Protein Power Bars
Servings: 12
These Protein Power Bars as really simple to make and a healthy, delicious snack to keep in the freezer for hungry kids (or adults). They are really sustaining and sure to become a favourite treat.
Ingredients
- 150 g butter or coconut oil -melted
- 170 g rice malt syrup or honey (½ cup)
- 30 g cacao powder (¼ cup) unsweetened Dutch process or raw
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 130 g rolled oats (1½ cups approx.) or rolled quinoa (or half oats, half rolled quinoa - see below for gluten and grain-free)
- 230 g raw nuts and/or seeds (1½ cups approx.) I used walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds
- 1 tbsp chia or flax seeds -preferably ground
- 100 g desiccated coconut (1 cup)
Instructions
- In a small pot, combine the butter or coconut oil, sweetener, cacao and cinnamon over a low heat, stirring until combined (a few minutes).
- For a tastier slice, toast the oats, nuts, seeds and coconut in a large pan over a low heat for 5-10 minutes, stirring often (the coconut will colour). Or if you’d prefer, simply combine the dried ingredients raw.
- Allow to cool a little (if you’ve chosen to toast) and then pulse (quickly) in your food processor a couple of times to chop the nuts a little.
- Add the wet ingredients and mix together until well combined.
- Use a big wet serving spoon to press firmly into a small slice tin lined with baking paper (parchment paper).
- Place in the freezer for about 20 minutes to set.
- Once set firm, remove from the tin and cut into squares.
Thermomix Method
- Melt your butter or coconut oil, 1 minute, speed 4, temp. 90. Add the sweetener, cacao and cinnamon and mix 1 minute, speed 4, temp. 90.
- Add the dried mix, mix 10 seconds, speed 4. Then process by using the turbo button to pulse a couple of times until the nuts are roughly chopped (to your preferred consistency).
- Follow from step 5 above.
Store
- Store in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. They will fall apart if not kept cool (especially the coconut oil version) so serve or pack from frozen and keep in a container with an icepack if storing out of the fridge.