Make Your Own Quick And Easy No-Bake Protein Bars

Submitted by Ally Summers
Posted on 22 May, 2020

No oven, no problem. Use peanut butter (or your favorite nut butter) mixed with rice crisp cereal and oat flour as a base for these easy no-bake bars. Here's the recipe and instructions to make it.

Makes 12
Prep Time 15 Minutes
Freeze Time 15 Minutes

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups gluten-free rolled oats, blended into a flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened/unflavoured vegan protein powder (I use Sunwarrior Warrior Blend Natural)
• 1/2 cup rice crisp cereal
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt, to taste
• 1/2 cup natural peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower seed butter
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup (or liquid sweetener of choice)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons mini dark chocolate chips (I use Enjoy Life)
• 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil

Directions

1. Line an 8-inch square pan with a piece of parchment paper. Mix the oat flour, protein powder, rice crisp, and salt together in a large bowl.
2. Add in the nut/seed butter, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir well to combine. If the mixture is a bit dry, add a splash of non-dairy milk and mix again.
3. Press into pan and roll out with a pastry roller until smooth. Pop into the freezer.
4. Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil together in a small pot over low heat. When half of the chips have melted, remove from heat and stir until smooth.
5. After freezing the bars for about 5-10 minutes, remove from freezer and slice into bars. Drizzle with melted chocolate and freeze again until set.
6. Store in the freezer for a week or longer in an air-tight freezer bag or container.