Grab ‘n Go Snacks: Make These No-Bake Bars at Home!
Pixie Crust – Homemade Fruit and Nut Bars -
Energy bars, protein bars, sweet & salty bars are all great snacks and meal replacements. However, they can get to be expensive if you eat them even 5-6 times a week. These supplemental bars (if they are all-natural) contain cereals, nuts, protein, whole grains and dried fruit. That doesn’t sound very difficult to do at home! Save time and money with these delicious at-home recipes for energy/protein bars with all natural ingredients you can find here at SkinnyMs.
The most popular Skinny Ms. protein bar recipe is a must-have, Quinoa Protein Bars.
Here are the top 3 recipes for Do-it-Yourself bars:
Peanut Butter Fudge Protein Bars
These delicious no-bake bars are ready in 5 minutes!
What you’ll need:
- 1 cup Natural Peanut Butter
- 3 Tablespoons Honey, or to taste
- 1 1/2 cups RAW Chocolate Protein Powder
- 1 cup Uncooked Oats
- 2-5 Tablespoons water
- 1 Tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa
To Prepare:
Mix the peanut butter and honey in a bowl, heat for 30 seconds. Add the rest of ingredients and mix together. Mixture should be crumbly and slightly moist.
Press hard into a 9×9 tray and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Cut into 12 yummy bars!
Peanut Energy Bars
Tasty no-bake granola bars fill of protein and essential nutrients!
What you’ll need:
- ¾ cup Peanut Butter, smooth style
- ¾ cup Liquid Honey
- ¾ cup Brown Sugar, packed
- ½ cup Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened
- ½ cup Quick-cooking oats
- 1 ¼ cup Whole Grain Cereal (Kashi, Grape-Nuts)
- 1 cup Dried Cranberries
- 1 cup Peanuts, coarsely chopped, unsalted
To Prepare:
Spray 13 x 9 inch cake pan with cooking spray.
In saucepan, combine peanut butter, honey, brown sugar and cocoa. Cook over medium heat for 6 minutes, stirring often, or until smooth.
Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in oatmeal, cereal,raisins and peanuts. Press batter firmly into prepared pan. Cool before cutting into 32 bars.
Trail Mix Energy Bars
What you’ll need:
- 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
- 1/4 cup raw unsalted sunflower seeds
- 4 cups flax seeds, ground
- 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
- 1/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup dried apricots
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 1/2 cup dried cherries
- 1/2 cup pitted dried dates
- 1/2 cup powdered nonfat dry milk
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup raw honey
- 1/2 cup egg whites
To Prepare:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray or use a non-stick pan.
Place all ingredients except the honey and egg whites in a food processor and pulse until the mixture is finely chopped. Add honey and eggs and pulse until the mixture is well combined. It will resemble a coarse paste.
Transfer to the baking pan and spread evenly. Bake until just done, about 20 minutes. Cut into 20 squares.
