Need a grab & go breakfast on hand for when you oversleep or just don't feel like your normal eggs and oatmeal? This one is perfect! It will literally take you four minutes to prepare and then throw them in the freezer!
Four Minutes - Four Ingredients - Four Steps
Recipe adapted from Oxygen Magazine
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Ingredients:
2 cups Quick Cooking Oats
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
4 scoops Vanilla Protein Powder
1/2 cup of water or unsweetened almond milk
Directions:
1. Line a 8X8 Pyrex Dish
with wax or parchment paper
with wax or parchment paper
2. Mix all ingredients by hand in a medium size Mixing Bowl
3. Press mixture down into dish, using a spatula to flatten
4. Freeze for appox 30 minutes. Cut into six bars. Refrigerate.
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Makes 6 servings
Macros (per serving):
Calories - 225
Protein - 18 g
Carbs - 21 g
Fat - 8 g
Enjoy!
- Whitney
- Whitney
These look yummy! I'm going to try them out with the MRM Veggie chocolate protein powder and chocolate unsweetened almond milk. Peanut butter and chocolate, YUM!
ReplyDeleteHey Michelle! YUM! Let me know how they turn out. Scott requested I try them with his veggie protein last night so I will be making those soon too! :-)
DeleteI am going to be making this very soon! I love peanut butter. Question really fast - what brand/type of peanut butter do you use? I'd love a recommendation for a clean peanut butter. Thanks for everything guys!
ReplyDeleteHi Chelsea! We did purchase it from Costco but they quit carrying it so now we either buy it at Whole Foods (the 365 brand) or MaraNatha Natural Peanut Butter (you can usually find at your local grocery store). Just make sure that sugar is not an ingredient in yours! The only ingredients should be peanuts and salt! :-)
DeleteWe used to get Costco brand too- that one was the best by far! I miss it!
DeleteAwesome, thanks Whitney! I'll see if I can find the MaraNatha at Publix next time I'm there!
DeleteOur Costco has started carrying Parker Farms brand natural peanut butter (in the fridge cases!) and it's awesome! Super creamy. Ingredients read: peanuts, salt, love, care and pride. :)
DeleteOooo, that is exciting Kristan! We are going to have to look for that at our Costco! Thanks for sharing!
DeleteCostco just brought back their natural PB again. Lets hope it stays on the shelves longer than last time!
DeleteWhat?!?! That is the best news I've heard in a while. I'll have to check it out when I make our weekly trip there!
DeleteCould you sub almond butter (I'm not a fan of peanut butter - crazy, I know) and what do you think would happen if I used old fashioned oats? I just like them better.
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried anything other than peanut butter & quick oats. Let us know how they turn out though!
DeleteI used old fashioned oats because that is what I had on hand. I did use natural PB though. Yum!
DeleteI have tried recipes that list "a scoop" of protein powder. While it makes no real difference in smoothies, baking is a science! So with so many protein powders out there all with different ingredients and most importantly, scoop sizes, I have yet to make a recipe like this that actually works. Instead I end up wasting expensive protein powder!
ReplyDeleteAll this to say, would you mind listing the brand of protein powder you use when making recipes that call for it? And perhaps the size of the scoop? This would allow readers to either use what you use, or find a comparable substitute.
Thank you so much for all you do!
There's a link in the recipe for the powder.
DeleteI love easy recipes, thank you!!
ReplyDeleteJust pulled them out of the freezer...turned out great! Thanks:)
ReplyDeleteAwesome Jina! Thanks for trying them out! :-)
DeleteDo you think I could possibly substitute the peanut butter (im allergic) for pureed apple or something?
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried anything other than peanut butter. Let us know how they turn out though!
DeleteMine are great, but my macros are way different. Mine had 285 cal, 11.5 g fat
ReplyDeleteYeah, macros will always vary depending on the ingredients used. We calculate the macros for our ingredients.
DeleteI just made these and they are great! I used old fashioned oats and it worked just fine. Thank you so much for posting this recipe.
ReplyDeleteI made these & they really were super easy & tasted great! I love knowing exactly what is in them! I even made a batch for my kids but I added chocolate chips & peanut butter chips to the mix...they loved them!!
ReplyDeleteI just made these for my boyfriend who happens to be at school all day and needs healthy snacks. He needed something to keep fresh, taste good and of course have lots of protein. So this was a good solution and he really loves them. I think next time I will use some banana and fresh ground peanuts. (Which freshly made peanut butter is really creamy and good!!) And I will try almond and cashew butter too. I will let you know the results when I make them. Thanks for posting the recipie!
ReplyDeleteI made these with chocolate protein powder and almond butter and they were delicious!! Definitely going to be a recipe I make regularly. So easy!!
ReplyDeleteMaking these now! For the comments on protein powder scoop size: in my opinion I don't think it matters the scoop size since the actual scoop for different powders is based on the nutritional serving size, which will be different with different powders.
ReplyDeleteCan you use PB2 with these?
ReplyDeleteHi Miranda! I never have but it looks like someone who commented after you did with success!
DeleteHow long do you think these keep in the refrigerator?
ReplyDeleteWe usually keep ours up to 5 days.
DeleteI used PB2 in mine and cookies and cream whey- oMg! Delish! Calculates to about 211 calories per bar if you're divide it by 6 servings :)
ReplyDeleteI have several bags of Visalus - what are the drawbacks of using it, ingredient wise? Anyone ever look into it? Thanks! Michaella
ReplyDeleteI just made these, pulled them out of the freezer and stole a taste of the crumbs. Oh my! I love these!! I'm making some for my kids as well. I want to start them eating clean as well. Thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteI just made these with almond butter, almond milk, the recommended protein, and the steel oats and they are so good. My husband and I just had one for "dessert" with some fat free whip cream and chocolate syrup and could have sworn we were eating cookie a la mode :) So good! Great to be able to make these to know what we're putting into our bodies, thank you for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteJust had a crazy peanut butter craving, made these and had about half the batch (before throwing them in the freezer. Just plain peanut butter, oats, almond milk and protein powder.) My craving's completely killed, and these ingredients are a delicious combination!! I'm planning on making a batch of these weekly now.
ReplyDeleteDo you know of a clean protein powder I can use that is gluten and dairy free?? I would love to try these!
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