These delightful bars are packed with protein and perfect for satisfying your chocolate cravings in a healthier way! They taste like a delicious dessert, but are secretly good for you.

Combine your favorite protein powder with almond flour, cashew butter and an intense explosion of flavour from raspberries to make this nutritious post workout treat or any time snack. Made in just 10 minutes with simple ingredients!

I always have a few of these on hand for an easy grab-and-go snack! Protein bars are a staple in my diet, as is chocolate. Once I learned how much cheaper AND tastier homemade protein bars are, I completely eliminated buying protein bars from the grocery store.

Why I love this recipe…

Wholesome ingredients. No hidden sugar – or worse, corn syrup! These bars are naturally sweetened with honey, and prepped in 10 minutes. Just mix all the ingredients in a bowl and let the bars chill until firm.

Perfect for chocolate lovers. Chocolate is a mandatory part of my day, and when I can satisfy my chocolate cravings AND hit my protein goal, that’s even better.

Protein-rich – 12 grams of protein per bar. They are the perfect midday snack, healthy dessert, or post-workout bar.

If you have ever browsed the protein bar section of a supermarket, you will know what I mean when I say there is an endless supply of options to choose from. However, those options are not always the best. After scanning the ingredients label on nearly every bar, you have probably (a) walked away in disappointment or (b) knowingly settled for a mediocre bar.

You may have wondered, “Why are they all filled with weird ingredients? Why is sugar the first ingredient in so many of these bars? Wait, why is refined sugar even IN these supposed health bars?”

If you have been searching for a protein bar that’s made with minimal ingredients, truly healthy, and tastes DELICIOUS, this is the recipe for you!

These homemade chocolate raspberry protein bars are made with no refined sugar, no dairy, and no additives. With just a handful of ingredients, you can create a high protein snack that tastes like dessert. Nobody will guess that they are actually good for you!

Reader review: “OMG I’m so obsessed with these right now. I look forward to eating one after my workout each day. I thought I liked a number of well-known brand name protein bars, but now that I’ve made these I don’t even want to go back to buying protein bars because they are so inferior. I also feel really good knowing and seeing exactly what goes into them”.

Chocolate Raspberry Protein Bars

No bake healthy chocolate raspberry protein bars are a quick and easy snack! Easily customizable for keto and paleo diets. Made with real food ingredients and no added sugar. The perfect low calorie protein snack.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword blueberry cashew cheesecake protein bars, chocolate raspberry protein bars, clean eating dessert or snack, healthy no bake protein bars, homemade healthy protein bars, raspberry cheesecake chocolate protein bars

Servings 6

Ingredients

Bar Base Layer

• 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 1/2 cup raspberries, fresh or frozen, pureed or mashed with a fork
• 1/4 cup protein or collagen peptides powder 
• 1/4 cup almond or oat flour (oats blended to a flour)
• 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons any milk

Cream Cheese Layer

• 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Coating

• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Instructions

Bar Base Layer

• In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, protein powder, almond flour and honey together.

  Add in the raspberry puree and the milk, using a spoon or your hands to knead and get the dough to combine together.

  Add more almond flour if the dough is too soft, add more of milk or water (a teaspoon at a time) if the dough is too thick. The final dough should be firm, but soft enough that you can roll the dough into a ball without it falling apart.

  Shape the protein dough into a rectangular mound, then wrap in plastic wrap or an airtight container, and let the dough set in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.

Cream Cheese Layer

• In a small bowl, mix cream cheese with honey and vanilla extract until well combined.

  Spread the cream cheese mixture over the protein bar mound, then slice into 6 bars or more smaller squares. Keep the bars in the freezer until the next step.

Chocolate Coating

• Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave with 20 second bursts stirring between each one until melted and smooth.

  Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with a bowl resting on top) melt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together.

  Once melted use two forks to hold each protein bar and one by one, dip into the melted chocolate. Roll around until fully coated, then place back on a parchment lined tray or dish.

  Or hold each one with a fork over the melted chocolate and spoon it over letting the excess drip back into the bowl. 

  Drizzle with more chocolate if desired. Let the chocolate set before serving

  Store in the fridge for up to 1 week or freezer for up to 3 months.

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