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An easy homemade vegan protein bar recipe made with peanut butter, banana, vegan protein powder, oats, and crispy rice cereal. A great pre- or post-workout protein bar with 10 grams of protein in each serving.

Prep: 15 minsTotal: 15 mins + freeze time
Servings: 12 bars 1x

Ingredients

For the protein bars:

  • ⅔ cup creamy peanut butter
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup
  • 1 small banana, peeled and mashed (~100 g)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup vanilla vegan protein powder (~80 g)
  • ⅓ cup flax meal
  • 1 ½ cup quick-cooking oats (~120 g)*
  • 1 ½ cup crispy rice cereal (~40 g)
  • ½ cup dairy-free mini chocolate chips
  • Pinch of sea salt

For the optional chocolate drizzle:

  • 1/4 cup dairy-free mini chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil

Instructions

  1. Line an 8×8 or 9×9 baking dish with parchment paper.
  2. In a mixing bowl combine the peanut butter, maple syrup, mashed banana, vanilla extract, protein powder, flax meal, gluten-free cook-cooking oats, crispy rice cereal, and sea salt until well mixed. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  3. Press the mixture very firmly into the prepared baking dish.
  4. Freeze for 30 minutes or until firm.
  5. Lift the bars from the baking dish by pulling up on two sides of parchment paper. Cut into 12 equal bars.

For the optional chocolate drizzle:

  1. Melt ¼ cup chocolate chips with 1 teaspoon coconut oil and drizzle over the cold bars.

Notes

*We call for quick-cooking oats because they help these no-bake bars hold together better. But you can also If use old-fashioned oats – just pulse them in a food processor first to break the old-fashioned oats into small pieces.

Nutrition Information

  • Serving Size: 1 bar
  • Calories: 214
  • Fat: 11 g
  • (Sat Fat: 3 g)
  • Sodium: 126 mg
  • Carbohydrate: 20 g
  • (Fiber: 3 g
  • Sugar: 11 g)
  • Protein: 10 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

Dietary

© The Real Food Dietitians
Recipe By: Ana Ankeny