Larabar Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Fruit & Nut Bars, 6 ct, 9.6 oz

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. This box holds six bars, and 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, lower-sugar 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)
• Each 45 g bar lists 210 calories, 5 g protein, 3 g fiber, 17 g total sugars and 4 g added sugars, with most of the sugar coming from dates (Larabar)
• Labeled kosher, plant based, dairy free, vegan, non-GMO and gluten free (Larabar)
• Uses Fair Trade Certified chocolate (Larabar)

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: Vegan, dairy free and gluten free
• Con: 17 g total sugar per bar, mostly from dates
• Con: Only 5 g protein

Cautions

• Contains peanuts; not suitable for people with a peanut allergy.
• People tracking sugar or carbs should account for the 17 g total sugar per bar.