Snickers Protein Bars (Vegan, GF)

Get your sweet fix without all the sugar! These gluten-free, vegan protein bars contain less sugar and more protein than a typical candy bar for a hunger curbing snack with zero guilt.

Vegan Snickers Protein Bars Ingredients: 

For Nougat Layer 

• 1 cup gluten-free flour (or regular flour)
• ⅓ cup unsweetened vanilla vegan protein powder (garden of life brand) 
• 2 tablespoon agave nectar (or sweetener of choice)
• ⅓ cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)
• 2 tablespoon melted coconut oil 

For Filling 

• ¼ cup pitted dates, soaked in ¼ cup hot water for 5 minutes 
• ⅓ cup natural drippy unsweetened peanut butter, at room temperature (can sub for any drippy nut or seed butter)
• 2 tablespoon roasted salted peanuts, coarsely chopped (can swap for any nut) 

For Chocolate Drizzle

• ¼ cup unsweetened vegan dark chocolate chips (or chocolate of choice)  

For Serving 

• 2 cups sliced strawberries

Vegan Snickers Protein Bars

Get your sweet fix without all the sugar! These gluten-free, vegan protein bars contain less sugar and more protein than a typical candy bar for a hunger curbing snack with zero guilt.

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Inactive Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 35 minutes minutes

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: dessert, gluten free, snack, vegan, vegetarian

Servings: 6

Calories: 300kcal

Author: Nick Quintero

Ingredients

For Nougat Layer

• 1 cup gluten-free flour or flour of choice
• ⅓ cup unsweetened vanilla vegan protein powder garden of life brand (or any vegan brand)
• 2 tablespoon agave nectar can sub with any liquid sweetener
• ⅓ cup unsweetened almond milk can sub with any kind of milk
• 2 tablespoon melted coconut oil

For Filling

• ¼ cup pitted dates soaked in ¼ cup hot water for 5 minutes
• ⅓ cup natural drippy unsweetened peanut butter, at room temperature can use any drippy nut or seed butter
• 2 tablespoon roasted salted peanuts coarsely chopped (can use any nut)

For Chocolate Drizzle

• ¼ cup unsweetened vegan dark chocolate chips use any kind of chocolate

For Serving

• 2 cups sliced strawberries swap for any fruit

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Instructions

• Line a loaf pan with parchment paper overlapping sides. Combine flour, protein powder, coconut oil, agave nectar and almond milk in a small bowl and mix thoroughly to moisten. Spread mixture in the bottom of the prepared pan and press with damp fingertips to form the pan. Freeze for 30 minutes.
• Combine dates with water from soaking and peanut butter in a food processor and blend until smooth. Spread filling over the nougat layer and sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Freeze an additional 30 minutes.
• Melt chocolate chips over a double boiler. Lift bars from loaf pan and slice into 6 equal pieces. Drizzle chocolate over the top of each bar. Place on a wax paper line tray or plate and freeze for 10 minutes to firm.
• Divide sliced strawberries between 6 (½ cup) compartments of snack containers. Add 1 snickers bar to each remaining compartment.

Notes

Macros for 4 servings:

450 calories // 55g Carbs // 26g Protein // 20g Fat

 

Macros for 6 servings:

300 calories // 37g Carbs // 17g Protein // 13g Fat 

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 13g

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