Larabar Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Fruit & Nut Bars

The Larabar Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip bar is a fruit and nut bar from Larabar made with only four ingredients: dates, peanuts, semisweet chocolate chips and sea salt. The texture is soft and chewy rather than crunchy.

Who it suits

It suits people looking for a vegan, gluten free bar with a short ingredient list, or a simple swap for a candy bar. It is not a protein bar, so if you want more protein per bar, look at a dedicated protein option. For a crunchier nut bar, compare the KIND Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt bar, or browse our healthy snacks selection.

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Key facts

• Four ingredients: dates, peanuts, semisweet chocolate chips and sea salt (Larabar; Open Food Facts)
• Each 45 g bar lists 5 g protein and 12 g fat, 3 g of it saturated (Larabar; Open Food Facts)
• Labeled vegan, non-GMO and gluten free (Larabar; Open Food Facts); Larabar also lists it as kosher, plant based and dairy free (Larabar)
• Uses Fair Trade Certified chocolate (Larabar; Open Food Facts)

What reviewers say

In a reader-voted ranking, Go Dairy Free placed this flavor third overall and called it the best Larabar for fitness, preferring it to the plainer Peanut Butter Cookie because of the chocolate. Healthline names Larabar its top limited-ingredient vegan bar but points out that protein is modest, around 3 to 6 grams per bar. Tasting Table singles out Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip as the Larabar flavor to try if you want something hard to put down.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Four whole-food ingredients
• Pro: Larabar lists it as vegan, dairy free and gluten free
• Con: Sweet, since dates are the first ingredient
• Con: Only 5 g protein

Cautions

• Contains peanuts; not suitable for people with a peanut allergy.
• Most of its sugar comes from dates; people tracking sugar or carbs should check the label.