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PROTEIN BAR
This is a healthy protein bar that combines, bananas or chocolate, oats, nuts, peanut butter and egg whites.
It is a great choice for muscle building and bulking, and can be used in between meals as a quick and easy high protein snack. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- Whey Protein Powder (if available, if not, increase egg whites by 3)
- Chocolate powder, 6 tbsp (you can use 3 ripe medium bananas if you prefer)
- crushed almonds or cashew nuts (15 pcs)
- Oats, 1 cup (we blended ours for a few seconds but it isn't compulsory)
- Peanut Butter, 4 tbsp
- Honey, 8 tablespoons
- 4 Egg Whites
Instructions
In a large bowl, add all dry ingredients (oats, protein, nuts, cinnamon) and stir. In a separate bowl, mash bananas OR chocolate and add egg whites and stir. Pour wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and combine until evenly mixed.
Scoop mixture into a 9x9 (whatever is available) baking dish and bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes.
Optional topping: prior to baking, combine a calorie free sweetener such as Stevia, Splenda, Truvia, etc. with some cinnamon. Pour the cinnamon sweetener on top of the mixture, then bake. You may also top with melted dark chocolate after cooling. Makes 9 bars
Serving Suggestions
Makes 9 protein bars.
Nutritional Info
Calories: 200
Protein: 16g
Carbs: 21g
Fat: 7g
Reference
- Whey, Honey And Peanut Butter Protein Bar: http://www.muscleandstrength.com/recipes/whey-honey-peanut-butter-protein-bar
- Banana Walnut Protein Bars: http://www.muscleandstrength.com/recipes/banana-walnut-protein-bar
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