Homemade Protein Bars

conoramck

Does anybody make there own protein bars to save some cash? I'm already spending money on other supplements and don't really want to add overpriced protein bars to the list. If anybody has any good recipes to share it would be much appreciated.:happy:

Chrisparadise579

my go to is protein power balls from body beast, 1 cups peanut butter 3/4 cup rolled oats, 1 mashed banana and a scoop of whey protein mix together and roll into 12 balls

Maryam2014mfp

Thanks for posting your recipe Chrisparadise.

gcarterIT

Great question. I'm also interested in home made protein bars. For you guys posting recipes, and if possible, I'd be interested in knowing the macro info (calories, carbs, protein, etc.) for your recipes.

Thanks

Melbo89

I'm in the process if making my own protein bars. Experimenting with consistency and ingredients. Here's what my latest experiment. Not sure how to add pictures as it would make the nutritional facts way easier. I workout every day and burn 1000 calories so 284 seems like nothing to me when it comes to getting 28g of carbs and 26g of protein, but you can tweak this recipe according to your likes and dislikes, needs, etc. You could get away with using no sugar and just the honey or vice a versa or remove it altogether, although I've never tried that. This is just a base so far that seems to work fine. I don't know how to make a recipe public so I'm including it at the bottom.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 12.0
Amount Per Serving
Calories 284
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 8 g 12 %
Saturated Fat 2 g 12 %
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 28 mg 9 %
Sodium 123 mg 5 %
Potassium 138 mg 4 %
Total Carbohydrate 28 g 9 %
Dietary Fiber 3 g 12 %
Sugars 14 g
Protein 26 g 51 %
Vitamin A 1 %
Vitamin C 2 %
Calcium 9 %
Iron 8%

Calories Per Serving
284
12 Ingredients Edit Recipe

2.0 cup(s), Cereals - Oats, regular and quick and instant, not fortified, dry (oatmeal, rolled oats)
8.0 scoop (35g), Whey Isolate Vanilla Creme
0.75 tbsp, Spices - Cinnamon, ground
0.25 cup, All Purpose Flour - Unbleached
0.25 cup, Honey
1.0 egg, Large Egg
8.0 Tbsp (32g), Creamy Peanut Butter
2.0 tsp(s), Vanilla extract
0.25 cup, packed packed, Sugars - Brown
0.25 cup, shredded, Nuts - Coconut meat, raw
2.0 pieces (14g), Unsweetened Baking Chocolate Squares (Net Carbs)
1.0 cup, Unsweetened applesauce

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
In a large bowl, mix together they ingredients. Make a well in the center, and pour in the honey, egg, applesauce, peanut butter, and vanilla. Mix well using your hands. Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Grate unsweetened chocolate over the mixture along with the coconut. If you like you can add sesame seeds, flaxseed, etc to the top. Then pat down to make sure it incorporates when the chocolate melts.
Bake for18 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut.
I like making 12 but you can cut into whatever you like. I hope this helps and gives you a general idea. You can do so much, just experiment and you're bound to find something that works for you.

conoramck

Thanks for the replies. I did some searching and found the following links with some good recipes in them that might help everybody:

http://dailyburn.com/life/recipes/homemade-protein-bar-recipes/

http://www.runningwithspoons.com/2014/01/07/soft-and-chewy-protein-granola-bars/

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=346329

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=138586963

RevGillTC

Bump!

T1DCarnivoreRunner

Interesting ideas... I love Clif bars and have thought about eating them much more frequently, particularly when I get to where I'm trying to add muscle (I'm still trying to lose weight/fat at this time). Does everyone just eat 1 protein bar, or do you eat 2 or 3 at a time? I figured that the price of 1 is less than $2 if I buy in a box, which is not much different than a meal that I cooked. But I'm still interested if there are tasty recipes that one can make for himself and will be able to keep for a couple weeks or a month even (so I don't have to cook these things every day).

Nixygirl

My daughter made these this week and they were (if I don't say so myself) AMAZEBALLS!

