Pumpkin Protein Bars with Maple Syrup

Photo Credit: foodfanatic

Pumpkin Protein Bars with Maple Syrup

Healthy pumpkin protein bars with pecans and maple syrup. Easy to make and easy to eat.

Adapted from: foodfanatic

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling
3/4 cup egg whites, about 6 egg whites
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup, plus more for drizzling
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup vanilla protein powder
1/2 cup truvia
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice, plus 2 teaspoons
1 cup quick oats
1/3 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350°F and line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper, spraying with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, stir together the pumpkin, egg whites, maple syrup and vanilla extract
In a medium bowl, stir together the protein powder, and pumpkin pie spice.
Add the protein powder into the mixture, along with the quick oats and stir until well combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth out evenly. Sprinkle with chopped pecans and drizzle with maple syrup.
Bake until the center feels set and pulls away from the side, about 35-40 minutes.
Let cool completely at room temperature and slice into bars and serve!

Notes    

Bars can be stored at room temperature for 2-3 days and then refrigerated.

No Bake Peanut Butter Fudge Protein Bars with Rolled Oats (sugar free, gluten free, vegan)

Photo Credit: dessertswithbenefits

No Bake Peanut Butter Fudge Protein Bars with Rolled Oats (sugar free, gluten free, vegan)

A very easy no bake peanut butter fudge protein bar that is homemade and healthy with lots of rolled oats that are good for cholesterol. Peanut butter also has good levels of reservatrol that is also found in grapes and red wine.

Adapted from: dessertswithbenefits

Ingredients

128g (1/2 cup) Natural Peanut Butter (no sugar/salt/oil added)
1 cup + 2 tbs Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
10 packets Truvia*
40 drops Stevia Extract*
1/8 tsp Salt
96g (1 cup) Old Fashioned Rolled Oats, blended to a flour
168g (8 scoops) Vanilla Brown Rice Protein Powder** (I used SunWarrior)

Instructions

Line an 8" brownie pan with wax paper or parchment paper both ways and set aside.
In a medium-sized stand mixer bowl, add the peanut butter and almond milk and stir (don't use a whisk attachment. If you feel like getting an arm workout, skip the stand mixer and use a spoon and your arm!).
While the mixer is stirring, add the Truvia, stevia and salt. Still mixing, add the oat flour. Once the oat flour has fully mixed in, add the protein powder. Mix until all the protein powder is incorporated.
Take the bowl off the stand mixer and fold the mixture with a rubber spatula to form a giant PB dough ball. Dump into the prepared pan and flatten with the spatula (or if you're fancy, a pastry roller). Cover and refrigerate overnight.
The next day, slice into bars and store in the fridge. If you are the on-the-go type, wrap each bar in parchment paper and tape to close, that way you can easily grab them out of the fridge.

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Notes

*If you don't have stevia, add ~6 more packets of Truvia (or to taste). If you don't want to use Truvia, omit it and increase the stevia to 1 tsp.

**8 scoops = 1+1/4 cups packed. Do not use whey protein powder in this recipe, it will be gooey and will not solidify unless you freeze it.

Feel free to add some chopped peanuts to the mix! Or maybe even add dried fruit or mini chocolate chips as well :)

This recipe is: no bake, sugar free, high protein, gluten free and vegan!