These quick bars combine my favorite flavors in one dessert.  Pour yourself a big glass of milk (or if you’re naughty, like me make it chocolate milk).  If you like peanut butter and jelly, then you are going to love these.

I used strawberry jam to make mine.  I think they’d be awesome with grape or blackberry too.  Or cherry or…really any kind of jam would be great in these bars.

I adapted the recipe for Cherry Oat Bars.  I thought I’d be able to decrease the butter, since I was adding in peanut butter, but that didn’t work out.  The photo of the ingredients only shows part of the butter you’ll need.  I love recipes like this one that use common pantry ingredients.  If you’ve got a nearly full jar of jam to spare, then you’ve probably got everything you’ll need to make these.  

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups quick oats
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 1/2 sticks 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 10-12 oz any kind of jam

Instructions

• Place all the ingredients, except the jam into a mixer bowl.
• Blend until well combined.
• Press half into a greased (or parchment paper lined) 8 inch pan.
• Spread jam over the first layer.
• Top with rest of peanut butter mixture, pressing lightly with your hands.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
• Cool completely before serving. These really do taste better cool.

I’m showing this post off at Pocket Change Gourmet Delicious Dishes party.