I don’t know about you, but I don’t think there is a better tasting combination than peanut butter and jam. The flavours just have a way of complimenting each other so well.
The other day, when I was looking to make an indulgent yet healthy breakfast treat, I knew that I had to have these ingredients in my morning snack.
Vegan Peanut Butter and Jam Glo Bites
Ingredients:
Crust
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1/4 cup Earth Balance (vegan margarine)
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1/4 cup sucanat (brown sugar probably works)
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1 cup spelt flour
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1/4 c milled flax
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1 t cinnamon
Filling:
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½ t baking powder
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1 t vanilla
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¼ cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
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¼ cup cane sugar
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½ cup PB
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½ cup almond milk
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Jam
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Dark Chocolate chips (optional)
Directions: Mix crust together with a hand blender in a medium sized bowl. Place approx 1 tsp of crust dough into pre-greased mini muffin tin (or use 1 T of crust in a regular muffin tin). Press down to create a mini crust making sure the crust comes up on the sides a bit. Add filling, filling the tin about half only, and top with jam and chocolate or carob chips. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes. Makes 24 mini cups.
Note. You can also experiment by putting the jam on top of the crust but before the filling layer. I would suggest not mixing the jam into the filling though because the taste sort of gets lost in all of the other ingredients.
Recipe inspiration from here.
The crust turned out absolutely delicious. I think this is one of the best tasting crusts I have ever made!
In the photo above, I used a mini tart pan. I think this was my favourite size, although the mini ones were super cute.
These tasted out of this world delicious!!! I am seriously addicted. They make such a fun breakfast treat on days when you just aren’t feeling the regular stuff or when you want to make something special on the weekend. When they bake in the oven the whole house smells just wonderful too! Just delicious.
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Enjoy your day!
As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.
— Marian Anderson
I love all of your breakfast “indulgences”! These look delicious! And I <3 chia seeds!
these look amazing. i really, really need to start baking!
attempt #2 for chia seeds! :)
I’ve been dying to try chia seeds but haven’t found them at the grocery store yet!
I love anything that involves peanut butter and jelly! I would also love to try chia seeds!
those pb&j glo bites look amazing!
oooooh! i want to come over for brunch!
Chia chia chia!
I really really really want the chia seeds! Just made chia pudding for the first time and I MUST HAVE MORE
Those look awesome!!!
Hit me with some chia seeds! I have been dying to try them!
Those bites look amazing!
I would love to win the chia seeds! YUM!!
Holy wow those look so good! Is it sad that I haven’t ever eaten peanut butter with jam? I’ve had jelly, but never jam. I now feel deprived!
Thrilled to see more chia seeds!! Those pb/jam treats looking amazing – scouring my kitchen for all the ingredients now!
Oh jeez! I hope I win the seeds! I’ve heard so many good things about them. Thank you for providing the recipe for those pbj treats!
I love PB&J! I really want to try Chia seeds :)
these bites look so good! What a great idea!
Those look so delicious. I hope i can finally try some chia seeds!
cute dessert lady! and yay for another chance at chias – i am determined to get those :)
Man! Those look yummy!
My weakness is peanut butter and banana. I’m just not a huge fan of jam, but am definitely going to make these. And, I need chia seeds in my life! :)
Too funny! I just barley wrote an entire post on Peanut Butter this morning on nono2yoyo ..what a coinsidence! I am MORE than excited to try your recipie! I love peanut butter so much and pb and j’s are my fav! I love learning about healthier peanut butter options and trying them out. Not only do they look delicious they are so cute! Thanks!! natalie