Happy Monday everyone! I had all intentions of posting a vegan “meatball” recipe for you guys but, this is what happened to those…
womp womp
Well they can’t all be perfect can they!? So, onto another recipe I was planning to post later in the week. I actually had to recreate these protein bars a few times too before I got it down. It was not a good weekend for me for cooking!
I think you’ll really like the fun twist on these protein bars. Sprinkles just make everything better 🙂
Funfetti Protein Bars
2017-03-28 09:47:46
Serves 8
Ingredients
- 1 cup gluten-free oat flour (I used Bob's Red Mill
)
- 1/2 cup gluten-free oats ( I used Bob's Red Mill
)
- 1/2 cup gluten-free crispy rice cereal (I used Nature's Path
)
- 1/3 cup vanilla vegan protein powder (I used Nuzest)
- 1/8 tsp sea or pink salt
- 1/2 cup cashew butter or any nut butter
- 1/3 cup coconut nectar (could sub with maple syrup)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp of vegan sprinkles
(optional, but necessary for the funfetti effect!)
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(optional, but necessary for the funfetti effect!)Protein Icing
- (optional, not vegan unless you use dairy-free yogurt instead of Greek yogurt)
- 2 Tbsp vanilla protein powder
- 2 Tbsp Greek yogurt
- 1 Tbsp almond milk
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (first 5 ingredients). Set aside.
- In a small saucepan over low heat, add the cashew butter, coconut nectar and vanilla extract. Heat for a few minutes until melted. Add this to the dry ingredients, stir in sprinkles and mix well with your hands.
- Press mixture firmly into a 9" x 5" loaf pan. Refrigerate for a few hours until firm.
- To make the protein icing, simply add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix well. Smooth on top of protein bars.
- Cut into 8 bars and keep refrigerated.
Nutritional info per bar
- 261 Calories, 31g Carbs, 3g Fibre, 10g Fat, 11g Protein, 12g Sugar
- Nutritional info is gathered from MyFitnessPal and may vary depending on your ingredients. Therefore, it is not always 100% accurate and meant to be used as a reference only.
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