15 Plant-Based Chocolate and Peanut Butter Combo Desserts

Anyone who knows anything about a peanut butter cup understands the divine combo that is peanut butter and chocolate. It might have something to do with the sweet and salty thing that just seems to work in desserts.

Or, it might just be a case of them being individually delicious and even better when united. PB and chocolate can come together to make ice cream, smoothies, cookies, and fudge to name but a few.

If peanut allergies are a concern, these recipes can be made with any nut butter, making them joys for all to experience.

Have a great time making and devouring these OGP peanut butter and chocolate combo desserts!

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1. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars

2. Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

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Celebrate the peanut butter and chocolate combo with these Peanut Butter Banana Muffins by Wholesome LLC. These muffins are perfect for breakfast, a snack, or even dessert!

3. No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Coconut Bars

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These No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Coconut Bars by Medha Swaminathan are naturally sweetened with maple syrup and vanilla extract. Packed with peanut butter and coconut flavor, they are satisfying and healthy while killing a chocolate craving in a flash!

4. Chocolate-Covered Stuffed Dates

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Chewy dates, stuffed with creamy nut butter, coated in chocolate, and sprinkled with sea salt. Are you drooling yet? These Chocolate-Covered Stuffed Dates by Tara Weir are so freakin yummy. The bonus is, that they are super easy to make, free of refined sugar, and suitable for vegan, gluten-free, and paleo diets. Doesn’t get much better than that.

5. Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream

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Try this Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream by Caroline Doucet. A rich and creamy vegan ice cream that’s made with coconut milk, cocoa powder, dates, salted peanut butter, and vanilla. Only 5 ingredients and minimal work involved. This ice cream is very rich, so a little goes a long way!

6. Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars with Oats

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Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars with Oats by Priya Lakshminarayan are the perfect no-bake, dessert snack that’s both nutritious and delicious.

7. Crunchy Caramel Slice

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Who doesn’t love caramel? While it’s usually just full of different kinds of refined sugars, there are great ways to create healthy caramel like the one in this recipe for Crunchy Caramel Slice by Kirsten Kaminski! A fudgy chocolate base is followed by a delicious cream layer, a crunchy cornflake caramel middle, and topped with an ultra-smooth chocolate frosting. Drooling, yet? That’s not all; there is a full can of chickpeas and a whole avocado hidden in these treats.

8. Double Crunch Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Fudge

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This Double Crunch Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Fudge by Bianca Slade is everything. Crunchy peanut butter, coconut oil, chocolate chips, and crushed peanuts come together to make a dessert experience that you’ll want to make again and again. It’s soft, crunchy, and chocolatey with an addictive melt-in-your-mouth texture.

9. Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

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These Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Muffins by Angelina Papanikolaou are the best! These gluten-free muffins are moist, dairy-free, and loaded with chocolate chips. This one-bowl Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Muffin recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free, low fat, with a vegan option!

10. Chocolate Covered Peanut Brownie Bars

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These Chocolate Covered Peanut Brownie Bars by Ciarra Sillers are made using a secret ingredient, pumpkin purée, which helps turn these traditional brownies into uber-fudgy brownies. But they are not just ordinary brownies. No, no, no — these are brownies with a layer of peanut butter and roasted peanuts all covered in a crunchy coating of chocolate.

11. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Pops

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In this recipe, the world’s best flavor combo, chocolate and peanut butter, come together in one bite-sized treat on a stick. These Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Pops by Gabrielle St. Claires are rich, chocolatey, and coated in dark chocolate. They’re then topped with crunchy peanuts for taste and texture. Cake pops are the perfect snack because they’re easier to make and even easier to eat. They’ll be a hit at any party!

12. Layered No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Bars

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Layered No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Bars by Kris Dee are chewy, thick, decadent, and also happen to be vegan and gluten-free! The perfect warm-weather treat. No-bake desserts during these warm months, just kinda feel right. Not only is having your oven blasting for 30 minutes unpleasant, but you can’t deny it feels kinda weird and out of place eating a hot chocolate chip cookie on a blazing summer day.

13. Peanut Butter Quinoa Bark

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A mix of healthful ingredients comes together to create this Peanut Butter Quinoa Bark by Natalie Martin MS, RD and Lexie Staten MS, RD. Quinoa, chia, and oats = lots of filling fiber. Pure maple syrup = sweetness. Peanuts and dark chocolate = YUM! The chocolate peanut butter combo gives this treat an irresistible flavor and the quinoa gives it a satisfying crunch.

14. Peanut Butter and Chocolate Swirl Blondies

15. Peanut Butter Protein Bars

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These homemade, no-bake Peanut Butter Protein Bars by Tara Weir are super yummy, super simple to make, and packed with healthy fats, fiber, and plant-based protein.

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