No Bake Peanut Butter Bars

[ShihTzuMom1]

Umpa hope you are having a wonderful birthday.  When you get a chance I was hoping you could help me convert this recipe to be FTS friendly. I know from the post for the FTS Magic Bars that Dixie Diner makes graham cracker crumbs and someone also added a recipe on that thread to make your own graham cracker crumbs, so that is covered.  I may use 1/2 SF peanut butter and 1/2 beanit butter to cut back on a few carbs.  I have SF chocolate chips, so that's ok, I am not sure how much xylitol to use in place of 2 cups of icing sugar.  I always loved that this is a quick and easy recipe with no baking and it always seemed that others would take these off my platter of cookies first.  I'll just make a big batch of "graham cracker crumbs" ahead of time and then it will be easy to whip together.
Thanks
 
NO-BAKE PEANUT BUTTER BARS 
Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9x13 inch pan
Ingredients
•   1 cup butter or margarine, melted
•   2 cups graham cracker crumbs
•   2 cups confectioners' sugar
•   1 cup peanut butter
•   1  cup semisweet chocolate chips
•   2 tablespoons shortening (makes the chocolate shiney)
Directions
1.   In a medium bowl, mix together the butter or margarine, graham cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter until well blended. Press evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
2.   In a metal bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave, melt the chocolate chips with the shortening, stirring occasionally until smooth. Spread over the prepared crust. Refrigerate for at least one hour before cutting into squares.

[umpa]

1/2 a cup to 3/4  a cup.1/2 a cup if your chocolate already has sweetner,3/4 if it doesn't.I have had a similar recipe but they used white chocolate.Let me know how they turn out.

[ShihTzuMom1]

Thanks Umpa! 

[joagain]

Umpa confused me Shihtzumom1 .But as long as you got it,that is all that is important, why don't  you rewrite the recipe so I can make them LOL

[ShihTzuMom1]

Here Jo and I'll also put it in the proper recipe section.  (I may use the 3/4 cup of xylitol because the peanut butter has no sweetener it is just peanuts)

NO-BAKE  FTS Friendly PEANUT BUTTER BARS  

Ingredients
•   1 cup butter or margarine, melted
•   2 cups Dixie Diner graham cracker crumbs (or alternative recipe that follows)
•   1/2 a cup to 3/4 of a cup of Xylitol (1/2 a cup if your chocolate already has sweetner,3/4 if it doesn't)
•   1 cup SF peanut butter (or ½ cup Beanit Butter + ½ cup of SF peanut butter)
•   1  cup SF chocolate chips (put some of the xylitol with this if there is no sweetener in your chocolate chips)
•   2 tablespoons shortening (makes the chocolate shiny)
Directions
1.   In a medium bowl, mix together the butter or margarine, graham cracker crumbs, xylitol, and peanut butter until well blended. Press evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
2.   In a metal bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave (not in a metal bowl), melt the chocolate chips with the shortening, stirring occasionally until smooth. Spread over the prepared crust. Refrigerate for at least one hour before cutting into squares.

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Graham Cracker Crumbs Alternative (same carb count as Dixie Diner graham crumbs)

Ingredients
2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted      0g carbs
3/4 cup almond flour            6g carbs
1/2 cup ground pecans                 4g carbs
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon                 0g carbs
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract      0g carbs
2 tablespoons xylitol            0g carbs
1/8 teaspoon sea salt            0g carbs

Mix together

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Here is a recipe for chocolate chips if you don’t have any:
Chocolate Chips
Ingredients:
2 squares unsweetened bakers chocolate
1/4 cup xylitol
1/4 cup cream

Melt chocolate in microwave safe dish.
Take out of microwave and add xylitol and heavy whipping cream and mix well.
Pour out into 9x9 pan, plate or pie pan and put in the freezer.
Freeze for 3 hours. Once frozen break into pieces and use for recipes.
 A pastry bag may be used to make chips also. Let chocolate come to room temperature and put in pastry bag and squeeze chips out onto parchment or wax paper. Then freeze and use as needed.

[umpa]

You confused me Jo!

[joagain]

Really Umpa I just reread my post I sound a little crazy LOL

[umpa]

I am so tired I am seeing 5 yorkies! Wait I do have 5 yorkies!hehehe