All it takes is that one tempting snack to steal your heart. For some, it’s a bag of lightly salted popcorn. For others, it’s bite-sized, chocolate-coated candies. I happen to be head over heels for the simplicity of Vitacost Organic Smooth & Unsalted Peanut Butter. A spoon is all I really need. But when my body craves something more substantial, these protein bars have all that and a bag of (peanut butter) chips!
Peanut Butter-Maple Protein Bars
Makes 16 square bars
Macros per bar: 85 calories | 12.1 g carbs | 3.8 g protein | 3.2 g fat | 1.4 g fiber
Ingredients
1/3 cup Vitacost Organic Smooth & Unsalted Peanut Butter
2 egg whites
3 Tbsp. almond milk (or milk of choice)
¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
¼ cup pure maple syrup
½ cup whole wheat pastry flour
½ cup Vitacost Peanut Butter SLIM™ Powdered Peanut Butter
1 scoop ARO Vanilla Whey Protein Complex Plus
¼ cup Vitacost Xylitol
1 tsp. baking powder
Peanut butter chips (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9” x 9” baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine peanut butter, egg whites, almond milk, yogurt and maple syrup, stirring until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir until well combined.
- Pour batter into prepared baking dish, top with peanut butter chips and bake approximately 14-16 minutes.
- Let cool about 10 minutes, cut into 16 even squares and snack your heart out!
Note: Since these are bars, they will not be very thick. However, you can bake these in an 8” x 8” baking dish to make thicker bars – just increase the cooking time by a few minutes.