Homemade No-Cook Protein Bars

How to Make Natural, Protein Rich Bars at Home

Feb 3, 2009 Dianna Griffis

Forgo commercial meal replacements for these tasty muscle building bars you can make at home.

Fueling your body with whole foods should be a top priority. Although grabbing a commercial protein bar is better than fast food, there are even better options. These options don’t include sugars, fillers, and unpronounceable ingredients. Natural choices are always better than synthetic food for the body.

These homemade no-cook protein bars fit the bill, even for the completely inexperienced cook. They are made with whole foods and are easily tweaked to accommodate taste and to add variety. Keep some in your car, at your office, and always in the fridge to avoid making wrong food choices when hunger strikes.

Peanut Butter Oat Squares

Ingredients

  • 4 Tb. peanut butter
  • ¼ cup oats
  • ¼ cup puffed rice cereal
  • ½ cup oat flour
  • 6 scoops chocolate protein powder
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup dry milk powder
  • ½ - 2/3 cup water

Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
  2. Press dough down into a 8x8 square pan that has been sprayed with a non-stick cooking spray.
  3. Refrigerate for 2 hours or more to solidify.
  4. Cut into bars and enjoy.
  5. You can change this recipe to suit tastes. Try using puffed millet or kamut intead of the rice. Also, using aloe juice instead of water helps add to the nutritional value. Buckwheat flour can be used instead of oat flour, giving it a slighly earthy taste.

Frozen Strawberry Pops

Ingredients

  • ½ cup pasteurized egg whites
  • 1 scoop strawberry protein powder
  • handful of chopped strawberries

Directions

  1. Blend all the ingredients together.
  2. Pour into popsicle container or in other small freezable containers.
  3. Freeze and enjoy!
  4. To add variety to this simple recipe, switch the flavor of the protein and add different fruits. Vanilla powder with blueberries is a good option, as is cookies and cream powder with cherries.

Almond Cranberry Bars

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups oats
  • ¼ cup wheat germ
  • 2 scoops vanilla protein powder
  • 1 cup dry milk powder
  • 3 Tb. ground flax seeds
  • ¼ cup almond butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • ½ cup water
  • 1/3 cup. Dried cranberries

Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
  2. Press dough down into a 8x8 square pan that has been sprayed with a non-stick cooking spray.
  3. Refrigerate for 2 hours or more to solidify.
  4. Cut into bars and enjoy.
  5. You can add variety to this recipe by substituting peanut butter for the almond butter and raisins for the cranberries. Also, using pomegranate juice instead of water gives it quite a kick

Protein requirements are around .8 grams per kg of body weight, according to the US RDA. Using simple recipes like Peanut Butter Oat Squares, Frozen Strawberry Pops, and Cranberry Almond Bars which take only a few minutes to prepare, meeting the protein requirements is no hassle. Save money and enjoy better nutrition with these delicious recipes.

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