About 3 carbs a pop and 80 cals (well, we used coconut flour and less peanut butter).

http://kateshealthycupboard.com/gluten-free-recipes/chocolate-peanut-butter-protein-balls/

chatnel

Nixygirl wrote: »

My daughter made these this week and they were (if I don't say so myself) AMAZEBALLS!

About 3 carbs a pop and 80 cals (well, we used coconut flour and less peanut butter).

http://kateshealthycupboard.com/gluten-free-recipes/chocolate-peanut-butter-protein-balls/

yum and just spied on that website, cooking dough balls!

chatnel

I been trying to make my own. This week using, oats, pumpkin seeds, caocao nibs, rice malt syrup, coconut oil and pb2. Blend the crap out of the dry ingredients and then mix in wet. Come out to 200 calories each but only need one.

Pootler74

You need this. :-)

pinkiezoom

Jumping in to look at later

LAMCDylan

I am in the process of making my own. I have not decided 100% on the ingredients. But some of the items below might or might not be in it:

Oats
Pumpkin seeds
Hemp seeds
Spirulina crunchies
Cacao
Mulberries
Almonds
Almond butter
A plant based protein powder
Chia seeds
Goji berries
Pistachios

Christine_72

Chrisparadise579 wrote: »

my go to is protein power balls from body beast, 1 cups peanut butter 3/4 cup rolled oats, 1 mashed banana and a scoop of whey protein mix together and roll into 12 balls

chris, how long do these keep for? Do you store them in the fridge?

Christine_72

Chrisparadise579 wrote: »

my go to is protein power balls from body beast, 1 cups peanut butter 3/4 cup rolled oats, 1 mashed banana and a scoop of whey protein mix together and roll into 12 balls

I just put this recipe into mfp and the calories came out as 1097 cals for ONE serve!! I did put in "serves 12".
Is this right?

Liftng4Lis

I'm too lazy, so I stick with quest.

horseplaypen

Melbo89 wrote: »

I'm in the process if making my own protein bars. Experimenting with consistency and ingredients. Here's what my latest experiment. Not sure how to add pictures as it would make the nutritional facts way easier. I workout every day and burn 1000 calories so 284 seems like nothing to me when it comes to getting 28g of carbs and 26g of protein, but you can tweak this recipe according to your likes and dislikes, needs, etc. You could get away with using no sugar and just the honey or vice a versa or remove it altogether, although I've never tried that. This is just a base so far that seems to work fine. I don't know how to make a recipe public so I'm including it at the bottom.

This looks like a GREAT recipe! I'd definitely be okay with almost 300 cals if it get me that much protein... I've had a hard time finding a recipe that comes out to more than 15 g. Thanks for sharing, will definitely be trying it!

Christine_72

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Christine_72

@Chrisparadise579‌ or anyone can you let me know if my calculation was correct?? I'd love to try these, but not at 1097 calories each..

chatnel

christinev297 wrote: »

@Chrisparadise579‌ or anyone can you let me know if my calculation was correct?? I'd love to try these, but not at 1097 calories each..

I would think they would be more like 200 calories each? 150 for pb, 50 oats, 50 protein

forwardmoving

After a few experiments and internet research, I've come up with a recipe that tastes more like dessert and hides the (icky to me) taste of the protein powder. It is gluten free as well.

5 scoops of protein powder
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup corn syrup (e.g Beehive)

Mix together. Consistency should be wetter than cookie dough but drier than cake batter)

Add what you like.
I use
1 cup whole almonds
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped dates

Mix it together and spread /press in pan lined with parchment paper.
Bake 12 minutes at 300.
Let it set for about 15 minutes, then cut into squares.( I use pizza cutter)

I let them sit for another hour or so and then store them individually wrapped in the freezer.

With the ingredients I use, there are about 180 cal, 13 grams of protein and 32 gm carb.

I had read that it is hard to substitute out the corn syrup for another sweetener as it is the best for crystallizing during the baking and holding the ingredients together.