These easy Chocolate Whey Protein Bars are a variation of my Clean Protein Bars. I developed the recipe a while ago when I was having trouble finding good shop-bought bars.
If you need to get some protein post-workout and aren’t keen on protein shakes, these bars are a good alternative.
You will need to use a whey protein powder in this recipe. Its stickiness when mixed with water is what holds the bars together.
Whey protein isolate (WPI) or whey protein concentrate (WPC) will both work.
Serves
4-6 bars
Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
0 mins
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup chocolate whey protein powder
- 3/4 cup oat flour
- 2 x 20ml tablespoons raw cacao powder (or cocoa powder)
- 1 x 20ml tablespoon coconut flour
- 1 x 20ml tablespoon extra virgin coconut oil, melted
- 2 x 20ml tablespoons rice malt syrup
- 1/4 cup water
Method
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1Tip the protein powder, oat flour, cacao powder and coconut flour into a bowl and mix to combine. Make a well in the centre and pour in the melted coconut oil, rice malt syrup and water.
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2Using a large and sturdy spoon, stir everything together until well combined. (I recommend using a large and sturdy spoon because the mixture gets very thick and sticky so you’ll need to use your muscles to stir everything until well combined. I used a thin metal spoon once and it ended up slightly bent). If the mixture is way too sticky, add a little extra coconut flour. If it’s way too dry, add a little extra water.
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3Break off pieces of the mixture and shape into bars in your hands. Leave them in the fridge to set.
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4Store the bars in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Notes
Oats naturally don’t contain gluten, but as they are often processed on the same equipment as wheat, they can have traces of gluten. If you’re strictly gluten-free, you can buy gluten-free oats.
I use an Australian 20ml tablespoon. 1 x 20ml tablespoon = 4 teaspoons.
what do you substitute for rice malt syrup?
Hi Nikkie, you could use honey or pure maple syrup instead of rice malt syrup. Hope you enjoy.
Hey how much calorie does each bar have
Hey Mehr, the bars have:
140 calories and 12g protein each (if you make the mixture into 6 bars); or
213 calories and 17g protein each (if you make the mixture into 4 bars).
Lilian,
Just wanted to say thanks for these 😉
Thanks Shane, my pleasure!
I was searching easy recipes ….. thanks to u…..
Hola! Con que puedo sustituir la harina y el aceite de coco? Gracias
Hi Alejandra, sorry I don’t speak Spanish, but it looks like you wanted substitutes for the flour and coconut oil? You could try almond flour/ground almonds instead of the oat flour and coconut flour, and just leave out the coconut oil. This will change the texture of the bars, but if the mixture is too dry you can add extra syrup, or if the mixture is too wet you can add extra protein powder or extra almond flour/ground almonds. I hope that helps! 🙂