Protein Bars

• servings: 16 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (135 g)

3/4 cup peanut butter (, or favorite nut butter or sunflower butter (180 g)

1 banana (, mashed (120 g)

1/3 cup honey (, agave or real maple syrup (110 g)

Pinch salt

½ cup ground flax seed (55 g)

1 cup protein powder* (120 g)

2 teaspoons vanilla extract (10 ml)

3/4 cup Mix in options: chopped dates, dried fruit (blueberries, cranberries, or raisins), mini chocolate chips, unsweetened coconut flakes, nuts

Directions

Mix all ingredients except mix-ins until well combined. Fold in mix-ins until well distributed. Mixture should be fairly soft and not dry or crumbly. Add a splash of water or milk, or an extra drizzle of honey, if needed.

Press very firmly into an 8x8 inch pan lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before cutting into bars.

Store bars in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition

• Calories: 184 kcal
• Total Fat: 9 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
• Cholesterol: 11 mg
• Sodium: 64 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 18 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3 g
• Total Sugars: 9 g
• Protein: 10 g