Healthy no bake peanut butter and strawberry bars which are delicious and perfect for a snack or treat anytime! Made without flour, oil, butter or excess sugar, they are also gluten free, dairy free and have a vegan option too!
Confession- I’m going berry crazy and I don’ t mind one bit.
Just kidding, I will mind when August comes around and their prices elevate, but until then- I’m going to dance around the berries, eat all the berries and be thankful that Agustus Gloop only likes chocolate.
So what is in store? Recipes with berries of course!
I’ve been a long time fan of Udi’s Gluten Free products for a few years now, ever since I studied abroad back in 2010. I’d come across it by accident- I wanted a loaf of cinnamon raisin bread and the packaging enticed me (marketer’s dream right here). Ever since then, I’d always have a loaf of their cinnamon bread in my freezer and their granola in my clothing closet. Yes, clothing closet. When your living on campus and have zero room whatsoever, you make priorities.
This was a priority.
What distinguished Udi’s from many of the other bread like and snack products was their nutritionally dense ingredients, variety (cookies, cakes and breads) and most importantly- Being suitable for those with Celiacs or follow a gluten free lifestyle. They reaffirmed to me the proof that gluten free products CAN taste better than their non gluten free counterparts- Especially their cinnamon raisin bread (which is the ONLY bread I omit butter from by choice- It is that good).
When back in Australia, I never had the luxury of having their bread, muffin or pizza products on hand but I was able to have my favourite (besides their granola)- Their coconut peanut butter cookies. These are the very same cookies I used in my healthy no bake triple peanut butter bars when I’ve had the luxury of having some on hand. As always, I’d resort to my standby 3 ingredient grain free cookies in other instances. Because it’s Summer here and berries are abundant and (excluding those with allergies) most of us consider peanut butter it’s own food group- I had to give a seasonal twist and share with you today these Healthy No Bake Peanut Butter and Strawberry Bars!
These healthy no bake peanut butter and strawberry bars are the perfect treat to have after dinner or even a snack between meals. They have a swirl of homemade strawberry jelly in the base with some freeze dried strawberries which reminds me of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in bar form. The soft, chewy base is similar to fudge and are best when kept refrigerated. While these gluten free bars are delicious as they are, it goes up a notch with the peanut butter frosting. Vegan friends, I used this recipe before but for those whom aren’t fussed- You can take the cheats way and simply melt peanut butter chips.
Bonus- For those not fans of peanut butter, I also tried these out with Udi’s snickerdoodle cookies crushed and with almond butter and it worked great!
Make these Healthy No Bake Peanut Butter and Strawberry bars and hightail it to your closest supermarket to grab a loaf of Udi’s cinnamon raisin bread.
Excuse me as I go grab a slice myself.
- 1 cup Udi's Peanut Butter and Coconut cookies, crushed (Can sub for Udi's snickerdoodles or my crispy flourless peanut butter cookies)
- 1/4 cup gluten free crispy rice cereal, crushed
- 3/4 cup gluten free oat bran
- 2 T+ freeze dried unsweetened strawberries
- 1 cup peanut butter, melted
- 2 T strawberry jam
- 1 T- 1/4 cup dairy free milk of choice (I used Blue Diamond Unsweetened Vanilla)*
- Peanut Butter Frosting (optional)
- Line a large baking tray with baking paper sprayed with cooking spray/oil and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the crushed cookies, crispy rice cereal, oat bran and freeze dried strawberries.
- In a small microwave safe bowl, melt the peanut butter and add the strawberry jam to it. Mix very well. Pour into the dry mixture and mix until fully incorporated. If mixture is too crumbly, add the dairy free milk 1 tablespoon at a time until the bar batter is thick.
- Pour the batter into the lined baking tray and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to firm.
- Top with optional peanut butter frosting (either vegan version or simply melted peanut butter chips) and cut into bars.
- * Play by ear- Adjust accordingly
- These bars are best kept in the fridge. They can be left at room temperature but are quite crumbly.
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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Udi’s Gluten Free. The opinions and text are all mine.
What is one Summer fruit you go gaga over?
Did you ever watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Best. Movie. Ever.
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Ooh these look awesome and I didn’t know udi’s had cookies like that! My kids go crazy over watermelon in the summer but I’m all about the berries 🙂
YES! Their cookies are so soft and delicious! How GOOD are the berries now! 🙂
I want this now badly but too many things are not available here 🙁 I have some stuff to put on my USA shopping list now.
