No cooking required! Easy to make with less than a minute of microwaving followed by 30 minutes or more of cooling down in the fridge. That means you can make these early in the morning for enjoyable protein snacking after breakfast or later in the day.
Each one of these delicious snack bars is loaded with 6 grams of protein, along with chocolate and peanut butter — a lot healthier and more nutritious than the store-bought alternatives. A couple of tips to start with: if you don’t want to bother with the food processor, get some oat flour at the grocery store (or order online: Whole Grain Oat Flour from The Prepared Pantry). And vegans can substitute maple syrup for honey, and replace the whey protein powder with a plant-based variety.
Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make a dozen of these protein snack bars:
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats: put in a food processor and pulse until oats are a flour consistency
1/2 cup quick oats
3 scoops chocolate whey protein powder
1/2 cup organic brown rice crisps cereal: mix with the oat flour, quick oats, protein powder and cereal
1/4 cup honey
1/3 cup peanut butter: melt with the honey and vanilla extract, then pour over the oats and stir
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-2 tablespoon non-dairy chocolate chips: melt in the microwave
Press the oat mixture into a greased loaf pan, then drizzle the melted chocolate over the top. Now let this cool in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before slicing it up into convenient, yummy snack bars.
124 calories per serving
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Source: Emily Miller