I’ve had a few people ask me for recipes for protein bars or meal replacement bars. Here is the biggest problem with bars: they are typically calorically dense unless they are teeny tiny! So it’s probably best to use these as a meal replacement, not as a snack (unless you are one of the big boys!) My friend Lisa Hopey passed along this recipe and graciously said I could share with you. These are delicious and remind me of cookie dough! The macro breakdown is below.
Chocolate chip meal replacement bars
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| The dough |
3 cups oats
1/2 cup natural nut butter
(I used almond butter. You could use peanut, chunky peanut, cashew, etc)
3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 Tablespoons cacao nibs
4 scoops chocolate protein powder
(I used 2 scoops Metabolic Drive & 2 scoops True Protein)
1/8 cup Stevia
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
Mix the above ingredients until a thick sticky batter is formed. Be patient, it’ll take awhile. Lightly rub a 9 x 9 baking dish with a tiny bit of coconut oil to prevent the bars from sticking. You could also use a bit of cooking spray, but coconut oil is better for you! Smash the dough into the baking dish. Refrigerate overnight. Slice into 9 bars.
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| Ta-daaa! Stick them in the fridge overnight before slicing. |
3 Comments
L15A
February 3, 2011 at 2:32 pmYay! I like these bars because they have so much potential. I think you could do a coconut version, a chunky peanut butter version (sans chocolate), or even try grinding up the oats to make them a smoother bar.
Anonymous
September 13, 2011 at 9:41 amHey Jen, great recipe! the bars are super healthy and delicious. Is there a max number of days they have to been consumed in? I mean will they keep in the refrigerator?
Jen Comas Keck
September 13, 2011 at 9:42 amGlad you like them! They are a favorite of mine. I've kept them in the fridge for up to about 5 days and they seem fine, they just tend to get a bit dry.