These healthy protein bars are packed with everything you need to kickstart your day! I have been making these healthy bars for years! My husband bought me a cookbook many years ago that had a recipe for health bars. I have tweaked the recipe over the years and this has become my Healthy Protein Bar Creation!
These bars must be left frozen because they thaw out fast and can fall apart quickly! They are super healthy and very tasty. I love to have coffee at these bars. I also like to double or triple this recipe and have them as a quick, easy, healthy snack for my family.
I put parchment paper down on a large rimmed baking sheet and spread the mix out so you can maximize the number of bars. These bars have been a hit with everyone I have shared them with! I hope they are a hit with your family too!
JOJO’S Lifestyle Protein Bars
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw unsalted almonds
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1/4 cup coconut oil or 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 2 tbsp. blackstrap molasses
- 1 tsp. honey
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup flax seed
- 1 tbsp. chia seeds
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp. instant espresso I like Nescafe Gold Espresso Instant Coffee
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds or hemp seeds
- 1/2 cup cranberries or any dried fruit
- 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Toast nuts in oven until just golden (7 minutes). Let cool.Transfer nuts to a food processor. Add in flax seeds. Pulse until nuts are coarsely chopped.In a large stainless steel mixing bowl, combine coconut oil, peanut butter, molasses, honey and sea salt. Heat this mixture over a pot of boiling water. Create a double broiler. It will melt quickly.Once melted, take the bowl off the heat and add vanilla, coffee granules, chopped nuts, sesame seeds, chia seeds, cranberries and butterscotch chips. Mix well.Place on a large rimmed baking sheet and line it with parchment paper for easy lifting at the end.Put in the freezer for 1 hour. Cut into bars and place in zip loc bags. Freeze. Serve frozen