Why homemade protein health bars:
- I get my chocolate fix without the calories of commercial chocolate candy bars; I feed my sweet tooth without very sugary snacks; I can add exactly what my body needs. For instance, when I want more bowel movements, I use prunes as a dry fruit.
What you need to make protein health bars:
- Dry ingredients:
- 2 cups Oatmeal
- 1 cup Protein powder
- 2 choices of finely chopped dried fruit (¼ cup of any option: grated coconut, pitted prunes, pawpaw, cranberries)
- 1 to 2 choices of crushed nuts / seeds (1/4 cup of any option: hazel nuts, brazil nut, almonds, pumpkin seeds)
- Unsweetened dark cocoa powder / ¼ cup dark chocolate chips
- spices (1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp nutmeg)
- Wet ingredients:
- ½ cup salt free organic Nut butter (Peanut, Hazelnut, etc). If possible, avoid butters with lots of added sugar
- ¼ cup Water / Almond milk / Soy milk
- ¼ cup honey / agave (as a vegan alternative to honey) OR 1/8 cup honey and 1/8 cup blackstrap molasses
- (¼ cup unsweetened Apple sauce)
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence
- Wax paper
Instructions for making protein health bars at home
- In a bowl, mix dry ingredients
- In a second bowl, mix wet ingredients
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture while mixing and kneading
- Place the wax paper onto a firm, flat surface
- Compactly flatten the mass onto wax paper
- Divide the mass into separate health bars with a sharp knife
- Place into the refrigerator to harden for 20 minutes
- Stack the bars into a storage container and refrigerate
My experience with my homemade health bars
- Yummy! I have tried this recipe with the different options above. Sometimes, that even involved not using protein powder. In that case, I did not add the water/milk option. The bars were still great.
- On the last 2 occasions, I was curious about using molasses. Molasses is often used by diabetics or anyone concerned about their blood sugar because it is a low glycemic index sweetener. I was pleasantly surprised at how FANTASTIC the health bars tasted with molasses. Although, it is rich and sweet, it does not have a very sugary sweet taste. I was hooked by the rich taste it gave when combined with the bitterness of dark chocolate powder. Mama mia! The blackstrap molasses was an unplanned addition. I had actually gotten molasses way too early for a master cleanse diet. After becoming so restless from seeing it un-used on my kitchen counter, I started using it as an organic fertilizer for my fruiting plants and then for health bars. I can not imagine how I had lived so long without blackstrap molasses in my kitchen!
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- Sauerkraut (full instructions)
- Fermented vegetables
- Vegan ceviche
- Fermented garlic in honey
- Ginger bug
- Fermented drinks (ginger ale, fermented lemonade, etc)
- Cheong: sweet fermented syrup
- High protein yogurt with chickpeas
- Extra creamy yogurt with oats
- DIY chickpea yogurt
- Oat yogurt
- Vegan milks and other drinks
- Tofu
- Breakfast or snacks
- Vegan Caribbean Christmas cake
- Pink (beetroot) pancake recipe
- Tortillas (Green spinach)
- Protein granola bar
- Pizza
- Barbadian (aka Bajan) conkies
- Other
- Vegan eggs
- Topping (guacamole inspired)
- Papaya salad to improve enzyme activity and improve digestive health
- Sprouts (lentils)
- Ghee (not vegan)
- Agar agar (medicinal superfood great for making vegan flan with vegan milks)
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