No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars
No bake chocolate peanut butter protein bars that taste just like a peanut butter cup. These low carb peanut butter protein bars will be your new favorite snack to keep in your fridge and enjoy all week long!
Ingredients
- ¾ cupnatural creamy peanut butter (just peanuts + salt)
- ¼ cuphoney (or coconut palm syrup, if vegan)
- 1 tablespoonmelted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoonvanilla
- ⅓ cupground flaxseed meal
- ½ cupof your favorite vanilla or plain protein powder
- 2 ½ ouncesyour favorite 85% dark chocolate bar
- coarse sea salt for sprinkling on top
Directions
- 1
In a medium bowl mix together peanut butter, honey, coconut oil, vanilla together until smooth. Add in ground flaxseed meal and protein powder of choice. Use a spoon to mix together until you can’t anymore, then use clean hands to help work together. The batter should be similar to cookie dough.
- 2
Press into an 8x4 inch pan lined with parchment paper.
- 3
Make the chocolate layer by adding 2.5 ounces of dark chocolate to a small saucepan and melting until completely smooth. Pour the melted chocolate over the peanut butter layer and tilt the pan so that the chocolate covers the peanut butter layer entirely.
- 4
Place in the fridge for 30 minutes-1 hour before slicing into 10 bars or squares (either works but I love squares the most). Store covered in the fridge until ready to eat. Bars will keep for up to two weeks.