Selfmade peanut butter protein bars

Sharing an excellent scrumptious and wholesome home made peanut butter protein bars recipe! Excellent for meal prep and grab-and-go snacks. Plus, they’re gluten-free and dairy-free.

Hey! How are you? I hope you might be having a terrific week! With a lot occurring round right here, this week appears to be flying by. Between work and issues with the children, my days have been particularly hectic, so I’ve been reaching for fast and simple meals and snacks. Which brings me to at present’s submit.

How about a bit of protein bar together with your morning espresso?

I like protein bars as an on-the-go snack as a result of they’re wholesome but scrumptious. On the similar time, I don’t normally love the elements for a lot of retailer purchased protein bars. My high bars proper now are these good! bars (that are unattainable to search out; normally Sprouts has them), Aloha, and the chocolate whole food bars.

Selfmade peanut butter protein bars

Whereas it’s attainable to search out tasty ones with good elements, they can be a bit on the expensive aspect! Making them at residence as a substitute is very easy, manner cheaper, they usually don’t require a whole lot of time in or any cooking or baking expertise. Peanut butter is among the hottest elements utilized in protein bars (and one in all my fave flavors!), so at present, I’m sharing a peanut butter protein bar* recipe which you can make at any time!

*You may as well make enjoyable and scrumptious peanut butter protein balls utilizing this recipe!

What Is A Protein Bar Good For

A fast snack if you don’t have time for a full meal

Typically it will get busy and as a substitute of skipping a meal since you don’t have time to make a full meal, I’m ALL about counting on comfort. If these are within the fridge able to go, you possibly can take pleasure in one together with a hard-boiled egg or an apple – it’s good in the event you don’t have time to truly prepare dinner something. Is it an alternative choice to an actual meal? Nope! Buuuut it may give you further gasoline and vitamins if you’re on a time crunch and in a rush.

For journey

I like wrapping up a home made protein bar and popping it in my tote bag once we’re touring, together with the standard suspects: jerky, tea, an apple, some chocolate, LMNT packs, path combine, and a tuna pouch. I can by no means discover any of my go-to protein bars on the airport, so it’s good to have one readily available that you already know you take pleasure in.

Publish-workout gasoline

These are nice in the event you’re heading to the gymnasium after which have to move straight to an appointment or again to work. As a pre- or post-workout snack, these home made protein bars offer you a burst of protein, carbs, and wholesome fat, plus they’re moveable and don’t make a multitude. 😉

Late-night snacks

Regardless of what you will have heard, it isn’t dangerous to eat earlier than you go to mattress if it’s macro-balanced. Typically in the event you’re hungry, it’s possible you’ll want a little bit of protein and carbs to stop a glucose crash within the evening, disputing sleep. Simply guarantee that it’s balanced and never too sugary, which makes these bars a superb selection. Extra of my favourite pre-bedtime snacks embody hard-boiled eggs and a few fruit, yogurt with some grain-free granola, and deli meat rolled up with hummus.

Peanut Butter Protein Bar Recipe

Substances

• Vanilla or chocolate pea, brown rice, or whey protein powder (I like NOW Meals, DNS, and Truvani)
• Peanut butter (be at liberty to substitute with almond butter, sunflower seed butter, or different nut butter)
• Oats
• Maple syrup
• Mini milk or darkish chocolate chips
• Coconut oil
• Vanilla extract
• Sea salt
• Monk fruit (*optionally available, however I like that its naturally sweetening, not synthetic tasting )

How To Make Peanut Butter Protein Bars

Step One

Grind the oats right into a flour in a high-speed blender or a meals processor. You may make them right into a nice flour or depart them with a bit extra texture, relying in your desire.

Step Two

Add the oats to a bowl, together with the chocolate or vanilla protein powder, and sea salt, then combine effectively.

Step Three

In a separate bowl, stir collectively the maple syrup, vanilla, and peanut butter. If you’d like this to be much less candy, use a majority of almond milk as a substitute of maple syrup. This additionally depends upon the sweetness of the protein powder.

Add the moist combination to the dry combination, after which stir within the mini chocolate chips.

Step 4

Unfold the combination onto a 9×9 baking pan lined with parchment paper and place within the fridge to set barely.

Step 5

Combine the coconut oil and chocolate within the microwave for about 30 seconds and stir till melted.

Step Six

Drizzle the chocolate over the bars and place again into the fridge to set, about half-hour.

Step Seven

Take away from the fridge and reduce into bars. Preserve saved within the fridge in a coated container for as much as one week.

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Selfmade peanut butter protein bars

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A wholesome and scrumptious snack recipe you can also make prematurely to take pleasure in all through the week.

• Creator: Gina Harney // The Fitnessista

1 massive scoops (70g) vanilla or chocolate protein powder (I like NOW Meals, DNS, and Truvani)

3 oz peanut butter

80g oats (about 1 cup) floor into flour

3 oz maple syrup

1 oz almond milk or water

2 oz mini chocolate chips (plus an additional 2 oz for drizzling)

1 teaspoon coconut oil

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pinch of sea salt

Monk fruit (*optionally available)

Step One

Grind the oats right into a flour in a high-speed blender or a meals processor. You may make them right into a nice flour or depart them with a bit extra texture, relying in your desire.

Step Two

Add the oats to a bowl, together with the protein powder, sea salt, and blend effectively.

Step Three

In a separate bowl, stir collectively the maple syrup, vanilla, and peanut butter. Add the moist combination to the dry combination, after which stir within the mini chocolate chips.

Step 4

Unfold the combination onto a parchment-lined 9×9 baking dish and set within the fridge to set barely.

Step 5

Combine the coconut oil and chocolate within the microwave for about 30 seconds and stir till melted.

Step Six

Drizzle the chocolate over the bars and place again into the fridge to set, about half-hour.

Step Seven

Take away from the fridge and reduce into bars. Preserve saved within the fridge in a coated container for as much as one week.

Notes

In case your protein powder is on the candy aspect, use extra almond milk and fewer maple syrup to carry them collectively. In case your protein powder shouldn’t be candy, add the maple syrup and a bit of monk fruit and stevia in line with your desire!

How Lengthy Do Selfmade Protein Bars Final?

Most home made protein bars will final 1-2 weeks in the event you retailer them in an hermetic container within the fridge. To make them last more, it’s also possible to retailer them within the freezer for as much as six months.

Are you going to make these??

Please let me understand how they end up!!

xo

Gina

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Homemade sous vide egg bites

Chocolate protein bars

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