Protein Bars Recipes

PROTEIN BARS

Steps:

• Stir all ingredients except optional chips to form a dough. Either shape into bars with your hands or smooth into a lined 8x8 pan, refrigerate until chilled, then cut into bars. For the optional chocolate coating, spread the melted chocolate over the pan before chilling. (I usually stir 2 tsp oil into the melted chocolate for a smoother sauce, but it's not required.) Or you can dip the bars into the chocolate sauce individually and then chill to set. View Nutrition Facts

PROTEIN BARS

Steps:

• Line the bottom of a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish with parchment paper and lightly coat with canola oil. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the protein powder, oat bran, wheat flour, wheat germ, and salt. Set aside.
• Coarsely chop the raisins, dried cherries, blueberries and apricots and place in a small bowl and set aside.
• In a third mixing bowl, whisk the tofu until smooth. Add the apple juice, brown sugar, eggs, and peanut butter, 1 at a time, and whisk to combine after each addition. Add this to the protein powder mixture and stir well to combine. Fold in the dried fruit. Spread evenly in the prepared baking dish and bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 205 degrees F. Remove from the oven and cool completely before cutting into squares. Cut into squares and store in an airtight container for up to a week.

CHUCK'S PROTEIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Mix oats, sunflower seeds, coconut, brown sugar, cinnamon, and sea salt together in a large bowl.
• Stir yogurt, peanut butter, maple syrup, coconut oil, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until smooth; add to oats mixture and stir to coat. Mix protein powder and chocolate into the resulting mixture; spread into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes.

NO-BAKE PROTEIN BARS

Steps:

• Line a 13x9-inch baking dish with baking parchment.
• Mix oats, flaxseed meal, raisins, cranberries, and protein powder together in a small bowl.
• Combine chocolate chips, honey, and peanut butter together in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave oven, stirring every 30 seconds, until the chocolate chips are nearly melted, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir oats mixture with the chocolate mixture until evenly mixed; spread into prepared baking dish.
• Refrigerate bars until hardened, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove bars from dish by lifting parchment; cut into squares using a pizza cutter.

PEANUT BUTTER PROTEIN BARS

Steps:

• Combine PB, honey and milk in a pot.
• Warm over low heat.
• Add the protein powder and mix well.
• Add the oats.
• You don't want to cook it, just warm it through so you can stir it.
• Add more milk if it is too thick to stir.
• Press in a 9" x 13" pan.
• Let the bars sit until cool, and cut into 16 equal sized bars.
• Wrap each bar in foil or Saran wrap and store in plastic baggies.
• They do not need refrigeration.