I am so crazy for strawberries, peaches and especially blueberries! Maybe I need to catch me a giant Violet Beauregarde! my sister and I are totally crazy about the movie. We even share a few inside jokes about it 😉
This is so doable, trust me! You can make my crispy flourless peanut butter cookies for the base and the simple peanut butter icing! 🙂
udi’s has cookies? Well, that is super exciting for the GF set! I’ve been hearing about their bread for years, obviously. But I love the Peanut butter and coconut flour cookie idea–I feel like they are popiping up more and more. Now if I only had more luck with coconut flour… Oh well, guess I’ll have to buy the cookies. And I love freeze dried strawberries. JSYK
YES! Their snickerdoodles are so good too! I’ll come and personally teach you how to use it 🙂
I love making peanut butter and strawberry sandwiches so this is the perfect dessert to tie that flavor combo together. Can’t wait to give it a try!
Please do, Holley 🙂
Arman, you know I love anything with peanut butter…but these thick cut bars look absolutely fantastic. Especially with the bits of strawberry. I am a big fan! Have a great day my friend, Catherine
Thanks Catherine- You’d love these!
I am a huge Udi’s fan and berry fan! I have a bit of blueberry addiction at the moment, but strawberries are a close second, so these bars are in my future.
How good are Udi’s products! 🙂 Yum!
Duuude – you managed to make oat bran look totally deeeeeelicious! These sound amazing, Arman!
Hahaha thanks Shashi! 🙂
watermelon!!! though strawberries here definitely wins in this recipe lol
lolol watermelon granola bars 😀
These look so good! I just starting trying to make more no-bake treats. Love all the berries in Summe – they’re my favorite.
Thanks Lauren! If you’re ever after no bake treats, I’m your one stop shop 🙂
How have I never tried Udi’s cinnamon raisin bread!? I love cinnamon raisin bread, and I can totally understand why you’d give valuable dorm room freezer space up for a loaf. But these no-bake bars…they look awesome. They totally remind me of childhood in the best ways…except for the jam. I was that kid who liked peanut butter and jelly sandwiches without the jelly. Now I wish my freezer was full of these bars, though. Well done, mate!
Dude, you need to- It’s so good as in.. the texture makes it perfectly fine butter less! 😀
PB + J minus the J- crazy! 😉
It seems like strawberry and PB would be a weird combo, but it’s so good! Whenever I get fro yo I put reese’s cups and strawberries on it and it’s the best. I don’t have any issues with gluten so I’ve never tried Udi’s stuff, but I’ll have to keep it in mind for my gluten-free friends!
Try it- I love the texture of it all!
Random.
Peanut butter coconut cookies!? Wow, I need to pick up some of those. To be honest, I’ve always been skeptical of Udi’s ever since trying their original GF loaf, which was small, dry and sad. But I trust in your reviews, so I’m willing to give them another shot!!
I just ate strawberries and peanut butter. ‘Nough said. I need these bars.
No. You need me to make you some 😀 Please do try their cinnamon raisin- promise it’s delicious!:)
I was NEVERRRRRR a Jelly person, but BRING ON THE PEANUT BUTTER – however……. If it’s anything like almonds, DONT! Because almonds = hives AND a stomach ache… Ha!
hahaha but you can’t eat peanut butter.
Hi Arman! Sounds delish! Love the pictures too! And you know, I’ve always wanted to try Udi’s products but don’t ever go with the gluten free choice. You may have swayed me! I’d LOVE to support a sponsor of TBMW, if that keeps you in America for good hehehe! Happy Tuesday!
You should try it, it’s delicious! and thank you! 🙂 Brands like Udi help support this blog and career so that means a tonne! 🙂
Ugh i want Udi’s everything but they always have egg darnit!! I’ll have to make a peanut butter cookie sub because you know my affinity for anything pb&J-ified. Like could i go on living without these? Not even a question. Why doesn’t starbucks
Summer fruits in general kill me.. i buy berries all year but when they are SO RIPE hallelujah! I think I’m mostly a sucker for fresh cherries though.. a frozen cherry will just never equal a fresh cherry. Pb and cherries is also a pbandj esque combination 😉 Oh and starbucks came out with all of those frappuccinos.. but like why is peanut butter and jelly not on there? WHY WHY. I want to crush these and pour them in a bowl on top of it <3333333
YES- Make my vegan version of the crispy flourless peanut butter cookies for the base- It’s delicious!
The photos are amazing, those bars look epic!
Strawberries and watermelon are my favourite summer fruits. I’d eat them all day if that was possible!
Thanks Ann! I love realllllly ripe watermelon too!
Of yes the ones that crack open because of all the sugar crystals are the best!! The best watermelons here you can by at Turkish supermarkets. They are huuuge:-)
oohh yum!
yeye! Love all the yummy crispy goodness in here. You can never go wrong with PB&J…one of my favorite combos!
Such a great combination, right? 🙂
I love this time of year. Berries everywhere! These look great Arman. 🙂
YES!!!! It’s like a nice rainbow…until August comes and it will be a rainbow of greens.
