Homemade Protein Bars

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Homemade Protein Bars



Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes


Ingredients:

*3 cups organic raw oats
*1/2 cup whole sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, or hemp seeds
*1/2 cup unsweetened organic shredded coconut (I like the one from Bob's Red Mill
*1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
*1 teaspoon Himalayan salt or sea salt
*1/4 cup organic brown sugar
*1 cup Greek yogurt, preferably organic (I use plain; vanilla would make the bars a little sweeter)
*1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup or honey, preferably local/raw
*1 cup organic peanut butter (or use almond butter or the nut/seed butter of your choice)
*1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
*1/4 cup organic coconut oil, liquified if solid (coconut oil will be solid at room temperature in cooler weather)
*1/2 cup chopped organic dark chocolate or chocolate chips (70% dark (or more) is the healthiest; use fair-trade chocolate, possible)
*1/2 cup chopped seeds or nuts or a combination ex. sunflower, pumpkin, or sesame seeds or almonds, walnuts or pecans (or use additional peanut or other nut butter)
*1/2 cup chopped dates, raisins, figs or other dried fruit--optional (if you want the bars sweeter but you don't want to add more sweetener; I don't typically add these)
*up to 1 cup vanilla or chocolate whey protein powder--optional (go with 1 cup if you want the bars to have significant protein content; use 1/2 cup or omit if you dislike the taste or the idea of protein powders; I am not a big protein powder fan, but Garden of Life Raw Protein is the one I prefer for this purpose


Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with a little coconut oil or organic butter.

2. Combine dry ingredients (oats through brown sugar) in a large bowl.

3. In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients (Greek yogurt through coconut oil).

4. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until thoroughly combined, and then mix in the chocolate.

5. Taste a little of the homemade protein bar mixture. Is it tasty? You can add more peanut butter or the optional nuts at this point if you like. Is it sweet enough? If not, you can add some additional sweetener or some of the optional dried fruit. Now is also the time to add in the protein powder if you are going to use it. Mix well using very clean hands (warning--it will be sticky!)

6. Spread the mixture into your prepared dish and bake for 15 minutes. Take the pan out of the oven, let them cool a little, and then slice the bars as you desire. Your homemade protein bars can be sliced into squares, or into the more typical bar shape you would purchase, if you prefer. Spread the bars out onto a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes more. Allow to cool, and then wrap and store in the refrigerator.

http://www.healthygreenkitchen.com/homemade-protein-bars.html



^^ My fave protein bar recipe :flowerforyou:

cookiesrgood15

bookmarking. thanks for sharing!!!

lewandt

Thanks for sharing. I made some protein bars today and they are awful! I am bummed too, i was hoping to like them. Yours looks much tastier! I will try these when mine are gone (if ever)

gp79

Not much of a protein bar considering the ingredients will make the carbs the majority of the cals. Looks great though so...bump 4 latah!

RosieWest8

bump to make later

saimabhaidani

thanks

kbendert

Bump! Can't wait to try them!

albinogorilla

here's mine

Bigbears kashi peanut butter bar

2 cups kashi go lean crunch berry crumble
4 scoops body fortress vanilla
4 tbs skippy peanut butter
6tbs pb2 chocolate
.5 cup 2% milk

calories Carbs fat protein sugar fiber
200 20 6 20 7 4 (each)

mix all in bowl, will consistency of very thick cookie dough
press into a 8x8 pan, pyrex
(could just chill and cut probably)
I bake at 350 for about 10-15 until edges brown
cool.............cut into 8 bars