Since there’s PB&J can we officially make almond butter AB&J? Asking for a friend 🙂 We’re pretty excited about this recipe! It’s not everyday that we get to make an epic treat for all plant based foodies! These vegan almond butter & jelly crumble bars are moist, full of so much flavor, and super easy. It reminds us of our nostalgic childhood peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. Except we used an amazing almond butter. These bars are a great breakfast or mid-day treat! Don’t believe us, just try it–we promise you’ll be obsessed!

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Vegan Baking Tips

I think your first try at vegan baking should be anything oats or bananas! Bananas and oats both are healthy, easy to add to your desserts, and pair perfectly in your pastry batters. Vegan baking shouldn’t be so difficult. We’ve mastered making cupcakes, muffins, cookies, pancakes, and all types of vegan sweet treats!

We used a common, easy egg replacer in this recipe: flaxegg (which is super popular in vegan baking). In case you want an additional egg replacer there are vegan options like using xanthum gum or egg replacer mixes like Bob’s Red Mill.

vegan bars separated on a baking sheet. these vegan bars have jelly and a sweet streusel crumble on top

Key Ingredients:

  • Almond Butter: Use any almond butter for this recipe.
  • Jelly: Grape jelly! Sub strawberry jelly for a twist!
  • Flaxegg: An IMPORTANT vegan egg substitute! It’s all natural and super easy to use in recipes. To create 1 flaxegg, add 1 tbsp of ground flaxseed meal with 3 tbsp of water. Let it sit for 5 minutes until a slime-like texture forms (yeah, that’s exactly what it looks like–but it totally works) This recipe calls for 2 tbsp of flaxegg, so you’d combine 2 tbsp of flaxseed meal & 6 tbsp of water!
  • Coconut Oil: This gives our bars that smooth & chewy texture! Substitute vegetable oil.
  • Vegan Streusel: The BEST sweet crumble on top. It adds that slight crunch & it’s base is almond butter.

COOLING TIP: these bars need to cool. They have to settle in the middle otherwise they’d be a hot gooey mess (still enjoyable though!). Let these sit out for 30 minutes after removing from the oven. Once the middle sets, these bars will be so chewy & super sweet for your tastebuds! Store in a sealed container or in a ziplock bag, room-temp for up to 5 days.

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Almond Butter & Jelly Crumble Bars

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Cooling Time20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Almond Butter, Bars, Vegan
Servings: 16 bars

Ingredients

Bar

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp flaxegg
  • ½ cup almond butter
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ¾ cup grape jelly

Almond Butter Crumble

  • ½ cup all purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp vegan butter melted
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp almond butter
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F
  • In a large bowl, combine all purpose flour, salt, coconut oil, flax egg, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla, and almond butter together. A crumbly mixture will form.
  • Line an 8×8 square baking pan with parchment paper. Evenly spread out the mixture, pressing it down with your hands.
  • Spread the grape jelly on top of the mixture.

Almond Butter Crumble

  • In a medium bowl combine flour, vegan butter, brown sugar, almond butter, and salt together. Mix until think crumbles form.
  • Sprinkle the crumble mixture on top of the jelly. Leave small spaces for the jelly to show (this creates spots of jelly throughout the bars).
  • Bake for 25-27 minutes. Let the bars cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Take the bars out of the pan and let the bars cool another 20 minutes before cutting into them.

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