Quick and Easy Protein bar
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 264.5
- Total Fat: 11.6 g
- Cholesterol: 13.6 mg
- Sodium: 128.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 29.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
- Protein: 13.4 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Quick and Easy Protein bar calories by ingredient
Introduction
These no-bake bars are thrown together in minutes and make the perfect snack to store in the freezer for a quick burst of energy. Feel free to use sunflower seed butter to make these nut-free. I used an unsweetened/unflavoured protein powder, so if you are using a sweetened protein powder, you will likely have to reduce the liquid sweetener (and make up for the lack of liquid by adding some non-dairy milk). Play around with it if necessary and aim for a cookie dough texture. You can also roll the dough into balls and add in chocolate chips if you don't wish to make them into bar form. These no-bake bars are thrown together in minutes and make the perfect snack to store in the freezer for a quick burst of energy. Feel free to use sunflower seed butter to make these nut-free. I used an unsweetened/unflavoured protein powder, so if you are using a sweetened protein powder, you will likely have to reduce the liquid sweetener (and make up for the lack of liquid by adding some non-dairy milk). Play around with it if necessary and aim for a cookie dough texture. You can also roll the dough into balls and add in chocolate chips if you don't wish to make them into bar form.Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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1.5 cups gluten-free rolled oats, blended into a flour
1/2 cup protein powder
1/2 cup rice crisp cereal ( I use cheerios)
1/4-1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt, to taste
1/2 cup natural peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower seed butter
1/2 cup pure maple syrup (or liquid sweetener of choice)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tbs cocoa
1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
Directions
Directions:
Line an 8-inch square pan with a piece of parchment paper. Mix the oat flour, protein powder, rice crisp, and salt together in a large bowl.
Add in the nut/seed butter, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir well to combine. If the mixture is a bit dry, add a splash of non-dairy milk and mix again.
Press into pan and roll out with a pastry roller until smooth. Pop into the freezer.
Melt the cocoa and coconut oil together in microwave aprox 20 seconds.
After freezing the bars for about 5-10 minutes, remove from freezer and slice into bars. Drizzle with melted chocolate and freeze again until set. Store in the freezer for a week or longer in an air-tight freezer bag or container.
Serving Size: makes 8 bars
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HORTON_HOME.
Line an 8-inch square pan with a piece of parchment paper. Mix the oat flour, protein powder, rice crisp, and salt together in a large bowl.
Add in the nut/seed butter, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir well to combine. If the mixture is a bit dry, add a splash of non-dairy milk and mix again.
Press into pan and roll out with a pastry roller until smooth. Pop into the freezer.
Melt the cocoa and coconut oil together in microwave aprox 20 seconds.
After freezing the bars for about 5-10 minutes, remove from freezer and slice into bars. Drizzle with melted chocolate and freeze again until set. Store in the freezer for a week or longer in an air-tight freezer bag or container.
Serving Size: makes 8 bars
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HORTON_HOME.