Week 8: Gluten Free - No-Bake Nut Butter Bars [Baking]

Intro from Baking Challenge: The challenge for Week 8 is - gluten free! That means no regular flour, my dears! There are lots of gluten free recipes out there and there are tons of sites dedicated to gluten free food that offer recipes and tips and tricks. gluten-free-girl has a handy little basic guide to gluten free baking, and All Recipes has a nice list of gluten free recipes - both savory and sweet. One favorite gluten free treat, that everyone seems to love, is the French macaron. Nom!

Based off this recipe, I used gluten free Rice Krispies to make the whole thing gluten free.  I also found a coconut peanut butter from Earth Balance at the grocery story and used it as the nut butter, and it was amazing.  For those that like coconut, it gave the bars a deliciously fresh taste that wasn't overwhelming.  We were eating the leftover peanut butter straight from the jar for days.

The only downside is that the bars didn't hold together as well as I would have hoped.  This seems to be a problem a lot of people have when making granola bars at home.