No-Bake Maple Pecan Protein Bars

If you have around 10 minutes to spend in the kitchen, No-Bake Maple Pecan Protein Bars might be an awesome gluten free and fodmap friendly recipe to try. This side dish has 212 calories, 13g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. For $1.05 per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. 604 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up almond milk, oats, peanut butter, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Busy But Healthy. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 99%, which is excellent. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: No Bake Maple Vanilla Fudge Protein Bars & Give Away, Pecan Pie Protein Bars (No-Bake, Gluten-Free, Paleo + Whole30), and Protein-Packed Hemp & Maple Pecan Oatmeal.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1-2 Tbsp unsweetened almond milk (or milk)

3 tsp maple extract *

3 Tbsp sugar-free maple syrup (I used Nature's Hollow Sugar-Free Maple) can use real maple syrup (nutrition will change)

1 cup quick oats

¼ cup + 2 Tbsp natural peanut butter (or almond butter, or nut or seed butter)

3 Tbsp pecans, toasted and chopped (or sub for walnuts or almonds)

1½ cups whey protein, vanilla (I used Whey Gourmet Naturelle Vanilla)

Equipment:

bowl

wooden spoon

frying pan

plastic wrap

Cooking instruction summary:

In a large bowl, mix together the protein powder, oats and pecans.Once dry ingredients are combined, add in the peanut butter, sugar-free maple syrup, maple extract and milkMixture will be a thick dough. If you can't stir with a wooden spoon, use your handsPress dough into an 8x8 pan (un-greased is fine)Cut into 8 bars. Wrap each bar in plastic wrap or bag, and store in the freezer for grab-n-go.

 

Step by step:


1. In a large bowl, mix together the protein powder, oats and pecans.Once dry ingredients are combined, add in the peanut butter, sugar-free maple syrup, maple extract and milk

2. Mixture will be a thick dough. If you can't stir with a wooden spoon, use your hands

3. Press dough into an 8x8 pan (un-greased is fine)

4. Cut into 8 bars. Wrap each bar in plastic wrap or bag, and store in the freezer for grab-n-go.


Nutrition Information:

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213k Calories
20g Protein
8g Total Fat
16g Carbs
11% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
213k
11%

Fat
8g
14%

  Saturated Fat
1g
10%

Carbohydrates
16g
5%

  Sugar
6g
8%

Cholesterol
33mg
11%

Sodium
71mg
3%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
20g
41%

Manganese
0.83mg
41%

Phosphorus
138mg
14%

Iron
2mg
11%

Magnesium
42mg
11%

Calcium
87mg
9%

Fiber
1g
7%

Vitamin B2
0.12mg
7%

Vitamin B3
1mg
6%

Copper
0.12mg
6%

Zinc
0.83mg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.08mg
5%

Vitamin E
0.82mg
5%

Potassium
181mg
5%

Selenium
3µg
5%

Vitamin B6
0.06mg
3%

Folate
10µg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.23mg
2%

Vitamin A
56IU
1%

covered percent of daily need
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