Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Bars

Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Bars

If you're tired of protein bars with a bunch of crap in them that inevitably taste like cardboard, you gotttttttta try this recipe. 

First off, peanut butter and chocolate is an undefeated combo. They’re naturally sweetened with dates and apple sauce, and have chia and flax seeds for extra fiber. They're SO TASTY, soft, chewy and honestly feels more like a candy bar than a protein bar. 

Ingredients

• 240g pitted dates
• 56g cashews
• 28g peanuts
• 210g unsweetened applesauce
• 68g vanilla whey protein powder
• 60g vanilla casein protein powder
• 20g collagen protein
• 125g powdered peanut butter
• 30g ground flax seeds
• 20g chia seeds
• 75g chocolate chips
• 7g coconut oil
• Salt to top

Directions

1. Add the dates, cashews, peanuts, and apple sauce to a food processor. Blend until the mixture forms a sticky paste and the nuts are finely broken down.
2. Add the whey protein, casein protein, collagen, and powdered peanut butter. Pulse a few times to evenly distribute everything.
3. Add the flax and chia seeds, and pulse once more.
4. Spread the mixture evenly over a parchment lined baking sheet. Use a wet spatula to make life easier, this is a sticky "dough."
5. Refrigerate or freeze for a minimum of 30 minutes to set.
6. Melt the chocolate chips with the coconut oil in the microwave in 20–30 second intervals, stirring until smooth.
7. Pour the melted chocolate over the set base, and spread evenly. Do this fast, because the cold base will cool down the chocolate quickly.
8. Top with a sprinkle of salt.
9. Return to the fridge or freezer for another minimum of 30 minutes.
10. Cut into 16 bars (keep bars on parchment paper when slicing, otherwise they will stick to your cutting board).
11. Wrap in parchment paper, and store in the freezer. Enjoy!

Nutrition 

• Calories: 225
• Protein: 16 g
• Carbohydrates: 25 g
• Fat: 7 g
• Fiber: 4 g