Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars

Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars

from callascleaneats.com

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars are gluten-free, vegan, and made with clean ingredients but taste like dessert! In fact, I have been eating them for dessert all week 😂 Making homemade protein bars has been on my to-do list for MONTHS. Now that I have actually made them, I am so upset I didn't

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup peanut butter ((the only ingredients should be peanuts or peanuts and salt))
  • 1/2 cup vanilla protein powder ((see above for which I used))
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • pinch sea salt
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp coconut oil

Directions

  1. 1

    Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix well until you reach a thicker dough consistency.

  2. 2

    Press into a parchment paper lined pan (I used a loaf pan.

  3. 3

    Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave in 30 second intervals— stirring between each.

  4. 4

    Pour melted chocolate over bars and spread evenly.

  5. 5

    Set bars in freezer for 1 hour and then slice! Store in the freezer or refrigerator.