The Better No-Bake Protein Bar
INGREDIENTS
  • Cooking Time: 20 minutes in freezer
  • Servings: 8
  • Preparation Time: 15-20 minutes
  • 1 cup oat flour
  • 2 big scoops of protein powder (vanilla or chocolate)
  • 1 cup of rice chex cereal
  • 2 TBSP chia seeds
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup almond milk
  • 3 TBSP honey
  • 3-4 TBSP dark chocolate
DIRECTIONS
  1. Combine oat flour, protein powder, chex cereal and chia seeds in a bowl.
  2. In a microwave safe bowl combine peanut butter, milk, and honey.
  3. Microwave for 30 sec, stir and microwave for 15-30 sec more.
  4. Add liquid mixture into dry ingredients.
  5. Mix together until crumbly, if all dry ingredients are not moist add 1-2 more TBSP of almond milk.
  6. Press mixture into 8"x8" or 9"x9" pan using parchment or wax paper (I use my pyrex pan with plastic lid - this is easy then for storage later on).
  7. Melt chocolate and spread over bars.
  8. Freeze for 20 minutes.
  9. Cut into 8 bars.
  10. Store bars in fridge or freezer.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
Anything you can make from real ingredients is a lot better than those ingredient lists you read but don't understand. Now there are some pretty tasty protein bars on the market that are great - however, if you have a few free minutes why not make your own? These are a great, quick snack that I eat frequently during my workday when I don't have much time to eat anything but I need something to carry me over a few hours.