Description
Warm, chocolatey, and lightly chewy, these No Bake Chocolate Protein Bars are the perfect snack after workouts or busy meetings, made with nut butter, oats, cocoa, and protein powder.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200 g (2 cups) rolled oats
- 120 g (about 1 cup) protein powder
- 240 g (1 cup) peanut butter
- 120 ml (½ cup) honey or maple syrup
- 30 g (¼ cup) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 90 g (½ cup) dark chocolate chips
- ½ tsp (3 g) sea salt
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
- Optional: 30 g (2 tbsp) chia seeds or flax meal
Instructions
- Line the pan and measure ingredients.
- Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Warm the wet ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl.
- Fold wet and dry together until moistened.
- Press the mixture into the lined pan.
- Chill to set in the refrigerator.
- Prepare the chocolate topping by melting the chocolate chips.
- Slice and store the bars in an airtight container.
Notes
If the mixture is crumbly after chilling, rewarm and press again. These bars can be stored for up to 5 days in the refrigerator and freeze well for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 313
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 5mg