We made these on Father's Day for my peanut butter lovin husband

These bars are so yummy and moist, without any dairy or refined sugar! Be sure to use a wholesome peanut butter, one that only contains peanuts — NO CORN SYRUP!!  They also freeze very well, so don’t be afraid to make extra and save for a later date.

Here’s what you need:

For Chocolate dough:

• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 cupSucanat
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 3 Tablespoons nondairy milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup raw cacao powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

For the Peanut Butter Filling:

• 3/4 cup natural salted peanut butter
• 2/3 cup powdered evaporated cane sugar
• 3 Tablespoons nondairy milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour a glass baking pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine oil, sucanat, syrup, milk and vanilla, mix until smooth. Add the flour, cocao powder, baking soda and salt. Mix until dough forms.
3. For the filling: In a seperate bowl beat the peanut butter, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until a dough forms.
4. Press half of the chocolate dough into the bottom of the prepared pan. Top with the peanut butter filling and press the remaining chocolate dough over the top.
5. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting into bars.

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