People eat protein bars for a variety of different reasons including muscle gain, weight loss, as a post workout portable snack or meal replacement, to curb hunger or help them feel full longer, as an easy way to add protein to their diet, or simply because they like the taste.
When I became a vegetarian in high school, I initially relied on energy bars as a convenient way to replace protein from meat.
Recently, I’ve started to make my own because I prefer bars made with sugar over erythritol or monk fruit and have been seeing fewer of those options available (or some that are available taste too sweet).
The best part about making your own protein bars is that you get to choose every single ingredient – Try one of the flavors above, or throw a handful of shredded coconut, chia seeds, or chopped dark chocolate into the dough to make your own custom flavor!
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup peanut butter, or allergy-friendly sub
3/4 cup unsweetened protein powder of choice (90g)
1/4 cup pure maple syrup, honey, or agave (or try these Keto Protein Bars)
1/2 tsp salt
4 oz melted chocolate chips, optional
See earlier in this post for five protein bar flavor ideas
Instructions
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