Homemade Protein Bars without Protein Powder Recipe

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Homemade Protein Bars without Protein Powder Recipe

My homemade baked protein bars are prepared without protein powder but include instead seeds, nuts, dried fruits and milk powder. The consistency is smooth and non-chunky.

Prep Time25

Cook Time17

Total Time42

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Diet: Low Salt, Vegetarian

Servings: Bars

Calories: 334kcal

Author: Helene Dsouza

Equipment

Blender
Silicone Spatula
9 x 9 Baking Dish or 23x15 cm

Ingredients

For the Protein Bar Mass

8.8 ounces Oats quick cooking
1.4 ounces Flax Seeds
1.8 ounces Walnuts
2.5 ounces Roasted Peanuts
1.8 ounces Coconut Raw Freshly Shredded OR dried shredded
1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil or other neutral vegetable oil
2.5 ounces Almond Flour brown or white
1 Tablespoon Milk Powder or Vegan Milk Powder
1.8 ounces Raisins
2.1 ounces Dates
5 Tablespoons Honey organic
¾ cup + 1 Tbsp Lukewarm Water

To Grease

1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil for greasing the mold

US - Metric

Instructions

Grind your oats, flax seeds, walnuts, and peanuts to a fine consistence.
8.8 ounces Oats, 1.4 ounces Flax Seeds, 1.8 ounces Walnuts, 2.5 ounces Roasted Peanuts
Place the ground ingredients together into a mixing bowl.
Grind the shredded coconut with the coconut oil and add it to the dried ingredients.
1.8 ounces Coconut Raw Freshly Shredded, 1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil
Add the almond flour and milk powder to the mixture.
2.5 ounces Almond Flour, 1 Tablespoon Milk Powder
Grind the raisins. It will turn into a sticky mass. Keep aside.
1.8 ounces Raisins
Remove the seed core from the dates and grind those as well.
2.1 ounces Dates
Add the ground raisin and dates to the other mixed ingredients, and crumble the dried fruits with your hands into the other dry ingredients so that they get properly incorporated.
To finish the mass, mix your honey into the warm water and pour it all over the whole mass. Mix it properly!
5 Tablespoons Honey, ¾ cup + 1 Tbsp Lukewarm Water
Preheat your oven to 320 Fahrenheit/ 160 Celsius.
Now grab your baking dish, preferably a square or rectangular one (I didn't have a square one at the time as you can see) to make your life easier, and grease it with the Coconut Oil.
1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil
Spread your mass equally into the mold and flatten it at the top by pressing down. The mass should be pressed down and without any air pockets.
Bake at 320 Fahrenheit/ 160 Celsius for about 20 minutes uncovered. The protein bar mass is done when it is still soft and not too dry. *see Notes
Keep it to cool and then cut your bars into your desired size. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

I haven't provided cup measurements for this recipe because it's a baking recipe, and you need to measure out the ingredients properly to get the consistency right. Cups hardly ever result in a consistent texture in this recipe. I have tried it out for you a few times, so that you don't have to.

*If you bake your protein bar mass as per my instructions, your bars will result in a soft semi chewy and not too dry consistency. You can bake them longer and your bars will turn out much drier, but they will also store for much longer that way. In conclusion, the longer you bake them, the longer your homemade protein bars will remain good, but they will also be much drier and they will crumble.

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