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 bar, 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