Peanut Butter Babies « Chocolate-Covered Katie

Peanut Butter Babies

October 30, 2009 by Chocolate-Covered Katie

Moist, yet crumbly. And super-simple to make.

Tastes *just* like eating peanut butter cookie dough!

Howabouta big hunk of melt-in-your-mouth peanut butter cookie dough?

Peanut Butter Babies

(Makes 120 grams, which is a tiny bit more than the size of two Larabars)

80 grams dates (If you’re unsure as to what dates to use, or need a grams-to-cups conversion, read this post.)
30 grams roasted, salted peanuts (You can use peanut butter, but if you do, up the proportion of the dates: 90 grams dates to 15 grams nut butter.)
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Optional: chocolate chips or cocoa powder

*80-90 grams dates is about a packed 1/2 cup. 15 grams nut butter is about a tablespoon.

Blend the ingredients in your food processor (I used a Magic Bullet short cup). Smush into bars, roll into balls, or use cookie cutters! These bars taste divine warmed up a little in the microwave. Oh who am I kidding? They taste divine ANY way you choose to eat them .

Pb-Baby’s brothers and sisters:

Add dried banana = Elvis Babies
Other dried fruit = Pb&J Babies
Ad maple syrup or extract = Mighty Maple Babies
Add chocolate chips or cocoa = Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Babies
Dip in chocolate = Buckeye Babies

Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter-Covered Snack of the Day

My running buddy would approve of this snack .

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on October 30, 2009 at 12:14 am jess

OMG those sound AMAZING!!!
<3 jess
xoxo
on October 30, 2009 at 12:21 am Abby

so easy!! NEED to make these.. they actually look just like larabars (only cheaper!!)
on October 30, 2009 at 12:25 am The Foodie Diaries

YES YES YES PB babies are the new fudge babies. I know you probably love all tus bebes equally, but I’m a PB over choc chica anyday
on October 30, 2009 at 12:29 am Jessica

Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better than fudge babies…
on October 30, 2009 at 12:38 am Jenny

oh, pooks – if you ever need be to babysit you’re babies don’t hesitate to ask.. and if one happens to go missing, well, it wasn’t me
on October 30, 2009 at 12:39 am Katie

Great idea! You could save tons on Larabars!
on October 30, 2009 at 12:55 am Jenna @ RunEatRide

HOLY YUM! Just looking at that post makes me want to jump through my screen & steal that. Amazing mind for recipes you have my dear.
on October 30, 2009 at 12:57 am Maria

Oh my goodness, peanut butter cookie dough??? Yes please Love how yours is perfectly shaped!
on October 30, 2009 at 1:14 am kyko

How about add some instant coffee and make MOCHA BABIES?!
on October 30, 2009 at 1:16 am Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga)

I love this action Katie…wow soooo delish looking! I don’t cook (un-cook) with salted nuts very often b/c I have no idea why?! LOL but the PB cookie dough… you had me right there

I posted once when I first first started my blog about making homemade larabars. My ratio was 1/2c dates to 1/3 c nuts. So your ratio of 3 to 1 dates to nuts would just make things so much more chewy and delish!

Thanks for your touching email, I love you girl
Enjoy your night and thank you again…for everything
xoxoox
on October 30, 2009 at 1:16 am Whitney @ Lettuce Love

Great! They looks scrumptious
on October 30, 2009 at 1:30 am Heather Eats Almond Butter

Oh hell Katie – you’re killing me with all this baby love. Must make almond butter babies. Yeah.
on October 30, 2009 at 1:59 am Laura E

Oh wow! I need to try these asap! Would you mind telling me what 90 grams of dates is in cups and what 30 grams of peanuts is also?
on October 30, 2009 at 2:03 am sisrocks1996

How are you and your green beau doing today? Frankie and I are already talking about taking up residence in his castle Your oatmeal ideas actually make me think one day I could like oats!
on October 30, 2009 at 2:18 am Steph

there are no words besides YUM!
on October 30, 2009 at 2:50 am Emily

I’m liking the Buckeye (go Bucks!) baby idea. I’m glad you put the link for date advice in your post. I wasn’t sure what kind to buy. I feel like these = good study snack, muahaha.
on October 30, 2009 at 3:11 am BroccoliHut

