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
Oh my goodness Angela those look DELICIOUS! I definitely don’t have all the ingredients needed, but I’m taking a trip to Whole Foods this weekend and the bulk bins there will definitely do me good in this case ;) I MUST make them.
I’d love some chia seeds – never tried em’ but have heard such good things :)
Crossing my fingers!
Enjoy your Thursday,
Meg
That is my kind of recipe!! Whoaaaaa yum!! Thanks Ange for all the lovely recipes lately…I always try them out and I’m never disappointed!
i love chia seeds! they would make a nice topping to the jam glo bites
Those look delicious! I’m so terrible at baking, but you inspire me to keep trying.
Ooh I am dying to try chia seeds!!
These look fabulous!!! I can’t wait to try these!! And chia seed!! I’m crossing my fingers this time :)
Oh man those pbj bites look AMAZING! You always make such drool inducing treats :) And I would love to win the chia seed giveaway, I’ve been so wanting to try them!
those look SO good!!
Those look amazing, as always! I can’t find chia seeds and REALLY want to try them :)
I had a pb and jelly cookie while I was NYC a few weeks ago. These remind of them. They look SO damn good!
omg those bites look amazing, esp the one with choc chips!!!
I still want a bag of chias ;)
-muffy
Would love to try Chia Seeds. Your treats look awesome, how can you go wrong with PB and jam.
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This would be a great snack for my 5 year old…I am definitely glad you shared! I’ll get right on making those! Thanks for sharing all your recipes!!
tart is too much work for me, but I am sure I could make some pb & J chia pudding
Those bites look delicious! Thanks for the chance to win the Chia seeds! What’s your favourite way to use them?
I love chia seeds and I need to restock my supply! This would be wonderful! Thank you so much :)
P.S. PB with anything sweet is ALWAYS good!
Oh my goodness!!! Those bites look absolutely amazing. I’m now hungry. It’s ok, it’s not the first time your post has done this to me! haha
Thanks for doing another Chia seed giveaway.
Wow! Those glo bites look so cute and delicious! I must give them a try :) Thanks for giving out the recipe!
I would love to win some chia seeds! Thanks for the giveaway!