Homemade protein bars
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add oats, chopped nuts, and seeds to a bowl.
- 2Add oats, chopped nuts, and seeds to a bowl.
- 3Add oats, chopped nuts, and seeds to a bowl.
- 4Add cottage cheese to the bowl.
- 5Add cottage cheese to the bowl.
- 6Add cottage cheese to the bowl.
- 7Mix everything together.
- 8Mix everything together.
- 9Mix everything together.
- 10Press it down with your hand so it’s nice and compact.
- 11Press it down with your hand so it’s nice and compact.
- 12Press it down with your hand so it’s nice and compact.
- 13Bake in the oven to give them a slight crunch.
- 14Bake in the oven to give them a slight crunch.
- 15Bake in the oven to give them a slight crunch.
- 16Cut them up into bar shapes.
- 17Cut them up into bar shapes.
- 18Cut them up into bar shapes.
- 19Dip them in melted chocolate.
- 20Dip them in melted chocolate.
- 21Dip them in melted chocolate.
- 22Refrigerate them for about five minutes so the chocolate solidifies.
- 23Refrigerate them for about five minutes so the chocolate solidifies.
- 24Refrigerate them for about five minutes so the chocolate solidifies.
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups oats
- 2.5 cups oats
- 2.5 cups oats
- 1 cup chopped nuts/seeds/dried fruit
- 1 cup chopped nuts/seeds/dried fruit
- 1 cup chopped nuts/seeds/dried fruit
- 1.5 cups cottage cheese
- 1.5 cups cottage cheese
- 1.5 cups cottage cheese
- 0.75 cup honey
- 0.75 cup honey
- 0.75 cup honey
- vanilla extract
- vanilla extract
- vanilla extract
- pinch sea salt
- pinch sea salt
- pinch sea salt
- melted chocolate
- melted chocolate
- melted chocolate
Equipment
bowlbaking trayoven
Tips
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Add the mixture to a lined baking tray and press down firmly with your hands so it’s compact.
- Bake at 375 F for 15-25min.
- Let cool (it will become more crunchy during this time so don’t over-bake).
- Cut into bar shapes and dip in melted chocolate if desired.
- Refrigerate for 5min and enjoy.