Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Bars
January 26, 2012
It’s no secret. I have quite the sweet tooth. Cookies. Brownies. Ooey gooey chocolate.
On the flip side, I also love eating healthy. It makes me feel good and it’s what my body deserves so I try to find that nice balance.
Ideally, I’d like to have the best of both worlds. So….
I made these.
I’d like to introduce…the best of both worlds. In bar form. Nice to meet you!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Bars
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons Splenda Brown Sugar Blend
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 shake sea salt
- 1.5 scoops vanilla protein powder
- 3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (I’m sure any milk would do)
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Stir peanut butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Add in baking soda, salt, flour, and protein powder and combine all. The mix will be dry.
- Stir in almond milk and applesauce to form a dough.
- Add dark chocolate chips
- Put dough in a lightly greased 8×8 baking pan
- Bake for 10-12 minutes
- Let cool (or don’t…I’m never very good at that step) and Enjoy!
These are lightly peanut buttery flavored, slightly dense and slightly cake-like, and totally good.
Oh, and don’t forget the ooey gooey chocolate.
*Notes:
-If you don’t like applesauce I think it would be fine without it…it would be less cake-like.
-this dough is fine to be eaten before you cook it…no raw eggs 
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Ohhhhhh my god those look heavenly. I’m usually terrible at controlling my portions with any kind of baked goods but I think I’ll definitely have to try these!
Bess, those look fantastic!!!
Okay, I know you have been working really hard with Tone it Up eating and exercising lately, I am so impressed. Have you seen progress in body? You look incredible!!!!
thank you so much! Yea I lost about 6 pounds that first week on the 7 day slim down and kept about 4 of it off, and I think it was all water weight but the way TIU promotes eating, it helps keep bloat off for good. So I just feel more toned! Haha, no pun intended but tone it up really does tone you up. lol.
These look really tasty! I find when I make healthy baked goods I end up eating more because I justify that they are healthy. These look like they are a good size and are full of protein so that might help get that full feeling.
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These look like a great treat! YUM!
oh my goodness…YUM i want to make them right now!
These sound awesome! I totes need to buy some protein powder- I’ve been meaning to pick up a jar for a while now but I have no clue what brand to buy… I tried a single packet of one a while ago and it was awful and I spit it all out :-Z
I like the Pure Protein brand…vanilla cream flavor
Those look great! I will have to give them a try. I love making my own protein bars.
Ohh they look moist. I always keep homemade protein bars in the freezer and I’m almost out. Thanks!
Made these last night, Bess – Phil likes them!
Yay!! I finally got Mike to try them too and he liked them! (not sure why he is always so surprised when he likes things I make, lol)