1 cup (2 sticks) LF vegan margarine or unsalted butter for non-vegan version*
1 cup (9 ounces) all-natural, smooth or chunky peanut butter*
2 cups confectioner’s sugar
10 ounces gluten-free, low-FODMAP crushed vanilla wafers, cookies, or graham crackers*
10 ounces (283g) mini semi-sweet chocolate chips*
10 ounces (283g) semi-sweet chocolate, dairy-free if necessary*
2 and 1/2 ounces all-natural, smooth peanut butter
Garnish:
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
Sea salt
Instructions
Lightly grease a 9 by 11-inch baking pan with butter or shortening and then line it with parchment paper using a 1-2 inch overhang. If you like a thinner bar, then use a 9 by 13 inch pan
Crush your cookies using a mallet or in your food processor. Set aside for now
Beat vegan spread or butter, and sugar in large mixing bowl of stand mixer with flat paddle until creamy
Slowly add in the peanut butter, then the crushed cookies, and mini chocolate chips (by hand or with the flat paddle)
Spread over the bottom of your baking pan
Place in refrigerator and chill until cold (About 15-30 minutes)
In your microwave (or a double boiler), melt 10 ounces semisweet chocolate and peanut butter, stirring to combine
Careful with the microwave so the chocolate does not burn
Spread over the top of the bars, then sprinkle with peanuts and sea salt
Chill prior to serving and serve while cool, they get soft at warm temperatures
Notes
Although this recipe has not been lab tested, a single serving should be low-FODMAP based on the ingredients (using available FODMAP data at time of testing). If fat and sugar are IBS triggers for you, then adjust to your tolerance
Butter is low in lactose and contains few FODMAPs
I used a combination of Glutino vanilla sandwich cookies and Partake gingersnaps for this recipe (what I had in the freezer!). If you can find low-FODMAP Vanilla wafers, those would be perfect. You can also make your own!
30g is one low-FODMAP serving for semisweet chocolate, but the maximum serving on FODMAP Friendly is 102g. Given the number of portions for this recipe, it is easily low in FODMAPs.
Peanuts and natural peanut butter is low in FODMAPs. Avoid products with excess trans-fats (added oils), high fructose corn syrup, and molasses