“Oh Baby” Is Right

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For the past 2 months I’ve been telling myself I would make peanut butter cups but never got around to it because of how much work it feels like(how lazy is that?); truthfully, I’m fine with dipping a piece of chocolate in a jar of peanut butter and leaving it at that. But after seeing these bars on Michelle’s blog I remembered I had bookmarked Jenna’s Oh Baby Bars. Now these are simple enough I could do.

My only problem was that the recipe seemed to call for no-stir peanut butter and the only one I had enough of was a runny, natural-style peanut butter. I adjusted the ingredients and proportions a tad to account for this and then went from there. All I can say about this is “Oh baby” and that Jenna is a genius for this recipe.

Ingredients I used(Made 10 thick bars):

  • 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons natural peanut butter
  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon Earth Balance margarine
  • 2 Tablespoons coconut oil
  • 10oz semi-sweet dark chocolate chips

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Instead of blending the ingredients at room temperature, I melted 1/4 cup of Earth Balance and the coconut oil together first. Then I stirred in both of the sugars and lastly the peanut butter.

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Once that was homogenous, I spread it out in a large loaf pan and dropped it on the counter a few times to level it out. Of course, I taste tested what was left in the mixing bowl and it was perfect.

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Then I melted the chocolate with the remaining tablespoon of margarine in my microwave and spread it out on top of the peanut butter layer.

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And then I pretended I was a chocolatier(I’m not going to say this is my dream job, but if it’s what the fates handed me I would not complain and just eat chocolate) and gave it a fancy swirl top.

When that was done, I threw this in the refrigerator to harden and after an hour or so began to cut squares.

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In terms of flavor, these are absolutely delicious. Texturally, the bottom layer was a little soft; next time(and there will be a next time) I’d probably reduce the margarine by 2 tablespoons and replace that with coconut oil. Or if I’m being a better planner I’d just buy no-stir peanut butter like the original recipe uses.

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40 Responses to “Oh Baby” Is Right
  1. megan @ the oatmeal diaries
    January 19, 2011 | 10:03 am

    I want these!! I suppose that means I have to make them. Haha but they actually don’t look too difficult! Totally worth any effort I’m sure!!

  2. VeggieGirl
    January 19, 2011 | 10:18 am

    OOOOH baby, baby! Those look insanely good.

  3. corey@ the runners cookie
    January 19, 2011 | 10:23 am

    I remember seeing these on jennas blog and salivating! How could they not be amazing? I imagine these being the perfect dessert with a glass of milk 🙂 oh baby!

  4. Nourhan @ Miss Anthropist's Kitchen
    January 19, 2011 | 10:26 am

    This is insanely cruel…I want one right now!

  5. Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg
    January 19, 2011 | 10:48 am

    Yeah, this definitely looks like an “oh baby” dessert 🙂

  6. MaryBe@AccidentallyVegan
    January 19, 2011 | 10:58 am

    I love how thick that chocolate is, yum.

  7. Jenn L @ Peas and Crayons
    January 19, 2011 | 12:28 pm

    ah-mazing… you should mail me one! =)

  8. Christin@purplebirdblog
    January 19, 2011 | 12:51 pm

    I am with you on the peanut butter cups! I even bought some more cupcake cups to do just that, and then I think about the effort and just eat some chocolate chips on a spoonful of peanut butter. And totally points for use of the word homogenous. 🙂

  9. Sophie
    January 19, 2011 | 1:57 pm

    MMMMMMMMMMM,..what’s not to love here??

    Looks tremendously tasty!

  10. Kristina at spabettie
    January 19, 2011 | 2:01 pm

    okay, if I tell you “the lasagna is in the mail” will you send me some of these??

  11. Celia
    January 19, 2011 | 2:31 pm

    Oh my. Most decadent vegan dessert ever? PB&C > PB&J

  12. A Tablespoon of Liz
    January 19, 2011 | 2:55 pm

    These look so amazing. My mouth is watering.

  13. Salah@myhealthiestlifestyle
    January 19, 2011 | 3:00 pm

    I want like 5 of these right now! haha

  14. Kate (What Kate is Cooking)
    January 19, 2011 | 3:09 pm

    That last picture is killing me! I am totally imagining how they taste and getting major cravings.

