Buckeye Bars (Peanut Free)
These peanut-free Buckeye Bars taste like peanut butter chocolate bars while having zero nuts of any kind! Just because you can’t have nuts doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be able to enjoy a flavor combination that so many of us adore! Not allergic to nuts? No problem! Simply replace the wow butter with creamy peanut butter or another nut/seed spread of your choice! These bars are completely gluten free, nut free, egg free and easily dairy free (vegan)!
Servings: 16 bars
Calories: 442kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter or vegan baking stick, room temperature
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons wow butter (keep 2 tablespoons separate)
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
- ¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line an 8x8 inch square baking pan with parchment paper and lightly grease. Set aside.
- In the large bowl of an electric mixer or using a hand held mixer, beat the ½ cup unsalted butter until smooth and creamy. About 2 minutes.
- Slowly beat in 2 cups wow butter, ¼ cup light brown sugar, 3 cups confectioners' sugar and ¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract until combined. It will be thick.
- Press the mixture into the parchment lined and lightly greased 8 x 8 inch square baking dish. Smooth the top.
- In a medium microwave safe bowl, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of wow butter with the 1 ½ cups chocolate chips in 15 second increments, stirring after each time until fully melted.
- Pour the melted chocolate over the wow butter layer and refrigerate for about 30 minutes. Sit out for 10 min before cutting and keep refrigerated after serving.
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Notes
Vegan: Use a vegan sugar, vegan baking sticks, wow butter (or another vegan nut-free spread) and vegan chocolate chips.
Storing: After slicing, store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 2 days. Let sit out to room temperature prior to eating if desired.
Nutrition: The info below is a generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
Nutrition
Calories: 442kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 142mg | Potassium: 285mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 186IU | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg