Homemade Protein Bars

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TweetHomemade Protein Bars
Ingredients
Nonstick spray
1 cup soy protein powder
1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup oat bran
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 to 2/3 cup (packed) brown sugar
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1-1/2 cups plain or vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract


Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F for a glass pan). Lightly spray a 9- by 13- inch baking pan and a baking tray with nonstick spray.

Mix together the protein powder, flour, oats, oat bran, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Crumble in the brown sugar, rubbing it with your fingers to break up any clumps. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Measure the yogurt, oil, and vanilla into a second bowl, stirring until well combined. Add the wet mixture to the dry, and mix patiently until thoroughly blended. (You may have to use your hands -- it will be a thick batter, verging on a dough.)

Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan, patting it evenly into place with your hands. Bake in the center of the oven for 15 minutes, then remove from the oven and cut into bars of any size or shape. Place the bars on the prepared baking tray and bake for another 15 minutes, or until golden around the edges. (For extra-crunchy bars, turn off the oven and leave them in there for up to 45 minutes longer.) Remove the bars from the oven, and place them on a rack to cool.

Eat the bars within a few hours, or seal them in a heavy zip-style plastic bag and store in the freezer. For maximum crispness, "refresh" them in a toaster oven after defrosting.

Yield: About 20 medium-sized bars

Variations:
Protein Boosters
You can make the main recipe with any combination of the following adjustments:

• Replace the canola oil with 1/2 cup peanut butter or almond butter (softened in a microwave).
• Replace the flour with quinoa, ground to a powder in a blender or an electric spice grinder.
• Replace the yogurt with mashed silken tofu (soft or firm). Add an extra pinch of salt.
• Add 2 to 3 tablespoons powdered egg whites.
• Add up to 1 cup chopped nuts and/or sunflower seeds.


Cook's Notes:
These homemade bars are very economical, and you get to select all the ingredients according to your own standards, needs, and taste. For nondairy bars, replace the yogurt with unsweetened applesauce, canned pumpkin, or mashed banana (Or try the silken tofu option in the Protein Boosters box.) Add an extra pinch of salt if using pumpkin or silken tofu. The range of sugar allows you to make these bars sweeter or not, according to your taste.

[BIGMOFO]

Tweet~~Strawberry & Banana Meal Replacent Bars~~
Makes 6 bars

1 c. raw oatmeal
5 scoops of Strawberry protein powder [90g. of protein]
1/4 c. fat free cream cheese
1/2 c. non fat dry powder milk
2 egg whites
1/4 c. water
1 1/2 bananas, mashed
2 tsp. Canola oil [this is the secret ingredient to keeping these bars moist instead of the traditional dry bar]
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9 x 9" square pan with cooking spray and set aside.
In a med. bowl combine oatmeal, protein powder, and dry milk. Set aside. In another bowl beat together with an electric hand mixer; cream cheese, egg whites, bananas, water and oil. Add the oat mixture and continue to beat until the two are combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Makes 6 bars. Nutritional stats per bar are;
Calories:203
Proteins:22g.
Carbs:22g.
Fats:3g.


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Ingredients:
1/2 cup (8 tbsp) Fat-free cream cheese
6 tbsp Reduced-Fat Natural Peanut Butter
4 scoops Chocolate Whey Protein (i used isopure)
about 1/8 cup Eggbeaters Egg Substitute
1 packet Nestle Carnation Fat-free hot cocoa mix
1/2 cup raw oatmeal (regular, slow cooking)
Splenda artificial sweetener (amt. depends on how sweet you want them)

-Heat cream cheese and PB in the microwave until soft. Mix well
-Add splenda until it's sweet
-Add a little of the Eggbeaters
-Add Protein and mix well. It will be hard to mix at first but will eventually mix in.
-Add Nestle Hot-cocoa mix and mix well. If it needs to be wetter, add more of the Eggbeaters
-When you get a nice, play-doh conssistancy, add oats and mix.
-Lightly spray wax paper with cooking spray.
-Place dough on wax paper and press out to desired thickness
-Chill in refrigerator for a while
-Cut into bars

**Nutritional info (for the whole recipe. divide as you like):
Calories- 1288
Fat- 36 g (8 g saturated)
Carbs- 74 g (16 g fiber)
Protein - 160 g

The ratio comes out to be:
Protein- 50%
Carbs- 25%
Fat- 25%

[BIGMOFO]

TweetHomemade protein bars..

1 square unsweetened baker's chocolate
2 Tbls. butter
2 Tbls. heavy cream
3 pkts Equal (I used Splenda)
3 scoops (1 cup) Chocolate Designer Protein (or any other chocolate whey protein)
1 cup chopped peanuts (I used 1 1/4 cup chopped pecans)
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut (hence the above!)
2 Tbls. Sugar Free Torani Syrup or maple syrup (or water, in a pinch...) --I used the maple syrup, as that, our market had!
Melt choc and butter in mike 1 min; stir until completely melted. Add Equal and heavy cream and stir til creamy. Add protein powder, peanuts, coconut and stir till mixed pretty well, add syrup (or water), and mix thoroughly(you may have to knead with your handsat this point, as mixture will be very stiff). Line a bread loaf pan with plastic wrap and press in mixture firmly and evenly. Chill till firm. Cut into 6 bars. These were huge, so I made it into 9 bars.
Approx 5 carbs/15 grams protein per 1/6 recipe.


Homemade Protein Bars

3 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 cups dry milk
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 cup lite syrup
2 scoops protein powder
2 egg whites
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup craisins (cranberry/raisins, or cranberries or raisins) or chopped apple and chopped nuts

Mix all ingredients as you add them to each other and then in a waxpaper lined cookie sheet spread the mixture out. After you do this and before you bake them, take a butter knife and cut them into 10 squares. Put them in a 325' oven until lightly browned (about 15 minutes) and store them in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks without refrigeration.

Makes 10 Bars 1Bar = 200 calories 12.2 g protein 25 g carbs.

Natural Health and Strength
This Make 16 Protein Bars

1 Cup of Natural Peanut Butter or LowFat Peanutbutter
1 1/2 cups Honey
2 cups of protein powder (I use vanilla whey protein) (Chocolate is great too!)
3 cups dry,uncooked oatmeal

Directions:

Combine peanut butter and honey in a large nonstick pot, and warm it up over low heat . I start out with just the peanutbutter and honey, then add the protein powder,and finally the oats. You don't want to cook it, just heat it up enough to be able to stir it together.


Press into a 9" x 13" pan. Let them cool, and cut into 16 equal bars.(I cut them into 32 bars). Wrap each bar in foil or saran wrap and store in plastic baggies. No need to refrigerate, the ingredients are all natural.

Nutritional Information:
(based upon using lowfat natural peanut butter) (Smuckers)
Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories:267
Fat:8 g
Protein: 18 g
Carbohydrates: 38 g
( nutritional info may vary depending upon the ingredients you use)

[BIGMOFO]

Tweet2 cups natural peanut butter:
Protein-134.6g Carbs-108.4g Fat-246.6g Calories-2,972

1/2 cup nonfat dry milk:
Protein-21.3g Carbs-32.2g Fat-1.4g Calories-217

4 tablespoons brown sugar:
Protein-0 Carbs-52.4 Fat-0 Calories-204

2 tablespoons honey:
Protein-0 Carbs-16.7 Fat-0 Calories-62

TOTAL:
Protein-155.9g Carbs-209.7g Fat-248g Calories-3,455

Mix ingredients in large mixing bowl (if mixture is too
dry, add a little whole milk; if too moist, add a little
nonfat dry milk -- be sure to measure these other
ingredients and see back of book for nutritional
break-down so you can add this to total). Mix with your
hands, thoroughly mixing everything. Now, very lightly
butter cookie sheet, large, flat pan,or sheet of wax paper
and spread mixture out on it about 1/2" to 1" in
thickness, and in the shape of a square; than refrigerate
until it hardens. Remove from refrig. and cut into equal
pieces. Now, roll bars in sesame seeds that are spread-out
on wax paper, etc. Each bar will take about 1 tablespoon
sesame seeds.

Let' s say that you made 12 equal-sized candy bars from
this recipe, each bar would have this nutritional analysis
including the sesame seed):

1 Candy bar:
Protein-13+g Carbs-17.6g Fat-20.8g Calories-289+

That's a whopping handful of protein and other nutrition!
And it's so inexpensive, too! Keep these bars refrigerated
and eat one whenever you need protein

[daved150]

Tweetthanks bro....but have you tried them? could sure save me alot of $!!!

[BIGMOFO]

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thanks bro....but have you tried them? could sure save me alot of $!!!

no, but i will! i will try to make some soon and let you know!

[HungarianBeast]

TweetHell Yeah! I will be ready for bulking this fall with these recipes.

[crombie09]

TweetI thought heating protien powder ruins it?

[BIGMOFO]

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I thought heating protien powder ruins it?

most of what i have read, is no it should be fine for short times of heat! dorian makes porridge with protein and oatmeal and it seems to work for him!

[HungarianBeast]

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most of what i have read, is no it should be fine for short times of heat! dorian makes porridge with protein and oatmeal and it seems to work for him!

I did that this morning. Add milk and dry oats to bowl and microwave until done. Add 1-2 scoops protein. Add more milk if necessary. Protein Porridge!

[BIGMOFO]

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I did that this morning. Add milk and dry oats to bowl and microwave until done. Add 1-2 scoops protein. Add more milk if necessary. Protein Porridge!

I have also, after its done cooking i add protein honey and splenda

[HungarianBeast]

TweetI just add a little honey. It's not bad.

[BIGMOFO]

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I just add a little honey. It's not bad.

ok, honey

[HungarianBeast]

Tweetmmmm....honey...

[crombie09]

Tweetmmmm carbs.