the high cost makes them a treat instead of an everyday thing. I quickly learned that homemade snacks are the best and most affordable option. I can make sure the food is safe without breaking the budget.

Over the years, homemade nut-free larabars have become a favorite for us.

I had trouble getting the recipe just right, and it took me quite a bit of time. I made so many batches of these to get the taste and texture just how we like them.

After a lot of trial and error, though, I developed a recipe that we love!

Homemade Nut Free Larabars on cutting board

We love these! If you or someone in your family has a nut allergy, these are a must make!

One quick note. This recipe is for homemade nut-free larabars, but I know not all my readers are nut-free. If you can have peanut butter or almond butter, use it in place of the Sunbutter. It will work fine. If you have a nut allergy use Sunbutter. I have tried these with soy butter and other nut-free butters, but the Sunbutter or sunflower seed butter is our favorite.

Yield: 24 bars

Nut Free Larabar Recipe

Homemade Nut Free Larabars on red and white napkin with bars on cutting board in background
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Larabars can be nut free with this homemade larabar recipe.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pitted dates
  • 3/4 cup Sunbutter, see note below
  • 1 cup dried cherries, see not below
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips ( We use Enjoy Life)

Instructions

  1. Place dates in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Pulse food processor a few times to chop up dates. You don't have to chop them up completely, but you want them broken up a bit.
  2. Add Sunbutter and dried cherries to the food processor.
  3. Process until the mixture is chopped well. It should all be chopped up, yet form a soft mixture that balls up.
  4. Add chocolate chips and pulse a few times just enough to chop and mix in. If your food processor is small, you may need to do this in two batches.
  5. Lay a sheet of parchment paper or plastic wrap on a cookie sheet or sheet pan. Place the mixture in the pan.
  6. Place another sheet of parchment paper or plastic wrap on top. Press the mixture out to form a rectangle. This takes time to press evenly. You can use another cookie sheet pressed down on top or a rolling pin to help you press the mixture out.
  7. Refrigerate the mixture for several hours or until they have firmed up. Cut into bars or squares.
  8. Store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.

Notes

If you do not need these to be nut-free, you can use peanut butter or almond butter in place of the sunbutter. Wowbutter also works in this recipe.

Other dried fruit can be used in place of dried cherries, or you can use a combination of dried cherries and other dried fruit like raisins.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24 bars

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 124Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 28mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 2gSugar: 15gProtein: 2g
© Lynn Walls
Cuisine: American / Category: Snacks
Nut Free Larabar

 Originally posted March 2017. Updated April 2026.

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Gluten Free Menu Plan April Week 1

This week’s menu plan includes lots of easy budget friendly gluten-free recipes for spring.

gluten free cheese rolls

I made notes next to the ingredients that need to be gluten-free, but as always, read labels to make sure the ingredients are safe for your family.

Gluten Free Menu Plan April Week 1

Easy budget friendly gluten free recipes for the week.

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