Vegan Protein Bars for Healthy Snack
Vegan protein bars for Healthy Snack are my answer to not wanting any milk products in my protein bars. You can make these healthy bars in around 10 minutes. It is best to leave the bars in the freezer overnight so you can cut them into bar size the next morning.
You can change the sweet liquid to what is your preference. I have had great bars using pure maple syrup from Vermont or raw honey. I do not have any Agave right now but that is another option.
If you want to take these with you to work or on a trip, you need to keep them as cool as possible. The bars are similar to a popsicle. The oats and almonds are excellent sources of protein as is the ground nut butter. I use organic steel cut oats in my recipe.
Ingredients
DRY:
1 1/2 cups Organic Quick Oats
1/2 cup Raisins or
(apricots, date chunks, cranberries, dried cherries )
2 Tbsp Flax Seeds
2 Tbsp Chia Seeds
1/4 cup Almonds, Chopped
1 scoop Organic RegenaLife Skinny Body Shake Protein Mix
WET:
2 Medium Ripe Bananas (mashed)
1/2 cup Maple Syrup
1/2 cup Almond or Peanut Butter
OPTIONAL:
1/2 cup Shredded Coconut
1/2 cup Chocolate Chips
1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
Directions
Combine all DRY ingredients in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, mash ripe banana, and add all wet ingredients.
Pour wet ingredients into dry, and mix well.
Spread mixture into 9×9 baking dish lined with plastic wrap or waxed paper. Press until flat.
Place dish in freezer for a few hours, or until firm. Remove from dish and carefully cut into 15 squares/bars or logs. For easy grab-and-go snacks, wrap bars individually in plastic wrap.
Store in fridge or freezer for up to a month. These bars soften quickly at room temperature.
Recently I put a 14 day supply in a container and then wrapped it in a plastic bag and put it in my checked luggage for a trip across the country. The aft cargo hold of Boeing 737 aircraft is not heated so the bars were still chilled even after flying for 6 hours from Seattle and then driving 2 hours from the Charleston International Airport to my destination.
Makes 36 small size protein/granola bars.
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These sound really really good … can’t wait to make them. Will make an excellent snack and very healthy ! Thanks for sharing Daniel.
So many options Barbara ! Snack, dessert or breakfast are only a few options.
In a past, I was doing my own bars that reminds your recipe, but I was doing them in a dehydrator. This way my bars did not need to stay in a freezer. You can keep them in a closed jar in a room temperature for a long time. The problem with dehydration is that you must use a dehydrator for several hours to make sure that your bars are completely dry. Because dehydrator is noisy, I did not want to listen it, constantly. So, I stopped making my bars. We really miss them. The idea to make them in a freezer looks new to me. It is easier for those people who do not want to listen a dehydrator for several hours.
I will try to make them in a freezer like you suggest.
Thanks Daniel, for this idea.
Larysa Bocharova, Tacoma, WA