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Tummy Friendly Mint Chip Protein Bars (24g protein!)

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Made with tahini or almond butter, all you need is 5 minutes to turn your fave protein powder into these mint chocolate chip protein bars!
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword oats, tahini
Dietary Preference dairy free, Gluten-Free, low FODMAP, nut free, vegan, vegetarian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Freezing Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 4 large bars
Author Desiree Nielsen, RD

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cup well-stirred tahini or almond butter if you're not low FODMAP
  • ⅔ cup protein powder
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup or your fave liquid sweetener
  • ½ cup quick oats
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup mini dark chocolate chips optional, but fun!
  • 1 ½ teaspoons mint extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
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Instructions

  • Line a 4 x 8 inch loaf pan with a strip of parchment paper down the middle for easy removal.
  • In a medium bowl, mix the protein powder, oats, cocoa and salt. Pour in the tahini, maple syrup, mint extract, and chocolate chips and mix a bit with a fork and then get in there with your hands and work into a dough.
  • Press the dough firmly and evenly into the loaf pan and freeze for at least one hour. Lift the bars onto a cutting board and cut into four large or 8 small bars.
  • Store bars in a freezer bag in the freezer for up to 3 months.
  • For the best flavour and texture, wait 5-10 minutes (and up to 30!) before eating! Straight out of the freezer, they'll be less flavourful and have a drier (well, technically frozen, but it feels drier!) texture. The tahini gets creamier when it sits out a bit and it's really nice.

Notes

Want more of a snack size bar? Cut into 8 instead...each bar will still have 12g protein!