Raw Energy Bars

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Raw Energy Bars

Lately the weather has been ridiculously warm, so turning on the oven was completely out of the question. So, I started looking into 'no bake' recipes. And seeing as how spring is here and summer is just around the corner I decided to go with something with a healthy spin. I wanted to use what I had on hand and while I had peanut butter, I left it out of this recipe because I wanted something fruitier, and also because peanut butter has begun to steal the spotlight of this blog. So anyway, I came up with these energy bars that have protein, fiber and are pretty healthy. Yay!

Keep in mind that you can play around with this, since they are "no bake", consistency is the only thing your going for here and there's no fussing with the oven or baking soda, or anything like that. If you like peanut butter, add some! just be sure to add more dry ingredients accordingly.

Ingredients:

2 scoops chocolate protein powder
1.2 cup splenda
1.5 cups lightly crushed fiber one original cereal ( subbing in a flavored kinda like the caramel squares or something might also be good- or whatever cereal you have on hand )
1.5 cups oats
3/4 cup ground flax
2 tbs reduced fat milk
8 Prunes
1 large very ripe banana

potential Add ins: peanuts, raisins, wheat germ, nuts, dried fruit, chocolate chips, cocoa powder

Directions:

1. In a small food processor or blender puree prunes, banana, milk, and then add in protein powder until evenly mixed.
2. Transfer mix to a medium sized bowl and add in the dry ingredients and stir until evenly distributed. Note that the mix will be very thick.
3. Line a 8 x8 pan with wax paper and dump mix into the pan. spread evenly (or if you prefer, roll into small balls)
4. Refrigerate the bars and cut after they have hardened some (about 1 hour). Store in the refrigerator up to a week.

Note that if you add cocoa powder as an add in, you may want to cut down on the amount of other dry ingredients slightly. Also add cocoa at the same time as protein powder to ensure even distribution.

Nutritional info per bar (with out add-ins, using 8 x8 pan and cutting into 16 bars):
95 calories
2 grams fat
18.5 grams carbs
5 grams fiber
5 grams protein
4 grams sugar