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How To Make Cheap Protein Bars Recipe
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Cheap Protein Bars without Powder

Ready for homemade and cheap baked protein bars without powder? This protein bar recipe is easy and you only need a few ingredients!
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time1 hour 12 minutes
Total Time1 hour 22 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked, baked protein bars, bars, homemade protein bars, protein, protein bar, protein bars, protein powder, without powder, without protein
Yield: 10 Bars
Calories: 110kcal
Cost: $3.25

Equipment

Materials

Crust

  • 1 ¼ Cups Rolled Oats
  • 2 Teaspoons Brown Sugar Substitute
  • ½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 Ounce Milk Substitute or Milk
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter Melted (or Coconut Oil)

Bars

  • 2 Cups Cottage Cheese Fat Free
  • 2 Ounces Greek Yogurt Your choice flavor
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2-4 Tablespoons Sweetener I prefer Erythritol
  • 2 Large Whole Eggs
  • 1-2 Scoops Protein Powder Your choice flavor
  • Chocolate Chips Or nuts, raisins, dried fruit, etc
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Melt your Butter or Coconut Oil and mix together all of your crust ingredients
  • Line a pan of your choice (whatever size or shape you want) with some parchment paper and press your crust mix into the bottom of it
  • Bake your crust on 350F/176C for around 12 minutes
  • Mix together all of your bar ingredients
  • Lightly mix in anything else you want your bars to have in them
  • Pour your bar mix on top of your crust
  • Add a topping
  • Bake on 325F/162C for 50 minutes to 1 hour (your edges should start to brown)
  • Let them cool, wrap them up, and put them in the fridge for a couple hours

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Notes

Factor in the calories from whatever you add inside or on top of them after (it’s easy)!
Keep them in the fridge and they should last 5-7 days!
Make them in bulk and freeze them!
 
Calories in the whole recipe w/ 1 scoop of Protein Powder and no topping:
  • Calories: 1197
  • Fat: 41g
  • Saturated Fat: 18g
  • Sodium: 1615mg
  • Carbs: 103g (Net Carbs: 93g)
  • Fiber: 10g
  • Sugar: 30g
  • Protein: 104g
 
Calories Per Bar (if you cut 10) w/ 1 scoop Protein Powder and no topping:
  • Calories: 120
  • Fat: 4.1g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.8g
  • Sodium: 161.5mg
  • Carbs: 10.3g (Net Carbs: 9.3g)
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Sugar: 3g
  • Protein: 10.4g
 
Calories in the whole recipe w/ no Protein Powder or topping:
  • Calories: 1097
  • Fat: 41g
  • Saturated Fat: 18g
  • Sodium: 1504mg
  • Carbs: 102g (Net Carbs: 92g)
  • Fiber: 10g
  • Sugar: 30g
  • Protein: 80g
 
Calories Per Bar (if you cut 10) w/ no Protein Powder or topping:
  • Calories: 110
  • Fat: 4.1g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.9g
  • Sodium: 150.4mg
  • Carbs: 10.2g (Net Carbs: 9.2g)
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Sugar: 3g
  • Protein: 8g

Nutrition

Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.2g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 4.1g | Saturated Fat: 1.9g | Sodium: 150.4mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g