YES BERRIES!! The only downside I find is that they start to be white and furry after only a few days.
I LOVE the sound of this frosting – especially the melted peanut butter chips version. Still jealous.
YES. So good!
You never fail to amaze Arman! I’ve yet to conquer the no bake treat thing but this will surely be my first go at it! Berries of all sorts will always be my favorite summer treat but I’m currently coveting fresh peaches!
Thanks so much, Gwen- That means a tonne! 🙂
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is on my list of favorite movies! It is so so so so so good. As is this recipe! Thank you for sharing Arman. 🙂
Of course! Very welcome Julia!
Ohh peanut butter, why are you such a little bitch in my stomach. These look so good. Good enough to plan two days of solitude to eat and endure the consequences.
Right? So worth it!
My favorite summer fruit right not is melon. All the watermelon, cantaloupe and honey dew I can get my hands on is not enough! I never liked Charlie and the Chocolate Factory because I hated seeing Charlie and his family so poor. It looked so terrible 🙁 However, I loved it when Veronica was called a bad egg. She deserved it!
mmm I LOVE honey dew melon!
I LOVE both! I’m more of a peanut butter person though since I cannot go through a day without it!
We must be the same person- I’m addicted! 🙂
Love the look of the texture on these. I was always a grape jelly guy (the super sugar kind in a squeeze bottle) but now that I’m old I think I could do strawberry.
Go for it, mate- You won’t regret it!
YUMMMM! Your photos make everything you show us delectable!
Thanks so much Marsha!
These look soooo good! I support eating all the berries while we can.
Thanks Les!
Ok, now i feel like I am missing out. Udi’s cookies? I dread being European sometimes 🙂
Let’s continue this berry feast for another month or so !!!
These babies look great by the way!
Hahahaha story of my life when I was in Australia! YES!
Thanks heaps, Emanuele! 🙂
I love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Both the original and the remake, but for completely different reasons. I’ve actually been in a Johnny Depp mood lately so maybe I’ll watch the remake soon.
Also I want peanut butter frosting on everything.
YES. Haha, I love them both for different reasons too! twins.
Staaaaahp trying to kill me with the peanut butter! Make something alone buttery instead 😛 And watermelon is the summer foodie love of my life. I can easily put away half a huge melon in a single sitting and spend the next hour+ with a melon baby.
I;m sorrrrrrrry. But GUESS who had a watermelon sorbet? ME!
I am huge Peanut butter fan and my kids and I will totally love these scrumptious berry bars! They look perfect, Arman!
Thanks so much, Abigail 🙂
The bars themselves look delectable, but I’m also especially intrigued by those peanut butter and coconut cookies too!
YES! they are so good, Cyrus
You’ve got the great stuff on here, Arman. You are saying they “are the perfect treat to have after dinner or even a snack between meals”. I would add they could be the perfect treat instead of any meal! I’m just wondering, if ate them all year round, would that still be a healthy eating?!:) Good job!
They most definitely will be! Thanks Ben!
anything no bake is my kind of dessert! these look so delicious! i also hate when berry prices go through the roof – at that point its frozen berries only for me haha
Thanks! I’m obsessed with creating no bake recipes!
Yum! I’m a big fan of Udi’s GF bagels. Mmmmm bagels…
Love their bagels!
Cookies within cookies? You my friend need to direct the newest feature film with Dicaprio… these just look insane! I am very happy you have your priorities figured out, food>>>clothes, or space for clothes. I am the same way with bars, when I stock up, my dresser drawers suddenly lose their capacity to hold clothes.
Thanks so much Niki!
Those cookies sound delicious!! YUM! And these bars look amazing – I love that they are no bake and so simple. PLUS so pretty!
Thanks so much Chelsea- That’s such a huge compliment from you!
I go crazy over peaches… and all berries. But mainly peaches. In overnight oats with a ton of almond butter, of course.
oh that sounds so good right now!
I’ve never eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I know, the Hubby is appalled too since those are a staple for him.
Can you just make these for me? I’m feeling lazy or surrounded by veggies, maybe both.
YES. Yes yes yes.
So much yes. No jelly.
Even though I’ve only had Udi’s once, I quite enjoyed it! How bout I make a PB&J on Udi’s stuffed with three of these bars. Done and done HIII I’M HUNGRY.
YES. Do it. Now.
PB and strawberry sandwiches are the best!! But THIS looks awesome. Snacks with puffed rice cereal are awesome – bet the texture of these is scrumptious 🙂
YES! totally in the texture department. On their own…not so much :p
Looks delicious. Almost like a PB and Jelly Bar! Rice Krispies is very creative.
Thank you! 🙂