  15. blackbookkitchendiaries
    January 19, 2011 | 3:35 pm

    this looks so divine! i wish i had one right now:)

  16. Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga)
    January 19, 2011 | 3:53 pm

    These look awesome!

    I recently posted about my grandma’s special K bar recipe that I un-earthed from the 50s and the looks of your bars with the bottom light layer/top layer chocolate, plus PB and butter, very similar. I need to try this recipe!

    YUM!!!

  17. Amber from Girl with the Red Hair
    January 19, 2011 | 3:56 pm

    Those are totally drool-worthy. I am a sucker for ANYTHING that has peanut butter and chocolate so I’m sure I would adore these!

  18. Namaste Gurl
    January 19, 2011 | 5:39 pm

    These indeed look yummy and indulgent! And their vegan, too- what a plus 🙂

  19. Daisy
    January 19, 2011 | 5:44 pm

    the prefect combination if you ask me. yum!

  20. Jessica @ The Process of Healing
    January 19, 2011 | 6:50 pm

    Holy yum. This was already on my list of things to make but it’s moving right on up!

  21. Hannah
    January 19, 2011 | 7:18 pm

    Ohhhhh baby. Yes. I, too have been meaning to make the cups but chicken out because of the fiddlyness. Thanks for posting this recipe – another recipe for my brand spanking new coconut oil!

  22. Ela
    January 19, 2011 | 7:25 pm

    Sounds yummy indeed. Or you could add some peanut flour into the peanut butter?

    I am very likely going to make this for some folks who will love it–thanks for sharing!
    love
    Ela

  23. Naomi(onefitfoodie)
    January 19, 2011 | 7:54 pm

    ummm YUM! looks so delicious!

  24. Jessica
    January 19, 2011 | 8:18 pm

    Mmmmm… a friend and I made those last year. Thank goodness she had no room in her fridge so I got to keep them in mind. Such a great little perk to be able to sneak a chunk whenever you want (or maybe not a perk if you eat all of them…)

    Jessica

  25. Christina
    January 19, 2011 | 10:02 pm

    I haven’t made peanut butter cups for the same reason!

    Oh and thanks for stopping by my blog earlier 🙂

  26. Baking 'n' Books
    January 19, 2011 | 10:05 pm

    Can you get No-Stir Natural peanut butter? I don’t know HOW you can make these – and not eat them all! I want your willpower please.

  27. Kylie @ A Hungry Spoon
    January 19, 2011 | 10:49 pm

    Amazing-ness. Pure, simple, chocolate + peanut butter bliss. Why bother going to the work of making individual peanut butter cups when you can just make ’em in bar cook for like this?

  28. Amy
    January 19, 2011 | 11:01 pm

    These candy-like decadent bars sound wonderful! What could be better than chocolate and peanut butter?!

  29. BroccoliHut
    January 19, 2011 | 11:10 pm

    Love the picture of the chocolate layer spread on top–you have mad fudge-spreading skillz.

  30. Lee
    January 19, 2011 | 11:43 pm

    I want these now!

  31. Victoria
    January 19, 2011 | 11:52 pm

    Oh baby is so right!! My mouth is watering, I need some chocolate and peanut butter, stat! 🙂

  32. Christina @ Sweet Pea's Kitchen
    January 19, 2011 | 11:54 pm

    Oh my gosh! I need to make these…I love anything with the chocolate and peanut butter combination! Yummy! 🙂

  33. Sommer@ASpicyPerspective
    January 20, 2011 | 12:49 am

    I’d say these little beauties are swear-worthy! I love that they don’t take quite the effort of PNB cups!

  34. Nicole, RD
    January 20, 2011 | 7:48 am

    Those look out of this world!

  35. Michele @ Healthy Cultivations
    January 20, 2011 | 3:32 pm

    Wow! These look pretty amazing. My have to go on my To Make list.

  36. Jess@atasteofconfidence
    January 20, 2011 | 6:09 pm

    I love bars like that- sooo good.

  37. Baking Serendipity
    January 20, 2011 | 7:09 pm

    This looks so delicious! Peanut butter and chocolate is the best combination.

  38. Errign
    January 20, 2011 | 8:31 pm

    I want these.

  39. Sexy Vegan Mama/The Gonzo Mama
    January 21, 2011 | 2:28 am

    Oh, just in time! I’ve been looking for a great peanut butter bar recipe to try. Yum!

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