No-Bake Maple Pecan Protein Bars
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Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: American
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Yield: 8
 
Sweet and simple no-bake protein bars with the flavor of maple and roasted pecans. Done in 15 minutes.
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups whey protein, vanilla (I used Whey Gourmet Naturelle Vanilla)
  • ¼ cup + 2 Tbsp natural peanut butter (or almond butter, or nut or seed butter of choice)
  • 3 Tbsp pecans, toasted and chopped (or sub for walnuts or almonds)
  • 1 cup quick oats
  • 3 Tbsp sugar-free maple syrup (I used Nature's Hollow Sugar-Free Maple) can use real maple syrup (nutrition will change)
  • 3 tsp maple extract *
  • 1-2 Tbsp unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, mix together the protein powder, oats and pecans.
  2. Once dry ingredients are combined, add in the peanut butter, sugar-free maple syrup, maple extract and milk
  3. Mixture will be a thick dough. If you can't stir with a wooden spoon, use your hands
  4. Press dough into an 8x8 pan (un-greased is fine)
  5. Cut into 8 bars. Wrap each bar in plastic wrap or bag, and store in the freezer for grab-n-go.
Notes
* maple extract can be found in the baking aisle of any grocery store
Nutrition
Serving size: 1 bar Calories: 250 Fat: 12 g Carbs: 16 g Sugar: 4 g Sodium: 99 mg Fiber: 2 g Protein: 20 g
Recipe by Busy But Healthy at https://busybuthealthy.com/no-bake-maple-pecan-protein-bars/