No Bake Peanut Butter Protein Bars

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you already know that Will & I have joined a gym here in Hawaii. (Finally) We are absolutely loving it, and the child care is fantastic, too! I have been meeting with a trainer to figure out what to fix about my diet and learning the proper ways to do exercises. So far, I need to cut out greasy food, and add lots of water, and protein. So I figured I needed to look into something healthier to post on here.

I searched online for protein bar recipes, and some sounded good, but had crazy ingredients. I wanted something SIMPLE. I found one recipe that had ingredients I already had, but some of the measurements seemed way wayyyyy off. So I changed them, and I must say, these are pretty freakin' good!

I've never had a store bought protein bar, but these are so tasty, they were an awesome sweet treat after the gym today! I'll definitely be trying different variations of this recipe and share the good ones with y'all! I hope you enjoy!

----No Bake Peanut Butter Protein Bars----

makes 8 bars
each bar contains: 158 cal., 15g carbs, 6g fat, 12g protein, 113g sodium, 8g sugar

1/2 cup peanut butter (I used creamy)
3 scoops protein powder (I used cookies n cream whey protein, it tastes like vanilla)
2 tbsp honey (to sweeten, can omit, or add more/less)
3/4 cup oats (I used quaker quick 1-minute oats)
2-4 tbsp water
OPTIONAL: 1/4 cup chocolate chips

Simply mix all the ingredients together, adding water as needed.

You will want the mixture to be very thick, but no longer powdery.

Line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper (for easier removal/cutting).

Press the mixture into the baking dish in an even layer.

I added mini chocolate chips to the top of my protein bars, and pressed them in with my hands. You can also melt them in the microwave and spread the melted chocolate over the top of the bars.

Refridgerate 30 minutes before you take them out, with the parchment paper, and cut them into 8 even bars.

ENJOY! These are so good. We really love them, we hope you do too!