EASY PROTEIN BARS

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I love these protein bars! They are quick, easy and cheap. They come out a little soft, but if you freeze them you get a more bar-like consistency. Tastes so much better than the chalky protein bars you buy for $3!

Provided by amyshiloh

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Snacks Granola Bar Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup quick-cooking oats
½ cup skim milk
½ cup peanut butter
½ cup almond butter
1 tablespoon honey, or more to taste
2 small very ripe bananas
1 cup vanilla protein powder (such as Vi-SHAPE®)
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed, or more to taste
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, or more to taste

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8-inch square baking dish with baking parchment.
Spread oats onto a baking sheet and toast in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
Stir milk, peanut butter, almond butter, and honey together in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook, stirring regularly, until the nut butters are melted and the mixture is smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Mash bananas into the milk mixture and cook until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes more.
Remove saucepan from heat and stir toasted oats, protein powder, flaxseed, and sesame seeds into wet ingredients until the mixture is somewhat even; spread into the prepared baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
Cool bars completely before cutting, wrapping in plastic, and storing in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 394.9 calories, Carbohydrate 23.2 g, Cholesterol 10.8 mg, Fat 18 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 39.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 313.7 mg, Sugar 8.5 g