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Vegan Snickers Protein Bars

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
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Inactive Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dessert, gluten free, snack, vegan, vegetarian
Servings: 6
Calories: 300kcal
Author: Meal Prep on Fleek

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

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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