One of the best and healthiest on-the-go snacks that you can make at home
Stay away from preservatives and undesirable ingredients with these super easy to prepare protein bars that you can make at home – and experiment with adding some of your favorite flavors.
Sugar-free Cinnamon Protein Bars
Ingredients
- Ripe, mashed banana – 3/4 cup
- Chickpeas – 400 grams
- Almond butter – 1/2 cup
- Finely ground flax seeds – 1/3 cup
- Cinnamon powder – 1 tablespoon
- Vanilla essence- 1 teaspoon (optional)
How to Prepare
- Preheat the oven to 176 degree Celsius.
- Add the ingredients to a food processor and blend until it is uniform. Alternatively, mash and knead with your hands.
- Grease an 8×8 inch baking pan and pour the blended ingredients into the pan.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
Chocolate, Nuts, and Sea Salt Protein Bars
Ingredients
- Whole almonds – 1 cup
- Raw cashews – 1 cup
- Pitted dates – 1 cup
- Protein powder of your choice – 3/4 cup
- Unsweetened cocoa powder – 3 tablespoons
- Water
- Sea salt
- Cacao nibs or unsweetened chocolate chips
How to Prepare
- Add the cashews and almonds into a blender and process finely until they turn into a buttery paste.
- Now, add dates into the mix incrementally and blend until they are thoroughly incorporated.
- Continue blending while you add the protein powder, cocoa powder and a small amount of water until the mixture becomes a crumbly dough. It should have enough stickiness to stay together when you press it between your fingers. If they crumble, add a little more water.
- Pour the mixture into a wide baking pan lined with wax paper and press the dough with a flat bottomed pan until it becomes completely flat.
- Sprinkle cacao nibs/chocolate chips, chopped almonds and sea salt over the dough. Press the larger lumps into the dough.
- Refrigerate the dough until it becomes firm. Cut the flattened dough into bars and wrap individual pieces with wax paper and seal them in a ziplock bag.
- Store the bars in a refrigerator.
Quinoa, Chia Seeds, and Almond Protein Bars
Ingredients
- Dry quinoa seeds of any variety – 1/2 cup
- Chia seeds of any variety – 1/2 cup
- Flax seeds finely ground – 2 tablespoons
- Rolled oats – 1 cup
- Pink Himalayan salt – 1/4 teaspoon
- Cardamom – 1 teaspoon
- Cinnamon – 1 teaspoon
- Coarsely chopped almonds – 1/2 cup
- Honey – 1/4 cup
- Brown rice syrup – 1/4 cup
- Almond butter – 1/2 cup
How to Prepare
- Preheat the oven to 176 degree Celsius.
- Use a large mixing bowl to mix together the different dry ingredients i.e the chia and quinoa seeds, flax seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, rolled oats, salt and chopped almonds.
- Blend the almond butter, honey, and brown rice syrup together in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the oven and blend.
- Pour the molten ingredients over the dry mix and stir thoroughly with a non-stick spatula. In case they begin to stick together firmly, use your fingers to knead the mixture well.
- When mixed well, move the dough to a baking dish lined with parchment paper. Pat the dough until it is flat and even.
- Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes and remove when finished, and allow it to cool for 10 minutes.
- Separate the slab from the parchment paper and allow it to cool on a wire rack.
- Cut the finished slab into protein bars with a pizza cutter.
- Wrap cooled bars in wax paper and refrigerate.
