Description
Healthy, homemade dark chocolate protein bars! These no bake Paleo and Vegan protein bars are low in sugar, great for snacking and tasty enough for dessert.
Ingredients
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Chocolate Protein Bars
- 28g cacao butter, melted*
- 1/2 cup sunflower seed butter
- 1/4 cup water (room temperature)
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Nuzest chocolate pea protein** (45g)
- 1/4 cup cacao powder (20g)
- 1/8 tsp salt
Chocolate Drizzle (optional)
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Line an 8" x 4" baking pan with parchment paper (aluminum foil works too). Set aside.
- Combine the melted cacao butter***, sunflower seed butter, water, maple syrup and vanilla. Whisk until smooth.
- Add in the chocolate protein powder, cacao powder and salt. Mix with a spatula until well combined.
- Firmly press the dough into the lined baking pan.
- Freeze for 20 minutes, or until set.
- Remove the bars from the freezer and cut into 8 protein bars****
- For the chocolate drizzle, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a small sauce pan, over low heat. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the protein bars.
- Place back in the freezer a few minutes for chocolate to fully set.
Notes
*May omit cacao butter, but the protein bars will be soft, not solid at room temperature. Another option is to use coconut butter instead of cacao butter.
**No other protein powders have been tested, so I cannot guarantee results with any other brand. The discount code "BAKEITPALEO" will save you $$ on any Nuzest purchase if you want to try this protein powder.
***I melted the cacao butter in a small sauce pan on the stove top, but melting in the microwave works too.
****If kept in the freezer longer than 20 minutes, the bars may be hard to cut. Let them soften a bit first.