Peanut Butter Protein Bars

During the River to River Relay we were basically stuck in a car (yes, 7 sweaty girls, since one was out running in a car) most of the day and didn't have access to real food. We all brought different things with us to share. Awesome Stacy brought these peanut butter protein bars she made at home. I haven't officially made any yet, I think I will make some tomorrow to take with us on our trip to Davenport for Easter weekend. They are pretty sweet, but great for long hard workouts. It really hit the spot Saturday. I might try it out with rolled oats and 2 scoops of protein powder... we'll see how it goes. Here it is, just how she gave it to me.

"Peanut Butter Protein Bars

1 C Natural peanut butter
3/4 C honey
1 scoop protein powder
3/4 C to 1 C granola of choice
1 C quick oats
In a sauce pan mix peanut butter and honey, hear until smooth. Mix peanut butter mixture with remaining ingredients. Press into an 8x8 pan. Mixture will be very soft. As it sits it firms up to cut into bars.

I double the mix to make a 9x13 pan. Also, I use chocolate protein powder and maple almond granola. That is our favorite granola to use. I get it at Walmart & I use the whole bag of granola to make the 9x13 pan. Be careful not to use too much of the quick oats or the bars will be very dry."

Yummy

sort of... for healthy. I made these muffins using a recipe for bread and tweaking it a bit. I bet it would taste good with nuts too, I'm not a huge nut fan though... so I left them out. I am considering doing them with a smidgen of dark chocolate chips too. That would make a yummy desert I think.


High Protein Banana Muffins

Category: snack
Servings: 8

Ingredients

1/2 cup + 1 tbs Whey Protein Powder
1 1/2 Cup 100% Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour
3 Tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 Tsp. Baking Soda
1 Tsp. Cinnamon
3 Medium Banana (starting to turn brown), mashed
3 Egg White or 2 egg substitutes
3/4 Cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
3 tbs olive oil

Instructions

In Medium Bowl Combine:
1/2 cup + 1 tbs Whey Protein Isolate
1 1/2 Cup 100% Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour
3 Tsp Baking Powder
1/4 Tsp Baking Soda
1 Tsp Cinnamon

In Small Bowl Combine:
3 Medium Banana (Starting to turn brown), mashed
3 Egg White
3/4 Cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
3 tbs olive oil

Add wet ingredients to dry and stir until it's moistened. Divide batter into 2 mini loaf pans and bake in toaster oven at 350 for 20 minutes. Or you can put the batter in 16 sprayed muffin cups and bake at 325 for 20 minutes (2 muffins = meal)
*tip - fill the extra muffin tin spots about halfway full with water

As soon as they are done take them out of the oven and flip them to their sides or they will stick to the muffin tin more... makes it a lot easier to clean.

As soon as these came out of the oven and Isaac saw them he excitedly said, "pan! pan! pan!" it was soooo cute. I let him try one and he loved it. I had to hide them so he wouldn't eat them all.