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“No Carb” Homemade Protein Bar Recipe

October 17, 2009 By 15 Comments

When I was going through my low carb phase I searched around for a low carb protein bar recipe with no carbohydrate in it to eat as a snack throughout the day. Low carb diets are the fastest way to lose weight quickly while preserving muscle mass although personally I prefer to avoid thinking in terms of dieting and not dieting. I tried a few protein bar recipes but I kept coming up with very dry bars. I would cook them on Sunday and use them through the week, so if they were dry Monday the were terrible by Friday!

So I started experimenting with cooking times and ingredients and this is what I came up with. It’s not as good as my oats, fruit, nut and protein bar recipe.

Chocolate and Nuts Protein Bar.

Ingredients

  • 6 scoops chocolate protein powder (Half Casein/Half WPC but any will do)
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 cup cashews
  • 2 eggs whole
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup LSA mix
  • 1 cup almond meal
  • 1/2 cup skim milkNut and Protein Bar Recipe

Directions

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Beat eggs and egg whites together.

Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Ensure ingredients are well mixed before adding the skim milk and eggs. Stir mixture well, it will become very thick. Add up to another 1/2 cup of water slowly until mixture is a sticky dough.

Spray an 8″x8″ tray with olive oil. Spread mixture evenly in pan and pop in the oven for 15 minutes. When cooked the bars should still be slightly sticky inside.  Cut into 6 pieces and store in the fridge.

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High Protein Bar Recipe

September 24, 2009 By 8 Comments

Over the past few months I’ve been experimenting to find the perfect protein bar recipe. When I first started I was experimenting with a low carb diet and I used nut meal, nuts and protein powder. However the recipe’s came out very dry and I was really looking for something that would last the whole week.

So when I came back onto a higher carbohydrate diet I started adding oats and experimenting around with different amounts of fruit and nuts. I think I’ve got it pretty close to perfect now. Here’s the recipe of my favourite:

Fruit and Nut Protein Bar

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1/2 cup sultanas
  • 1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
  • 1/4 cup dried ginger, chopped
  • 2 cups oats, raw
  • 4 scoops (120g) vanilla protein powder
  • 1/2 cup skim milkprotein bar 1

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir up. Add just enough water so that the mixture becomes wet all the way through (you can experiment with water amount from batch to batch). Spread (you should have to spread it like a wet dough) the mixture in a olive oil sprayed small baking tray (8″x8″).

Cook in a preheated oven for 20-30 minutes on 180º C (350ºF). The top should become golden and look glazed. Cut into 8 pieces. Eat immediately or let it cool for a good hour or so and store in a tupperware container in the fridge. The pictured bar has almonds and chopped dried ginger on top.

Eat it as a snack for morning tea or as post workout nutrition. You will never be satisfied by a measly store bought muesli bar again! Keep your eyes out for more high protein snacks in the future.

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