Peanut Butter Apple Bars

PB&J is not a huge fan favorite around here. Not that we won't spread that on our bread when we have to, but ham & turkey & cheese are the sandwich fixin's of choice. So, when Kristen announced months ago that April's Improv Challenge would be peanut butter & jelly, I started sweating it...

And when I sweat, I stress.

And when I stress, I panic.

And when I panic, I cheat.

hahaha!
(Not that there's anything wrong with it...)
I lined the old Pyrex with parchment and patted in the dough.

Stuck it in the oven for 15-20 minutes; then let it out to cool.

Then I whipped this up:

If you take nothing else away from this post, you've gotta try my PEANUT BUTTER CREAM CHEESE! So delicious! (I might, or might not have eaten a whole batch -- Thank God for buying Costco quantities so there are still supplies...)

Spread the Peanut Butter Cream Cheese across the top of the baked bars.

Good job, Harrison!

Arrange apple slices.

Melt apple jelly and drizzle/brush over all.

(I melted 1/3 cup for one minute in the microwave, stirring at 15 second intervals.)

Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes,

then slice into bars

and get out of the way!

So.so.so.yum!