Power Bars

Chef: Wyatt Brege

Yield: 10 servings (10 bars)

An easy no-bake protein bar recipe with the protein of an egg white and the fiber of half an apple.

Ingredients:

Dry

  • 2 C Old-Fashioned Oats
  • 2 30g Scoop of Vanilla- or Chocolate-flavored Protein Powder (I use Aldi’s)
  • 2 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Kosher Salt
  • 1/2 C [optional] Shredded Coconut, Crushed Nuts, or Granola
  • 2 Tbsp [optional] Flax Seed, ground

Wet

  • 1-2 Tbsp Honey or Maple Syrup
  • 1/4 Cup Apple Sauce
  • 2 Tbsp No-stir Peanut Butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Mix the 7 dry ingredients, then add remaining wet ingredients, pressing with either a wooden pestle, spoon, or, ideally, a plastic dough scraper or wet hand

  2. Line a flat cookie sheet with parchment paper, spray with oil or line with rolled oats

  3. Press the mixture into a roughly 1/2" thick layer on the prepared cookie sheet and arrange as a large rectangle

  4. (Optional) Sprinkle with coconut, granola, almond slivers, etc

  5. Add another parchment paper to the top side, and, using your weight, press with a flat cutting board. Trim or rearrange the rougher edges

  6. Cut once across the middle, then divide each half into 5 bars

Notes:

  • If you want a dryer protein ball, use coconut or maple sugar in place of honey or maple syrup

  • Substitution: apple sauce ↔ ripe banana ↔ ripe pear

  • Substitution: peanut butter ↔ almond butter

  • Never be afraid to adjust oats if the mixture is too wet