Dark Chocolate Zucchini Protein Bars


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 144.4
  • Total Fat: 6.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 1.3 mg
  • Sodium: 148.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 23.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
  • Protein: 10.8 g

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Introduction

Inspired by Jamie Eason's chocolate protein bars recipe from bodybuilding.com.

I amped up the chocolatey density in this recipe, and used zucchini for an extra moist cake consistency!
Inspired by Jamie Eason's chocolate protein bars recipe from bodybuilding.com.

I amped up the chocolatey density in this recipe, and used zucchini for an extra moist cake consistency!

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    * 1 cup Oat Flour
    * 4 Egg Whites
    * 2 scoops Chocolate (or vanilla) Whey Protein Powder
    * ½ cup Splenda, Truvia, or Ideal
    * ½ tsp Baking Soda
    * ¼ tsp Salt
    * 1 cup zucchini, finely shredded or processed
    * 1/4 cup Baking Cocoa
    * 4oz Water
    * 2 oz. 70% cocoa dark chocolate, melted
    * 2 T. chocolate chips (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix dry ingredients (oat flower, vanilla whey protein, baking soda, salt, baking cocoa) together in a large bowl.
3. Mix wet ingredients (egg whites, Splenda, zucchini, melted chocolate,Water) together in a medium sized bowl.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix together.
5. Spray an 8x8 cooking dish with a non stick butter spray and add batter to dish. Sprinkle chocolate chips over top, if desired.
6. Bake 20-30 minutes in oven until toothpick comes out nearly clean. Let cool before cutting into squares.


Serving Size: Makes 16 bars, serving size = 2 bars

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FIT-WHIT.

TAGS:  Snacks | Snack | Snacks Snack |

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    Delicious...………... - 3/16/20


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    Incredible!
    I love everything about these! Love that it uses oat flour. Taste and calorie count is fantastic. - 7/20/19


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    Incredible!
    Do you think I can freeze this? - 11/28/16


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    Incredible!
    Made these yesterday for the first time. Yum and I can eat only 1! Hubby loved them too. - 2/27/16


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    Incredible!
    I hardly ever leave comments, but this was seriously so good, I just had to. Thank you for posting. Chocolaty enough for a dessert. - 3/18/14