Homemade Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Bars
Ingredients
BARS
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1-1/2 cups oat flour*
- 1/2 cup protein powder we used peanut butter flavor 😎, but vanilla works, too!
- 1/3 cup raw honey
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 6-8 Medjool dates pitted
TOPPING
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 tsp coconut oil
- Sea salt flakes optional
Instructions
- Line a 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Combine the peanut butter, oat flour, protein powder, vanilla extract and dates in a food processor and pulse for 1 minute. Using a rubber spatula, break up and mix around the mixture a bit. Pulse again for 1-2 minutes until fully combined. The mixture should be very thick.
- Next, add 1/4 cup water and pulse for 1 more minute. The mixture should start to break up and soften into a dough-like consistency. If needed, add another 1/4 cup water until consistency is right.
- Pour the mixture into your lined baking pan, pressing the dough down with your hands or a rubber spatula until flat and even across the pan.
- Melt the dark chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave for 1 minute, and stir until smooth.
- Pour chocolate topping over your dough and smooth out flat.
- Lastly, top with flaked sea salt (optional).
- Place the pan in the freezer for 30-45 minutes to set.
- Remove from freezer and cut into bars or squares, as preferred.
- Keep bars in the refrigerator in an airtight container up to 7-10 days, or freeze for up to a month.
Notes
*If you don’t have oat flour, you can easily make your own (we always do) by pulsing in a food processor or blender old fashioned oats until it’s a fine powder. Store extra for other baking adventures!