These Healthy Protein Bars are just 208 calories and packed with 13.5g of protein each!
Best of all, these low calorie protein bars are topped with salted chocolate, they are amazing and so much yummier than the store-bought protein bars!
These low calorie high protein granola bars hold well in the freezer, making them great for meal prep. And they also don’t need to be baked, so they are extra easy.
Healthy Protein Bars
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Ingredients in Low Calorie Protein Bars
If you want to make these vegan, choose maple syrup over the honey and use vegan chocolate chips for the topping.
And to make the homemade protein bars gluten free, just choose gluten-free oats.
Shopping List for Low Calorie Protein Bars:
- Creamy peanut butter
- Low calorie honey (see recipe card!)
- Coconut oil
- Old fashioned oats or gluten free oats
- Vanilla protein powder (see recipe card for the one I used)
- Flaxseeds
- Dark chocolate chips
- Salt
How to Make Low Calorie Protein Bars
What I love most about these low calorie high protein bars is that they don’t require any baking time. They chill until set and then you cut them out. Making them great to make anytime of the year, and especially when it’s hot outside.
Hoot Make Low Calorie Protein Bars:
- Line an 9×9 baking dish with parchment paper, leaving a 2 inch overhang.
- To a medium heat safe bowl, combine the almond butter, low calorie honey, and coconut oil. Heat in the microwave in 10 second increments, mixing in-between until melted and thinned.
- To the bowl add the oats, protein powder, and flaxseeds. Stir to combine.
- Add 1 teaspoon of water at a time (as needed- you likely won’t need) until the mixture can be balled up.
- Press the protein bar mixture evenly into the prepared pan and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.
- Add the chocolate chips, salt and coconut oil to a small heat safe bowl. Heat in the microwave in 10 second increments, mixing in-between until melted and thinned.
- Drizzle the melted chocolate over the set protein bars.
- Lift up the the parchment to remove the bars from the baking dish. Transfer to a cutting board, slice into 12 bars (rectangle or squares) and add back to the fridge until the chocolate sets, about 30 minutes.
- Wrap in parchment paper, or add to snack bags and refrigerate for up to a week. Will hold for 2 months in the freezer.
Healthy Protein Bars Recipe
These low calorie homemade protein bars are easy and fun to make! There is no baking needed, and they store well for later. Best of all, they have more protein than the average store-bought protein bar and they taste like cookies, yum!
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Low Calorie Protein Bars
Ingredients
Low Calorie Homemade Protein Bars:
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- ⅓ cup low calorie honey
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1.5 cups old fashioned oats or gluten free oats
- 5 scoops vanilla protein powder
- 3 tablespoons flaxseeds
Salted Chocolate Drizzle Topping
- ⅛ cup dark chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
- Line an 9×9 baking dish with parchment paper, leaving a 2 inch overhang.
- To a medium heat safe bowl, combine the almond butter, low calorie honey, and coconut oil. Heat in the microwave in 10 second increments, mixing in-between until melted and thinned.
- To the bowl add the oats, protein powder, and flaxseeds. Stir to combine.
- Add 1 teaspoon of water at a time (as needed- you likely won’t need) until the mixture can be balled up.
- Press the protein bar mixture evenly into the prepared pan and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.
- Add the chocolate chips, salt and coconut oil to a small heat safe bowl. Heat in the microwave in 10 second increments, mixing in-between until melted and thinned.
- Drizzle the melted chocolate over the set protein bars.
- Lift up the the parchment to remove the bars from the baking dish. Transfer to a cutting board, slice into 12 bars (rectangle or squares) and add back to the fridge until the chocolate sets, about 30 minutes.
- Wrap in parchment paper, or add to snack bags and refrigerate for up to a week. Will hold for 2 months in the freezer.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Protein Bars
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