Considering how much I love cookie dough ice cream, this recipe sounds fab. Oh wait–I just got an amazing idea! How about Peanut Butter Babies mixed into some vegan IC?!
on October 30, 2009 at 4:09 am Deb (SmoothieGirlEatsToo)

The.perfect.banana <3
on October 30, 2009 at 4:22 am *Andrea*

ummmm you = genius!!!!!!!
on October 30, 2009 at 8:17 am Eliza

so delicious!! love all your ideas Katie! the options are endless with these little fudge babies! and perfect for holloween, you should make scary shapes out of them haha

love you girly
xx
Eliza
on October 30, 2009 at 8:18 am mihl

You are speaking my language! So simple and delicious. Awesome, Katie!
on October 30, 2009 at 9:19 am fruitsveggieslife

I need, need, NEED a blender! As soon as I can get one, I’m definitely going to make some of these! Let’s see – December 22 isn’t too, too, too far away, is it?
on October 30, 2009 at 10:33 am Shelby

Can you say PB Cookie Larabar?! But cheaper and much more fresh! Katie you are brilliant!
on October 30, 2009 at 12:40 pm CaSaundra

I swear, your babies just keep getting better–ha ha!
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on October 30, 2009 at 2:13 pm Melinda

Looks fantastic. Where do you find time to come up with all of this?
on October 30, 2009 at 3:03 pm Jessica

Well, you know I’m down with PB! Once I get back from Chicago, I’m totally making a batch!
on October 30, 2009 at 7:52 pm onefitfoodie

AMAZINGGGGG they look sooo good!!
on October 31, 2009 at 1:03 am Ricki

These might be my favorite babies yet!
on November 5, 2009 at 12:03 am Marianne

Uh yeah, so if you have an extra of these lying around, I’d be more than happy to take them off your hands.
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on November 23, 2009 at 12:36 pm Sun Babies. « Big Girl Eats

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on December 14, 2009 at 11:05 pm Vanilla

Hum, is this the secret recipe of the mysterious picture?

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on January 16, 2010 at 8:18 pm Christine

This fudge baby sounds best to me, but I think the first thing I would make in the vitamix would be some carrot ginger soup!
on January 16, 2010 at 8:32 pm Amanda

I’ve always been sucka for peanut butta so this fudge baby is tops for me. The first think I would make in the Vitamix is almond milk. None of my other blenders have been able to handle blending almonds.
on January 16, 2010 at 9:11 pm CatMS916

I actually just made these today and added in some oats for extra texture and they are ah-mazing!!! My fiance has been all over these, thanks!! Would looove to make these in a vita mix though….
on January 16, 2010 at 9:55 pm Karen

This ‘baby’ sounds the best to me! I would add chocolate chips . . . watch out Reeses!
on January 16, 2010 at 10:01 pm Karen

I forgot to mention in my above comment that the first thing I would make would be THICK smoothies. I like to eat my smoothies with a spoon, but my current blender cannot handle that level of thickness, so I have to add more liquid than I would like.
on January 16, 2010 at 10:03 pm Brooke

these sound amaaaazing, i would make soup first!
on January 16, 2010 at 10:10 pm Katie M

I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER!!!!! oh and almond butter.. and my blender cannot make peanut butter OR almond butter! So i would make both if i got a vitamix! AHHH VITAMIXES ARE FABULOUS
on January 16, 2010 at 11:15 pm Dandi

Hey Katie! I love all things peanut butter so this sounds completely amazing! I would probably make a green smoothie first with a vita-mix because i tried it with my wimpy blender and there were a bunch of chunky pieces…bleh
on January 16, 2010 at 11:18 pm Lori

I don’t know how I would decide what to make first in a VitaMix! Either kabocha soup, a nut butter or ice cream!
on January 16, 2010 at 11:28 pm Trisha

These sound delicious. Except I would make the chocolate chip mandatory instead of optional! I can’t wait to try them all!
on January 16, 2010 at 11:29 pm Michelle

I would definitely make nut butters- every kind possible! Then I would eat it with chocolate. Amazing giveaway!!
on January 17, 2010 at 12:39 am Andrea

The first I would most definitely make my own almond butter with a vita mix!!!! I’ve always wanted to make my own nut butters, but I don’t have a blender to do so!
on January 17, 2010 at 1:03 am Samantha

