Recipe
No-Bake Protein Bars
30 minutes
Ingredients
| 1.5 | cups gluten-free rolled oats, blended into a flour |
| 1/2 | cup unsweetened/unflavoured vegan protein powder |
| 1/2 | cup rice crisp cereal |
| 1/4-1/2 | teaspoon fine grain sea salt, to taste |
| 1/2 | cup natural peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower seed butter |
| 1/2 | cup pure maple syrup (or liquid sweetener of choice) |
| 1 | teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| 3 | tablespoons mini dark chocolate chips |
| 1/2 | tablespoon coconut oil |
Method
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Step 1
Line an 8-inch square pan with a piece of parchment paper. Mix the oat flour, protein powder, rice crisp, and salt together in a large bowl.
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Step 2
seed butter, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir well to combine. If the mixture is a bit dry, add a splash of non-dairy milk and mix again.
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Step 3
Press into pan and roll out with a pastry roller until smooth. Pop into the freezer.
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Step 4
Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil together in a small pot over low heat. When half of the chips have melted, remove from heat and stir until smooth.
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Step 5
After freezing the bars for about 5-10 minutes, remove from freezer and slice into bars. Drizzle with melted chocolate and freeze again until set. Store in the freezer for a week or longer in an air-tight freezer bag or container.
