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Homemade Protein Bar Recipe

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This super-flexible homemade protein bar recipe is healthy and easy to make

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Homemade Healthy No-Bake Energy Bars

This homemade protein bar is a staple snack in our household. No-bake energy protein bars are much cheaper and more nutritious than the glucose-loaded barsyou find in most supermarkets and health food stores. This homemade protein bar recipe is simple to make and can be cut into individual energy sized barsready as an on-the-go nibble to enjoy after your gym work-out, or as a treat to pop into your hungry teens’ lunch boxes.

Homemade Protein Bar Recipe

What you need

250 g/ 1 cup of natural peanut butter or alternative nut butter340 g /1 cup of honey270g / 3 cups of oatmeal300g/ 2 cups of (chocolate flavoured) whey protein (optional)sprinkling of sesame seeds or flax seed-choc chips, raisins,dried cranberries or goji berries5 drops of vanilla extract

What to do

Combine the honey and peanut butter in a large non-stick saucepan over a very low heat until it’s runny. Mix in the oatmeal and optional proteinpowder followed by a sprinkling of whatever takes your fancy from the suggestions above. Don’t forget to add the vanilla extract. Stir together welland then press into a 9 x 9 ” tin. Allow the compressed mixture to cool before cutting it into 16 equal bars. At home, we wrap each bar ingreaseproof paper and place them in a glass, not plastic container in the fridge, although it isn’t strictly necessary to refrigerate them.

Bonne Appétit x

Let us know what you think of these nut butter energy bars, and if you adapt the recipe, what you choose to change?

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Prep Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: 16 bars

Homemade Protein Bar Recipe

Homemade protein bars are simple to make and can be cut into individual energy sized bars ready as an on-the-go nibble to enjoy after your gym work-out, or as a treat to pop into your hungry teens’ lunch boxes.

What you need

250 g/ 1 cup of natural peanut butter or alternative nut butter

340 g /1 cup of honey

270g / 3 cups of oatmeal

300g/ 2 cups of (chocolate flavoured) whey protein (optional)

sprinkling of sesame seeds or flax seed-

choc chips, raisins,dried cranberries or goji berries

5 drops of vanilla extract

What to do

Combine the honey and peanut butter in a large non-stick saucepan over a very low heat until it’s runny. Mix in the oatmeal and optional protein powderfollowed by a sprinkling of whatever takes your fancy from the suggestions above. Don’t forget to add the vanilla extract. Stir together well and then pressinto a 9 x 9 ” tin. Allow the compressed mixture to cool before cutting it into 16 equal bars. At home, we wrap each bar in greaseproof paper and place themin a glass, not plastic container in the fridge, although it isn’t strictly necessary to refrigerate them.

Let us know what you think of these nut butter energy bars, and if you adapt the recipe, what you choose to change?

Bonne Appétit x

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Rebecca Watkins worked as a professional photo journalist and travelled the world with her husband John, before settling down as a stay at home mother totheir three daughters. They have recently moved back from the French Alps to an old cottage in Devon, England. Rebecca’s days are filled with visits to thebeach, animated discussions and in the best moments, happiness and creativity in her family home of five. The other moments are filled with craziness andchaos and she loves those too.

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1. Mrs. Delightful says:at

Great recipe! I would love for you to Link up at my Linky party via: http://www.ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com

Mrs. Delightfulhttp://www.ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com

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2. Good Girl Gone Green says:at

Yummy!

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3. Linda says:at

If you don’t use the whey protein, do you need to replace it with something else? Also, on your add-ins (chocolate chips, etc) would you use 1 cup total orhow much?

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NMNadmin says:at

I would replace the whey protein with ground almonds- healthy and high in protein along with a generous handful of the add-on you decide to useor a combination in a handful.

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4. Lauren says:at

Thanks for sharing the recipe over at Amanda’s link up. My daughter would benefit from these, and I am glad they can be made without chocolate orwhey. She has an intolerance to whey protein and cannot have chocolate due to her migraines.I did have a question however, if kept in an airtight container about how long do they last? She will be heading off to college and this would be a greathealthy snack I could make and send to her if it keeps well.

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NMNadmin says:at

Keep them airtight in the fridge when it’s warm outside and they’ll last a week. I am afraid I they have never lasted longer in our household, so Idon’t know- but I reckon a good fortnight would be fine. Jacquelyn, who also commented on this post suggests adding chia seeds and toastedcoconut, which sounds delicious and well worth a try!

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5. Jacque says:at

My awesome mother-in-law made up a recipe for homemade granola bars that are very similar to these, and we love them!! Try adding chia as well asflax and sesame seeds, and I also like to add toasted coconut. Delish!

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NMNadmin says:at

Thanks for the tip re. chia and toasted coconut. What a nutritional powerhouse these homemade granola bars are!

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6. Maria says:at

Love your recipe, it sounds great!! I make my own granola bars every week, and can’t even think of buying them at the store now! Love the sound ofthese protein bars, I’ll have to give them a try!

Maria recently posted..Baked Blueberry and Banana Oatmeal

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7. Tonya says:at

The recipe calls for “oatmeal;” do you mean oats, or is there an oatmeal recipe that you use?

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NMNadmin says:at

Just throw your oats into a food processor and whizz until it resembles a rough flour. Hope that helps:-)

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8. Natasha says:at

Thanks for linking up to Serenity Saturday.Can’t wait to see what you link up tomorrow

Natasha xxx

http://www.serenityyou.blogspot.com

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9. Natural Health Magazine says:at

Thank you for this great recipe. This is a yummy treat that would be suitable for both adults and kids.

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10. Jane says:at

Tried making these bars but they were way too dry. Ended out adding quite a bit of water to make them stick together. It appears to have worked! Thetaste is great and I’m waiting for them to harden in the fridge at the moment.

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NMNadmin says:at

If they ever end up too dry (which sometimes happens depending on the moisture levels of the peanut butter and honey) I too, add a little wateror even coconut milk if I have any to hand. Let me know what you think!

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11. Emily says:at

Recipe sounds yummy, what is the end result nutritional information? Hows many grams of protien, carbs etc?

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NMNadmin says:at

I have tried to put it through several calculators but the results were too diverse to make an accurate assessment I would recommend theseprotein bars only following activity, as they contain reasonably high levels of (good) fat, found in the seeds and nut butter as well as high proteinlevels.If you are on a low-fat diet, I wouldn’t recommend them.

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Emily says:at

Thank you for the reply, I appreciate it!

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