Yum! These sound amazing! I would love to get my hands on a vita mix to try these out. I’m also dying to make some great green monsters!
on January 17, 2010 at 1:09 am Jordan

I would make these in the Vita Mix!! Along with smoothies and soups and loooots of other stuff!
on January 17, 2010 at 1:36 am Laura

I would first make a smoothie with my vita-mix!!
on January 17, 2010 at 1:48 am Kristen

If I won a vitamix, this recipe would be the first I would make. The person who first thought to combine chocolate and peanut butter changed the world for the better. : )
on January 17, 2010 at 2:11 am Laura T.

these would DEF be the first thing I make in the vitamix!!
on January 17, 2010 at 2:21 am Nicci

I would make banana soft serve! And real smoothies with leafy greens and no bits. And nut butters…the list goes on.
on January 17, 2010 at 2:25 am Julia

These would so be first on my list! I adore peanut butter and these look delicious.
on January 17, 2010 at 2:41 am jane

i’d make banana soft serve without risking the life of my food processor (today i swear i could smell it breaking down) and NUT BUTTER!
on January 17, 2010 at 4:23 am Brynn

I would make hummus in the Vita-Mix. I use a food processor but I read you can get it a lot creamier in a blender.
on January 17, 2010 at 3:32 pm Rachel

I would love to make chocolate almond butter in a Vita-mix!
on January 17, 2010 at 3:44 pm Jenna

These fudge babies would definitely be the first thing I made in my vitamix!
on January 17, 2010 at 6:03 pm Charlotte

I would probably make these- and dip them in dark chocolate, which looked amazing.
on January 17, 2010 at 6:44 pm Catherine

I would make these first in my vitamix! yummm
on January 17, 2010 at 6:46 pm Claire

I would make banana soft-serve, my food processor just broke so I’m going through withdrawls!!
on January 17, 2010 at 7:27 pm shannon

I would make these! Chocolate + peanut butter= one of the best flavor combos on the planet!
on January 17, 2010 at 8:54 pm Ellen

i would probably make a smoothie first! but these would be right behind.
on January 18, 2010 at 2:36 am Janet

These sound *AMAZING* ~ especially the buckeye version! If I won the VitaMix, the first thing I would make would be a nut butter…mmmm
on January 18, 2010 at 3:15 am Lora

Yum-O!!! I’m definitely excited to try making these with a Vita Mix and then it would be my own almond butter.

Great giveaway!
on January 18, 2010 at 3:19 am Linda

I would definately make a smoothie with my new Vita-Mix.
on January 18, 2010 at 3:39 am Kelly

if I were to win a vita-mix I would definitely be making these bad boys! And smoothies every day!
on January 18, 2010 at 3:41 am Sarah

I would either make a Green Monster or these yummy sounding babies first if I won the Vita Mix!
on January 18, 2010 at 3:57 am Marie

These fudge babies are definitely worthy of the first thing I would make in my new vitamix! You can’t go wrong with Chocolate and Peanut butter.
on January 18, 2010 at 5:04 am Sarah

I would make a green smoothie first in my Vitamix!
on January 18, 2010 at 5:15 am Tiffany

These fudge babies are my fave flavor! I love nut butter and chocolate anything! With the Vitamix, the first thing I would make is homemade hazelnut milk. I havent tasted it before but I heard it is richer that almond milk. My blender is so low powered that it would probably break if I attempted
on January 18, 2010 at 7:05 am Swimming in the Rain « More to Life Than Lettuce

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on January 18, 2010 at 2:21 pm Leigh

I definitely have to try these!

Banana ice cream is the first thing I would make in my vita mix!
on January 18, 2010 at 2:30 pm Sarah A

I would DEFINITELY make these PB babies first with the Vita-mix. My poor old blender sounds like it’s dying every time I use it to mix up a batch of my favorite PB (& choc chip) babies.
on January 18, 2010 at 2:37 pm Christin

I would make protein ice cream first in my VitaMix! I’ve been dying to do this!!
on January 18, 2010 at 5:21 pm jamie

The first thing I would make in a vitamix is soup!
on January 18, 2010 at 6:32 pm jillian

mmm….peanut butterrrr..this might actually be better than my favorite way to eat PB, straight from the jar of course
on January 18, 2010 at 8:07 pm Linda

