Description
These no-bake protein granola bars are a grab-and-go snack you’ll want on hand all week.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats
- ½ cup vanilla protein powder
- ½ cup mixed nuts and/or seeds, chopped
- ½ cup dried fruit
- 1 cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon coarse sea salt
- optional: ½ cup chocolate chips, melted
Instructions
- Prepare a standard loaf pan with non-stick baking spray and parchment paper.
- Combine the peanut butter, maple syrup, coconut oil, and salt in a pot on medium-high heat. Stir occasionally until fully melted and smooth. Remove from the heat.
- Measure in the oats, protein powder, nuts/seeds, and fruit, and stir until combined.
- Press the mixture into the prepared loaf pan and press down firmly.
- Top with the melted chocolate chips, if desired, and spread evenly.
- Allow the protein granola bars to set in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
- Store leftover bars in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
Notes
- These bars are gluten-free and dairy-free.
- Feel free to substitute any nut or seed butter.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: protein granola bars, no-bake snacks, healthy snacks