Best Ricotta Protein Bars Recipes

WHIPPED RICOTTA PROTEIN TRUFFLES

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These protein truffles made with ricotta cheese are perfect for breakfast or for an anytime snack.

Provided by Yoly

Categories Desserts Candy Recipes Nut Candy Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

½ cup whole-milk ricotta cheese
½ cup roasted honey peanut butter (such as Skippy®)
2 tablespoons sugar-free peanut butter-flavored syrup (such as Torani®)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 scoops vanilla protein powder
2 packets stevia-erythritol sweetener (such as Truvia®)
1 pinch salt
⅓ cup chopped dry roasted peanuts

Steps:

Combine ricotta cheese, peanut butter, peanut butter syrup, and vanilla extract in a bowl and mix with a hand mixer until well combined. Add protein powder, sweetener, and salt; mix until smooth.
Roll mixture into 1-inch balls and coat in chopped peanuts. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 69.9 calories, Carbohydrate 2.3 g, Cholesterol 1.3 mg, Fat 4.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 5.9 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 78.1 mg, Sugar 0.8 g

RICOTTA PROTEIN BARS

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Make and share this Ricotta Protein Bars recipe from Food.com.

Provided by internetnut

Categories Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 unsweetened chocolate square
1/3 cup peanut butter, plus
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1/4 cup Splenda granular, sugar substitute
2 scoops protein powder (I use the IDS chocolate)
1/3 cup ricotta cheese

Steps:

Melt together in the microwave chocolate, peanut butter.
Stir in Splenda, protein powder, ricotta cheese.
Mix well and shape into a round flat disc about 6 inches across. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill until hardened.
Cut into 12 pie shaped wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 81.8, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 3.5, Sodium 51.4, Carbohydrate 2.9, Fiber 1, Sugar 0.9, Protein 3.5