Oh, yummy! The first thing I would make in my new Vita-Mix would be Peanut Butter Babies. And maybe the second and third and fourth and…………………..
on January 18, 2010 at 9:19 pm Joni

I would make lots of baby food quicker than I do now with my old blender
on January 19, 2010 at 1:09 pm Sally

These sound delicious! If I had a vitamix I’d make these because I love peanut butter and dark chocolate. I’d also make lots smoothies
on January 19, 2010 at 2:53 pm Amy

I would make fresh strawberry ice cream with my Vitamix!
on January 19, 2010 at 3:22 pm Eileen

These look so amazing. I definitely plan to make several variations!!! If I had a Vitamix I would make rasberry icecream in it first thing.
on January 19, 2010 at 7:50 pm Melissa

these are my favorite of the babies! there are so many things i would make with a vita-mix it’s hard to choose! i think i would make a smoothie first though, just cuz i love them so much.
on January 20, 2010 at 8:00 am ikkinlala

If I had a Vitamix the first thing I’d make in it would be roasted cauliflower soup.
on January 20, 2010 at 2:53 pm Lia

I can’t wait to make this baby at home! Peanut butter is my LIFE.

The first thing I’d make with my Vitamix would be a frozen banana-peanut butter-choc chip ice cream!
I already had great results just blending frozen bananas but with a Vitamix it would be easier, quicker and possibly even creamier!
I’d add some agave or maple syrup to sweeten, the chips can be added afterwards.
on January 20, 2010 at 6:44 pm Heather A

Wow these would be my favorite flavor!!! The first thing I would make if I had a vitamix would be my raw pina colada shake. My blender leaves it so chunky!! Then I think I would make some nut butters then some banana softserve…I want a vitamix soooo bad!
on January 20, 2010 at 9:30 pm Kelly

these are my favorite babies. i would definitely make a smoothie!
on January 20, 2010 at 9:46 pm Lisa

These are my favorite babies!

The first thing I’d make in my VitaMix is a nutrient-packed green smoothie – I’d pack that thing with all the veggies my regular blenders can’t handle, and let it whirl!
on January 22, 2010 at 5:01 pm Bernie

Thanks for the recipe, even better than a Lara Bar!!

The first thing I would make in the Vita Mix is some delicious chocolate covered strawberry ice cream. My wife and I have been drooling over this recipe but don’t have a blender quite powerful enough to pull it off.

Thanks for running this contest, best of luck to everyone!
on January 23, 2010 at 3:43 pm roya

These are my favorite babies! I love any chocolate + PB combo!

The first thing I’d make in my Vita Mix is homemade nut butter! And then soup, and shakes, any everything else imaginable!
on January 27, 2010 at 10:15 pm Chelsea

Yumm! The first thing I would make would be nut butters for sure! I only have a magic bullet and am too scared it will break if I try!!! Plus, definitely make some peanut butter babies!
on January 28, 2010 at 2:38 am Amy

My first vita-mix creation would definitely be freshly ground peanut butter! I love my Maranatha as much as the next person but there’s nothing like homemade =)
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on January 29, 2010 at 3:20 pm AB

A VITAMIX??!! Whoa! I would definitely make an exotic nut butter first! Maybe a pineapple-coconut macadamia nut butter or caramel-apple walnut butter — or better yet, white-chocolate pumpkin pecan butter. Yum!
on January 30, 2010 at 2:21 am Samantha

If I won the vitamix the first thing I would make is hummus. I ate a lot of hummus every week and when I tried to make my own, I broke the blender Of course the second thing I would make is peanut butter babies. yum!
on January 30, 2010 at 3:04 am Jen

These are the best ones!! I add chocolate, of course!
on January 30, 2010 at 11:38 am Heather

i love babies but would not make them in a vitamix, choc covered pb babies…..now youre talking!!!!
on February 8, 2010 at 1:55 pm Cara

Hi Katie, I just discovered your blog recently and tried these last night. I found I needed to add a couple drops of water to get everything to come together in my food processor, but maybe my dates were just extra dry… but nonetheless, thanks for sharing a great treat! My husband and I each ate half the recipe prior to our run, and it was a great little energy boost that even kept me satisfied for a little while after our workout. I think next time I will make German-chocolate-cake babies using pecans and toasted coconut flakes!

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