How to Make Diet Protein Bars, No Bake Method
Commercially prepared protein diet bars can be prohibitively expensive if you use them on a regular basis. The good news is that you can make protein bars at home for much less money. The idea of making them at home gets even better when you consider that you can control what goes into them. You can add dried fruits or add your favorite flavoring or spices -- and leave out artificial additives.
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Things You'll Need
- Muffin tin and paper liners
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup whey protein powder
- 1 cup peanut or almond butter
- Food processor
- Dried fruit or nuts, optional
Instructions
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Place the paper liners into the muffin tins.
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Place the rolled oats in the food processor and process until it makes a flour. If you like a chewier texture, leave the oats bigger. Nuts are an optional addition and can be added at this stage if you do not want large pieces. If you want them to stay intact, add at a later step.
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Add the protein powder and pulse to mix well with the flour.
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Add the nut butter a small amount at a time, pulsing the food processor to mix after each addition. At the end you should have a dough similar to a cookie dough that holds together. If you wish to add optional dried fruit or nuts to the mix, add it last and give it a quick pulse to incorporate it.
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Divide the dough equally among the muffin cups.
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Place into the refrigerator and allow to harden.
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Fold the paper down around the diet protein bars and store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.
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Tips & Warnings
The nutritional value for protein powders differ so a count can't be included here. To find the values for your bars, add up everything from the ingredients and divide by the number of diet protein bars you made.
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