HOMEMADE PROTEIN BARS
Granola Protein Bars:
You need:
Directions:
. Finishing and Packaging Notes: I doubled the recipe just to make the bars a bit thicker, and pressed it into a 9x13 aluminum pan. I cut all of the bars with a pizza wheel and packaged it in Food Saver bags. I was afraid of smooshing them, so I used the "gentle" setting on the Food Saver. These last 1.5 weeks
You need:
- 1 1/4 cups Rice Krispies 1 cup uncooked quick-cooking oats 3 tablespoons ground flax seed (I used Chia Seed, you could leave this option out if desired)
- 1/4 cup finely chopped dried fruit (I used cranberries.)
- 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts (I used crushed almonds)
- 1/4 cup honey, grade b maple syrup, or Agave (I used Agave.) 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/3 cup a nut butter (I used almond butter.) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional: 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Half a scoop of protein powder (I used chocolate shakeology)
Directions:
- Combine Krispies, oats, flax seed fruit and nuts in a large bowl. In a small saucepan bring the honey and brown sugar. Remove from heat and stir in the nut butter and vanilla.
- Pour the nut mixture over the cereal mixture and stir until it is well mixed.
- Mix in cinnamon.
- Press into a greased 8″ pan or greased mini muffin tins. (Cut into 12 bars if you used a pan.)
- Store them in the refrigerator so they harden.
- Melt dark chocolate chips(or white chocolate chip melts) in the microwave until melted. Add just enough canola oil to make the chips smooth, while chocolate is smooth&melted add in your protein and Mix up.
- You have the choice to drizzle melted chocolate protein on top of granola bar mixture, or spread it, like I did in the above picture.
- Wait until the chocolate has harden to begin packaging them for shipment
. Finishing and Packaging Notes: I doubled the recipe just to make the bars a bit thicker, and pressed it into a 9x13 aluminum pan. I cut all of the bars with a pizza wheel and packaged it in Food Saver bags. I was afraid of smooshing them, so I used the "gentle" setting on the Food Saver. These last 1.5 weeks