Feb 15, 2025 by admin

Welcome to my 2025 Stop Buying Store-Bought series where I challenge myself to learn to make items I typically buy at the store. These Homemade Healthy Reese’s Peanut Butter Bars are a simple, quick, and delicious dessert!

These Homemade Healthy Reese’s Peanut Butter Bars are SO good!

My husband took one bite of these and said, “These taste SO much better than Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups!”

I fully concur, and I LOVE Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or any type of chocolate peanut butter combo! (Have you tried Trader’s Joe’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups or Justin’s Peanut Butter Cups? I think those are even better!)

These homemade Reese’s bars top them all in my book! And the best part is that they’re healthy — or at least healthier than store-bought peanut butter cups!

Ingredients for Homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Bars

FOR THE BASE

• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 cup almond flour or oat flour

NOTE: Do not use traditional wheat (all-purpose) flour for this recipe as wheat flour must be cooked and this is a no-bake recipe.

FOR THE TOPPING

• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon butter (or coconut oil)

NOTE: If you want to avoid all refined sugar, use Lily’s chocolate chips for the topping and these will be completely refined sugar free!

How to Make Healthy Reese’s Peanut Butter Bars

1. Grease or line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper.

2. In a medium bowl, mix together peanut butter, maple syrup, and almond flour.

3. Press mixture into prepared pan.

4. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and butter in 30-second intervals, until fully melted.

5. Spread chocolate mixture over the top of the peanut butter mixture.

6. Freeze for one hour.

7. Cut into squares and serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.