Healthy Peanut Butter Snack Bars
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 16
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 203.0
- Total Fat: 8.6 g
- Cholesterol: 2.8 mg
- Sodium: 10.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 27.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
- Protein: 6.6 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Healthy Peanut Butter Snack Bars calories by ingredient
Introduction
Peanut butter snack bars made with honey and molasses. Peanut butter snack bars made with honey and molasses.Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
-
- 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup of almond slivers
- 1/2 cup of honey
- 1/2 cup of fancy molasses (or use 1 cup of honey or brown rice syrup - nutrition info will alter)
- 1 cup of natural peanut butter
- 1/2 of raisins
- 1 cup of whole flake oatmeal
- 1 scoop of protein powder (plain or flavoured depending on your preference - I used vanilla)
- Cardamon, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon to taste
- 1 tsp. of pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbls. of mini chocolate chips
Cooking spray
Tips
Tip #1: Read the label of the protein powder you chose. Although this recipe is a relatively "clean" alternative to most protein bars you'd buy at the store, it's good to be mindful of the fact that many commercially produced protein powders do not fit the strict definition of a "clean" eating or "naked" diet.
Tip #2 Blot sunflower seeds with paper towels after they've been toasted to remove excess oil.
Tip #3 Once you've cut your batch into bars, wrap each bar individually so they're ready to go when you need them.
Directions
Stove Top:
- In a pan, on medium heat, toast sunflowers and almond slivers until they are lightly browned on both sides. Do not add additional oil to pan, since the nuts have natural oils.
- Remove sunflowers and almond slivers and set aside.
- In the same pan (or a separate pot if you'd prefer), heat honey, molasses and peanut butter. Stir with spatula to prevent mixture from burning. Heat until mixture boils.
- Pour mixture into bowl. Add nuts, oatmeal, raisins, protein powder, vanilla, and spices. Stir until well blended.
- Spray 8 by 8 non-stick pan with cooking spray (or line pan with parchment paper). Flatten mixture, and spread evenly across pan with the back of a spoon.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips right away, and press chips into the surface with a spoon. The mixture should still be hot, so the chips will melt and mold to bars perfectly.
- Cover pan and place in fridge to set. Leave for approx. 45 minutes.
- Cut into pieces and enjoy!
- Store in fridge or freezer.
Serving Size: Makes 16 2 by 2 pieces.
- In a pan, on medium heat, toast sunflowers and almond slivers until they are lightly browned on both sides. Do not add additional oil to pan, since the nuts have natural oils.
- Remove sunflowers and almond slivers and set aside.
- In the same pan (or a separate pot if you'd prefer), heat honey, molasses and peanut butter. Stir with spatula to prevent mixture from burning. Heat until mixture boils.
- Pour mixture into bowl. Add nuts, oatmeal, raisins, protein powder, vanilla, and spices. Stir until well blended.
- Spray 8 by 8 non-stick pan with cooking spray (or line pan with parchment paper). Flatten mixture, and spread evenly across pan with the back of a spoon.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips right away, and press chips into the surface with a spoon. The mixture should still be hot, so the chips will melt and mold to bars perfectly.
- Cover pan and place in fridge to set. Leave for approx. 45 minutes.
- Cut into pieces and enjoy!
- Store in fridge or freezer.
Serving Size: Makes 16 2 by 2 pieces.