No bake protein bars are a quick, easy, healthy snack and easily customizable for any diet or food preferences. These delightful bars are packed with protein and taste like a delicious dessert, but are secretly good for you.

Combine your favorite protein powder with oat and coconut flour, almond butter and honey 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 bars on hand for an easy grab-and-go snack! Protein bars are a staple in my diet. Once I learned how much cheaper AND tastier homemade protein bars are, I completely eliminated buying protein bars from the grocery store.

What makes these protein bars awesome….

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

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

Why you will love this recipe…

So easy to make. Just mix all the ingredients together and let the bars chill until firm.

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

Snack/protein/energy bars. Everyone loves them. They are quick, they are easy, they are convenient, and with the proper ingredients, they are pretty healthy and satisfying too.

I also threw in some crispy rice cereal to add some texture and crunch; and you have the option to add in some chocolate because… well… who really needs a reason for chocolate?

Almond Butter Protein Bars

The BEST Protein Bars are healthy, no-bake, and contain nothing artificial! These are chewy, delicious, easy to customize, and are the perfect healthy snack.

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword almond butter protein bars, clean eating breakfast, clean eating dessert or snack, healthy protein bars, no bake protein bars healthy, nut butter protein bars no bake

Servings 10

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups oat flour (oats blended to a flour)
• 1/2 cup coconut flour (or almond or more oat flour)
• 1/2 cup crispy rice cereal
• 1/2 cup protein or collagen powder
• 1/2 cup almond or any nut/seed butter
• 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon milk of choice * See note below
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Drizzle

• 1/2 cup chocolate chips - can mix in or melt and drizzle on top - optional
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil, (to thin out melted chocolate)

Instructions

• Line a 8 x 8-inch baking pan or dish with parchment paper on the bottom and sides leaving some overhanging to act as a handle to get the bars out easier for cutting.

  In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the flours, protein powder and crispy rice cereal and mix well. Set aside.

  In a microwave safe bowl or stovetop, combine the almond butter, honey and coconut oil and gently heat until melted. Stir in vanilla extract.

  Pour this wet mixture into the dry and mix well.

  * Note: If the batter is too thick, slowly add milk, one tablespoon at a time, until it comes together into a thick dough.

  Lastly fold in chocolate chips, or melt them later to drizzle on top.

  Transfer mixture to lined baking dish and spread out evenly with a spatula or back of a spoon.

Chocolate Drizzle

• Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave at 50% power 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, drizzle over the bars with a spoon in any pattern you prefer. If you wish to get fancy, place melted chocolate in a small Ziplock bag and snip off the corner to pipe lines across the bars.

  Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to firm up and set, then remove from baking pan using parchment paper handles and cut into 10-12 bars or more smaller squares if preferred.

  Notes

  * Depending on the flour and protein powder combination, you might need more milk to get the dough to hold together.

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

   

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