Home made protein bars??

[DanielBishop]

Has anyone ever made their own protein bars? Surely there must be a way to do it using regular protein powder, and some other ingredients thrown in to make it all stick together and take the form of an edible bar.

I think it's a good idea to have regular high protein snacks throughout the day, but it's not always convenient for me to mix up a shake. And there's no way in hell I'm paying $5/bar for real ones.

Anyone?

 

[DanielBishop]

Just thought of something else.

If no one has any ideas of how to make "bars" per se, how about brownie type things? Same deal, really.... just something solid (ie. not liquid) which I can wrap in cling-wrap and take with me to work and eat when I need to without any preparation.

Preferably low carb and fat if possible. I'm open to any ideas. Thanks.

 

[juicetothegills]

I've never tryed this but maybe you should try making a protein shake and sticking it in a ice cube tray or something simular to it and freeze it let me know how it works

 

[DanielBishop]

Frozen.... never thought of that.

I work in an ice-cream depot and I'm in and out of the freezer all day.... so that actually wouldn't be such a bad idea for me. Thanks for the suggestion!!

Anyone else? Surely SOMEONE has made high-protein brownies/muffins etc before....

 

[REDMACHINE]

Here is some I got off the internet...I leave out the raisins and PB-also raise the protien to 2cups.....Probably tastes better the other way, but they are'nt bad....but its cheap and easy to carry around when I cant get any decent food....sometimes Ill add a scoop or 2 or carbo hit for a pre-work out bar...Have'nt tried the stawberry yet..

Homemade Meal Replacement Bar
Makes 8 bars

1 c. raw oatmeal
1 ½ c. chocolate protein powder; [96g. of protein total][vanilla powder can be used instead]
¼ c. reduced fat creamy peanut butter
½ c. nonfat dry milk powder [dry form do not add any additional water to this]
2 egg whites, beaten
½ c. raisins
¼ - 1/3 c. water
Mix all ingredients [except water] together in a bowl. Gradually add water to mixture [mixture is very gooey]. Spray a 9x9” square pan with cooking spray. Pour batter in pan and spread as best as you can [I use wax paper to press it down so it is evenly distributed]. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for about 15 minutes .Let cool slightly; cut into 8 bars.
Nutritional stats per bar;
Calories:249
Proteins:24g.
Carbs:24g.
Fats:6g.


~~Strawberry & Banana Meal Replacent Bars~~
Makes 6 bars

1 c. raw oatmeal
5 scoops of Strawberry protein powder [90g. of protein]
1/4 c. fat free cream cheese
1/2 c. non fat dry powder milk
2 egg whites
1/4 c. water
1 1/2 bananas, mashed
2 tsp. Canola oil [this is the secret ingredient to keeping these bars moist instead of the traditional dry bar]
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9 x 9" square pan with cooking spray and set aside.
In a med. bowl combine oatmeal, protein powder, and dry milk. Set aside. In another bowl beat together with an electric hand mixer; cream cheese, egg whites, bananas, water and oil. Add the oat mixture and continue to beat until the two are combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Makes 6 bars. Nutritional stats per bar are;
Calories:203
Proteins:22g.
Carbs:22g.
Fats:3g.

 

[CAROLINACHICK]

Homemade Protein bars.....
Ingredients:
1/2 cup (8 tbsp) Fat-free cream cheese
6 tbsp Reduced-Fat Natural Peanut Butter
4 scoops Chocolate Whey Protein (i used isopure)
about 1/8 cup Eggbeaters Egg Substitute
1 packet Nestle Carnation Fat-free hot cocoa mix
1/2 cup raw oatmeal (regular, slow cooking)
Splenda artificial sweetener (amt. depends on how sweet you want them)

-Heat cream cheese and PB in the microwave until soft. Mix well
-Add splenda until it's sweet
-Add a little of the Eggbeaters
-Add Protein and mix well. It will be hard to mix at first but will eventually mix in.
-Add Nestle Hot-cocoa mix and mix well. If it needs to be wetter, add more of the Eggbeaters
-When you get a nice, play-doh conssistancy, add oats and mix.
-Lightly spray wax paper with cooking spray.
-Place dough on wax paper and press out to desired thickness
-Chill in refrigerator for a while
-Cut into bars

**Nutritional info (for the whole recipe. divide as you like):
Calories- 1288
Fat- 36 g (8 g saturated)
Carbs- 74 g (16 g fiber)
Protein - 160 g

The ratio comes out to be:
Protein- 50%
Carbs- 25%
Fat- 25%

Enjoy!!!

 

[DanielBishop]

EXCELLENT!!! Thank you very much.

 

[Forge]

Here is a recipe I got off of another board:

16 ounces Natural peanut butter
8 tablespoons honey
six scoops of Optimum Chocolate whey protein powder
1 cup of uncooked oatmeal

Mix the pb and honey in a bowl, microwave on full for 80 secs. Add the rest and mix together. Can add raisins/nuts etc to taste. Smooth into 13x9 tray and leave for 20 mins. Cut into 10 to 12 equal bars and wrap and store in fridge.

This is a great tasting recipe that I modified from one I found on 'bolex

Now here is the breakdown on a batch of the goodies:

Protein: 254 grams
Carbohydrates: 282 grams
Fats: 236 grams

This batch gives you a whopping 4268 calories. Thats right, over 4000 Calories and 250+ grams of protein.



Honestly it comes out too dry and crumbly for me, I'm gonna experiment with adding more honey or PB, it should go into the tray as a cookie dough type consistancy, mine doesn't.

 

[PinkPanther]

Forge,

I tried a recipe pretty much identical to that one, and mine came out really dry to. If you figure out a way to make them better, let me know. I would really appreciate it!!

Thanks,
PinkPanther

 

[JKurz1]

I nix the oats because I usally chomp on a few late night, but I add tofu, cream cheese, skim, egg beaters, splenda, davichi syrup and protein.......come out super moist...........