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Recipe: No-Bake Peanut Butter Cup Protein Bars
Prep time: 5 minutes, total time is 25 minutes, makes 12 bars
Ingredients:
1 cup natural smooth peanut butter (only ingredient should be peanuts)
1/4 cup honey
3 scoops vanilla whey protein powder
1/2 cup oat flour
1/4 cup dairy-free chocolate chips
Directions:
In a large bowl combine peanut butter and honey.
Add in protein powder and oat flour
It should come together into a ball and batter slightly dry.
Place a large piece of plastic wrap over an 8x8 inch baking pan and cover the sides with nonstick spray along the sides.
Put batter into the pan and flatten with hands so it fills the entire pan. Make sure it's flat and even.
Place in freezer for 20 minutes.
While bars are in the freezer, melt chocolate chips in the microwave, heat in 20-second increments until smooth.
Remove bars from the freezer and lift out of the pan using the plastic wrap.
Cut into 12 bars.
Using a knife spread the chocolate onto bars, or place in a Ziploc bag and cut off a corner and drizzle over bars.
Allow chocolate to cool completely.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.
You can grind oats yourself or buy packaged oat flour.
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Kiersten has been a Digital Content Creator with KSAT12 since 2017. She graduated from Texas State University with an electronic media degree and previously worked for the Spurs Sports & Entertainment.