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Peanut butter and jelly oatmeal bars are sticky, sweet, and a fun treat! They are made with oats, whole wheat flour, peanut butter powder, peanuts, and shredded apples. The base is topped with fruity jam, then sprinkled on top is the crumble mixture. They have a fantastic texture, are super kid-friendly, and are easy to make! If you’re a peanut butter and jelly sandwich fan, you’ll love this great recipe!
Table of Contents
- Healthy Baked Peanut Butter Jelly Bars with Oatmeal
- Do you have to use peanut butter powder?
- Simple ingredients you’ll need for jelly oat bars
- How to make pb & j bars
- Substitutions, optional variations & dietary adjustments
- More delicious treats you’ll love
- Healthy Baked Peanut Butter Jelly Bars with Oatmeal Recipe
Healthy Baked Peanut Butter Jelly Bars with Oatmeal
There is nothing more classic than peanut butter jelly time, and these bars bring those flavors together!
The star is the sweet jelly (use your favorite store-bought or homemade jelly or jam here).
We pair the fruity spread with an oatmeal peanut butter mixture that works SO well together. To amp up the peanut flavor a combination of peanut butter powder and chopped peanuts are used.
Each bite has the best texture and the perfect balance of classic pb and j flavors.
They keep well in the fridge, and are fun to eat!
Do you have to use peanut butter powder?
The only ingredient in this recipe that might be harder to find is the peanut butter powder. Often it can be found in grocery stores now and also purchased online.
If you can’t find it, or don’t want to buy it, check the substitution section below for my alternative options!
And if you do purchase it, you’ve got to also try my high protein peanut butter and jelly yogurt parfaits!
Simple ingredients you’ll need for jelly oat bars
Scroll down to view the recipe card below for the full ingredients list, nutrition facts, and step-by-step instructions.
- rolled oats
- whole wheat flour
- peanut butter powder
- coconut sugar
- dry roasted peanuts
- sea salt
- apple
- eggs
- avocado oil
- vanilla extract
- jam or jelly
How to make pb & j bars
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2: Mix the oats, flour, peanut butter powder, sugar, peanut, and sea salt in a medium bowl.
Step 3: In a small bowl whisk the apple, eggs, oil, and vanilla together.
Step 4: Pour the egg mixture into the dry ingredients. Mix until combined. It will seem dry as you mix it but it will eventually fully combine.
Step 5: Take 2 pieces of parchment paper and lay them in a criss-cross pattern in an 8 x 8 glass pan. Press half the mixture firmly into the bottom of the pan. Spread the jam or jelly evenly on top, then crumble the remaining oat mixture on top of the jelly. Gently press the top layer into the jelly.
Step 6: Bake for 28-30 minutes. Allow to fully cool before cutting into your pb&j oatmeal bars!
Substitutions, optional variations & dietary adjustments
Below you’ll find a list of substitutions that will work well in this healthy peanut butter oatmeal bars recipe. If you try something different out, please leave a comment below letting us all know how it turned out!
Rolled oats – You can substitute quick oats or oat flour for the rolled oats.
Whole wheat flour – Regular all-purpose flour or a gluten-free flour mixture will work too.
Peanut butter powder – You can substitute natural peanut butter here (creamy peanut butter or crunchy peanut butter both work!), or use oat flour. Any type of nut butter like almond butter is great.
Coconut sugar – Natural cane sugar is a great substitute here, along with brown sugar. You could use a liquid sugar alternative like maple syrup, brown rice syrup, or agave golden syrup, however, you’ll need to reduce the oil so that there is not too much liquid added in.
Dry roasted peanuts – Substitute your favorite chopped nut for the peanuts.
Apple – Grated pear will work too!
Eggs – Make this egg-free by making a flax egg (2 tbsp ground flax meal mixed with 6 tbsp water – let sit for 5 minutes before adding to the mixture).
Avocado oil – Melted coconut oil is a great substitute to use in this easy recipe.
Jelly – Your favorite jam works great here! Try using homemade jam, sweet strawberry jam, raspberry jam, or any flavor you have on hand. You could also use fresh berries and mash them up before spreading them into your jam bars.
More delicious treats you’ll love
- Apple pie protein bars
- No bake peanut butter coconut bars
- Peanut butter fig bars
- Peanut butter and jelly fat bombs
- Peanut butter cookie dough balls
- Blueberry breakfast bread
Healthy Baked Peanut Butter Jelly Bars with Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup peanut butter powder
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 1 apple, peeled and grated
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup jam or jelly,
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix the oats, flour, peanut butter powder, sugar, peanut, and sea salt in a medium bowl.
- In a small bowl whisk the apple, eggs, oil, and vanilla together.
- Pour the egg mixture into the dry ingredients. Mix until combined. It will seem dry as you mix it but it will eventually fully combine.
- Take 2 pieces of parchment paper and lay them in a criss-cross pattern in an 8 x 8 glass pan. Press half the mixture firmly into the bottom of the pan. Spread the jam or jelly evenly on top, then crumble the remaining oat mixture on top of the jelly. Gently press the top layer into the jelly.
- Bake for 28-30 minutes. Allow to fully cool before cutting into your pb&j oatmeal bars!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you try this jelly oatmeal bars recipe, I’d love it if you left a star rating and comment below letting me know how it turned out!
XO
Heather
Originally published February 2011. Updated March 2024.
So so yummy! A little sticky but we didn’t mind because the flavor was awesome!