Description
Tired of spending a lot of money on protein bars that taste horrible, are harder than a brick, or give you tummy trouble?
Whip together these delicious brownie protein bars at home with just a few ingredients, and you’ll have to hide them from from your family and friends – they are that good!
Ingredients
1/2 banana, mashed
3 tablespoons high-quality cocoa or cacao powder
1 cup (about 8 oz) cottage cheese
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
2 scoops flavored whey protein powder
2 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips
Equipment:
- Standard-sized loaf pan (8 1/2″ x 4 1/2″)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325’F
- Spray the bottom of a standard loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Mix the cocoa powder and mashed banana together with a fork until it looks like almost all of the cocoa powder is moistened. Ie, it’s not flying all over the place in a brown cloud.
- Using a spoon or spatula, gently stir in the rest of the ingredients, in order, until well-mixed.
- Pour the bar mix into the loaf pan and spread it out evenly.
- Bake at 325’F for 45 – 50 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool for 20 minutes or more. Cut into six bars, and enjoy.
This is one bar, cut in half.
Notes
- If you want to double the recipe, use an 8″ x 8″ pan or two loaf pans.
- Store cooled bars in the refrigerator for up to five days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Snacks
- Method: Bake
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 107
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 164 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 17 mg
Keywords: Protein bar, gluten-free, high protein, no added sugar