Healthy Protein Bar Recipes

As of late, I have found myself getting more and more hungry in between meals. This is due to the increase in workouts that I have done over the last several weeks (something I will share soon) and getting hungry is just my bodies way of telling me to give it more fuel.

Snacks however are really tough. I like adding protein to every meal so just having fruit or veggies isn’t ideal. I can only eat s0 much chicken and beef in a day and I do not like to have more than one protein shake each day (which I take right after working out.)

The problem with the “snacks” sold at the store is the majority (if not all) have tons of preservatives and unneeded ingredients. They are filled with garbage to be frank.

So those are out of the question…

So here is what I decided…

What about healthy homemade protein bars?

I could choose the ingredients, the amount of protein, and the size that I want them. It’s perfect. That said, I have scoured the Internet to find 4 amazing, healthy protein bar recipes that I will share with you today.

Feel free to have these as snacks along with your fruit and veggies. It’s the perfect combo!

Healthy Protein Bar #1: No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Bars (realhealthyrecipes.com)

Ingredients

• 1 cup chocolate protein powder (BioTRUST Chocolate!)
• ½ cup coconut flour plus 1 Tablespoon
• crack of sea salt
• ⅓ cup natural peanut butter (or almond butter)
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl combine the protein powder, coconut flour and sea salt.
2. In another medium combine the peanut butter, coconut milk, vanilla and almond extracts. Mix until smooth. Add the dry ingredients and mix until fully combined. If the batter is dry then add a few drops of water.
3. Line a freezer-safe plate with wax paper. Form the dough into 12 bars. Place on the wax paper and put in the freezer for 20 minutes.
4. In a double boiler over medium-low heat (make your own by placing a small saucepan directly in a skillet that has few Tablespoons of water) melt the dark chocolate and coconut oil.
5. Remove the bars from the freezer and drizzle or dip in the melted dark chocolate. Return to the freezer for 10 minutes until the chocolate has hardened.
6. I suggest storing these bars in the freezer — Then simply allow to defrost slightly before enjoying!

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Healthy Protein Bar #2: No Bake Banana Chocolate Chip (realhealthyrecipes.com)

Ingredients

• 1 cup vanilla protein powder (BioTRUST Vanilla Cream)
• ¾ cup coconut flour
• 2 mashed bananas
• ½ cup coconut milk
• ¼ cup water (and more if needed)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 Tablespoons mini chocolate chips
• 1 oz dark chocolate (70% cocoa or higher)
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl combine the protein powder and coconut flour.
2. In another medium bowl mash the bananas. Add the coconut milk, water and vanilla, mix until smooth. Add the dry ingredients and mix until fully combined. If the batter is dry then add a few more drops of water. Mix in the chocolate chips.
3. Line a freezer-safe plate with wax paper. Form the dough into 10 bars. Place on the wax paper and put in the freezer for 20 minutes.
4. In a double boiler over medium-low heat (make your own by placing a small saucepan directly in a skillet that has few Tablespoons of water) melt the dark chocolate and coconut oil.
5. Remove the bars from the freezer and drizzle or dip in the melted dark chocolate. Return to the freezer for 10 minutes until the chocolate has hardened.
6. I suggest storing these bars in the freezer — Then simply allow to defrost slightly before enjoying!

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Healthy Protein Bar #3: Toasted Coconut and Vanilla Whey Protein Bars (bodybuilding.com)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Vanilla Whey (BioTRUST Vanilla recommended)
• 1/4 cup of Flaked Coconut
• 1/4 cup of Coconut Flour
• 1/4 cup of Coconut Milk
• 30 grams melted 85% Dark Chocolate

Instructions: See below

Healthy Protein Bar #4: Red Velvet Pumpkin Seed Protein Bars (bodybuilding.com)

Ingredients

• 2 small cooked Beets
• 1/2 cup of Vanilla Whey
• 1/4 cup of Coconut Flour
• 1/4 cup of Coconut Milk
• 1 tbsp Organic Pumpkin Seed Butter (or peanut or almond butter)
• 40 grams melted 85% Dark Chocolate

Instructions: See below.

Instructions for Toasted Coconut Vanilla Whey Protein Bars and Red Velvet Pumpkin Seed Protein Bars

Step 1: Select your protein powder and add your coconut flour to it.

Step 2: Blend the powder and flour with coconut milk. If you want, you can also add nut butter. You want to add enough liquid, (and nut butter if you like), to make the batter come together like dough. The goal is to end up with a batter that you can form into bars with your hands.

Step 3: Shape the above batter into bars. If, after mixing your ingredients, your batter is too moist or sticky to mold, add a tiny bit of coconut flour or protein powder until you get the desired consistency. You want to be able to shape the bars, so getting the batter dry enough is essential. If, after mixing your ingredients, the batter is too dry, add a bit of milk until you get the desired consistency. Don’t make it too liquid-y though, or you’ll have to go back to adding flour.

Step 4: Melt some chocolate in a bain-marie or in a glass bowl on top of a pot of boiling water. Once it’s melted, dunk the bars in the chocolate or pour it over the bars. I like to coat my bars in 90-100% chocolate, but you can go as dark (or light) as you want. Obviously, the darker the chocolate, the less sugar and more antioxidant goodness it contains.

Step 5: Place bars in the freezer for at least 30 minutes. They’re ready to pack up and take with you or you can eat them on the spot!

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The next time you are in need of a healthy snack, don’t go reaching for the pre-packaged, preservative filled protein bars or snacks.

Instead take 30 minutes, make a huge batch of one of the healthy protein bar options above and munch on that.

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