Heading to your native well being meals retailer on a weekly foundation to restock on costly, chalky and really processed protein bars to your post-workout snack? Take a detour to your common grocery retailer to gather your favorite elements as an alternative–it’s time we make these snacks from scratch.
Peanut butter bars
For peanut butter lovers: this bar is an ideal mixture of crispy and candy, combining peanut butter with different seeds and nuts for a wholesome number of protein sources. This one was handed alongside to my household and immediately grew to become a fan favorite.
Substances
- 1 cup pure peanut butter (or one other nut butter) *64 g protein
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds (or crushed walnuts) *9 g protein
- 1/3 cup sunflower seeds *9 g protein
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries
- 3 tbsp sesame seeds *6 g protein
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cup puffed rice cereal
Directions
Mix the elements collectively completely with a spatula, however combine within the cereal final, to keep away from it getting crushed. Scrape and press into an 8″ x 8″ pan, then cowl and refrigerate for 2 hours. Lower into bars of your required dimension (eight bars shall be about 11 g of protein every).
Wrapping these bars individually (or simply separating them with sheets of parchment) and sticking them within the freezer till you’re able to eat them will make them last more and make them good for a grab-and-go snack. Like most protein bars, keep away from permitting them to get heat–they may soften within the warmth.
No-bake power bites
(Tailored from Gimme Some Oven)
These power balls are smaller snacks which might be full of vitamins and can fulfill your sweet-treat cravings. They’re naturally sweetened, combining peanut butter with chocolate and coconut–what’s to not love?
Substances
- 1 cup old style oats
- 2/3 cup toasted coconut flakes (sweetened or unsweetened)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter (or one other nut butter) *32 g protein
- 1/2 cup floor flax seed *13.5 g protein
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tbsp chia seeds *2.3 g protein
- 1 tbsp hemp seeds *3 g protein
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
Combine elements completely in a bowl earlier than masking and refrigerating for about half-hour. Roll the “dough” into balls about 1″ in diameter, and place spaced out on a sheet or plate within the fridge or freezer. As soon as they agency up a bit, retailer them in a container within the fridge for as much as one week, or stick a number of straight within the freezer to make them last more. If you happen to make 20 bites per batch, each could have about 2.5 g of protein. You possibly can at all times sneak some further peanut butter and seeds into the combination, or roll into greater bites if you wish to load up on the protein as a lot as doable.
