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Almond Butter Squares

April 25, 2017 By Jess 15 Comments

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Almond Butter Squares
Almond Butter Squares
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One of my favourite things to do is bake and baking these Almond Butter Squares with a fellow blogger sure made this a fun one!

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Sam from Sugar & Sam Blog and I collaborated in the kitchen for this recipe and we had a ton of fun baking together!

We only knew each other from Instagram and ended up meeting in person at a YYC Blogger Babes Meet-up. Realizing we had a lot in common, we decided to collaborate on two recipes and were lucky to have Rogers Foods partner with us to create two recipes that reflect some of our favourite things – desserts and oats! As a blogger we are often in the kitchen by ourselves so it was such a nice treat to get to create something delicious in the kitchen with Sam.

First we went to the grocery store and picked up a bunch of baking ingredients courtesy of Rogers Foods plus a couple of other items we needed and then headed back to my house for an afternoon of baking and taking photos.

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This is the first recipe we created together where we substituted in a few of our favourite ingredients including almond butter and toasted coconut to a Rogers Foods recipe. Plus we got to try out Rogers Foods Wheat Germ in this recipe which gives the bars a wonderful nutty flavour.

Total time: 1 hour
Servings: 24-30
Equipment:  square cake pan (8×8 or 9×9), baking sheet

Ingredients:

Bars:

1/2 cup margarine
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup almond butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 ¼ cup Rogers Whole Grain Whole Wheat Flour
1 cup Rogers Wheat Germ
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted cashews, chopped
1 cup sweetened coconut, toasted

Frosting:

1 ¾ cup icing sugar
½ cup almond butter
4 tbsp almond milk

Instructions:

Pre-heat your oven to 350F.

Cream together margarine and brown sugar.  Add eggs in one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Then, stir in almond butter and vanilla.

Next, in a separate bowl combine the flour, wheat germ, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cashews.  Then, stir this dry ingredient mixture into the creamed mixture.

Pour your batter into a buttered square cake pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.

While your bars are baking, make your icing by combining the icing sugar, almond butter and almond milk and set aside.

When your bars are done, turn your oven to a low broil, spread the 1 cup of coconut onto a baking sheet and toast for about 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.

You can frost the bars while they are still warm and then top with the toasted coconut (pressing the coconut down gently into the icing).

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These bars are best shared with a friend over coffee and conversation, which is pretty much what Sam and I did after these delicious Almond Butter Squares were done!

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And stay tuned for our other baking collaboration coming in the next few weeks!

Until the next baking adventure,
Jess

Disclaimer: Thank you to Rogers Foods for sponsoring this post.  Thank you for supporting the brands that I support. All opinions are my own.
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  1. Justine | JustineCelina.com

    May 9, 2017 at 6:27 pm

    Jessica, these look heavenly! I LOVE almond butter, cashews and coconut — these basically have my name all over them! I really need to get out to a YYC Blogger Babes meetup too, so we can finally meet in person. 🙂 I’m also obsessed with your nail polish!

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    • Jess

      May 10, 2017 at 1:50 pm

      Thank you Justine! Sam and I had a blast making this recipe! I also LOVE the combination of cashews, coconut and almond butter – I hope you enjoy the recipe! And yes I hope to see you at a YYC Blogger Babes meet-up – would be awesome to meet in person 🙂

      Reply
  2. Bernice

    May 7, 2017 at 10:51 pm

    I start drooling every time I see this recipe. I just can’t wait to see what else comes out of this collaboration.

    Reply
    • Jess

      May 8, 2017 at 8:33 pm

      Ahh thanks SO much Bernice!! We had so much fun in the kitchen! Stay tuned for the next recipe, I think you’ll like it too!

      Reply
  3. Nikita

    May 7, 2017 at 5:45 pm

    Okay, 2 things:
    a) These look next-level delicious. I can’t wait to try them!
    b) Your blue nail polish is gorgeous! Totally going to get this during my next mani, thanks for the unexpected inspo 🙂

    Reply
    • Jess

      May 8, 2017 at 8:34 pm

      Thanks so much for the recipe love Nikita! The squares are honestly one of my FAV flavour combinations ever! (p.s. I think the nail-polish colour is perfect for this time of year!)

      Reply
  4. Debra

    May 5, 2017 at 9:22 pm

    This slice looks delicious. I have printed it out and am going to bake it over the weekend. Thanks for another great baking inspiration!

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    • Jess

      May 8, 2017 at 8:35 pm

      Oh that’s so wonderful to hear Debra! I hope you enjoy the squares!!

      Reply
  5. Colleen

    May 5, 2017 at 10:35 am

    These look amazing. I love everything about them; the almond butter, coconut, and the whole grain flour and wheat germ. A must try for me!

    Reply
    • Jess

      May 5, 2017 at 10:47 am

      Thanks so much Colleen! I’m so happy to hear that you love the ingredients – they were so great to bake with!

      Reply
  6. Gabrielle @ eyecandypopper

    May 5, 2017 at 9:40 am

    Oh my goodness, this looks and sounds so good, I can already taste it! I love incorporating almond butter in baked goods, and I love that you used healthier ingredients like whole-wheat and wheat germ. Good job! Looking forward to the next one!

    Reply
    • Jess

      May 5, 2017 at 9:46 am

      Thanks so much for the recipe love! I had not used much almond butter in previous baking but now I’m definitely a fan and going to try using it more often 🙂

      Reply
  7. Priyadarshini Rajendran

    May 5, 2017 at 9:15 am

    Wow..looks delicious! Gonna try it for tomorrow’s picnic.

    Reply
    • Jess

      May 5, 2017 at 9:46 am

      Awesome to hear! I hope you enjoy the recipe 🙂

      Reply

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