Home made Protein Bars

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1 cup natty pb10 tbsp honey (30 tsp, about double)2 cups oats5 scoops whey protein powder1 cup milkJust mix everything up in a bowl, put it in a brownie or cake pan, and leave it in the fridge. After it has solidified, cut it up into bars.Found this somewhere on the net and have made quite a few times.  Pretty good.

allbees · Answer

1 cup natty pb10 tbsp honey (30 tsp, about double)2 cups oats5 scoops whey protein powder1 cup milkJust mix everything up in a bowl, put it in a brownie or cake pan, and leave it in the fridge. After it has solidified, cut it up into bars.Found this somewhere on the net and have made quite a few times.  Pretty good.

Henry-Lilly · Answer

Sounds good

Rocafella · Answer

about to make these

Rocafella · Answer

in the fridge now, tasted real good when i sampled

Rocafella · Answer

I will probably not buy protein bars again. This recipe is real easy and is

2169 · Answer

I will try this

thirdperson · Answer

How much money is saved from homemade bars?  At ebay, some old bars are sold for roughly 50 cents per 50 grams.

StraightShooter · Answer

I might have to give that a try.

StraightShooter · Answer

&#xD;&#xA;I&#x2019;m more interested in finding a protein bar that actually tastes decent.&#xD;&#xA;The only ones I&#x2019;ve been able to find so far had about as much fat and sugar as a candy bar.

HutchEmAll · Answer

I&#x27;m all about a good granola bar once in a while, but the crap they put in those things is unbelievable.  &#xD;&#xA;This looks like a winner to me.

ogmike · Answer

I think I&#x27;m going to try this.  Got a couple of questions.1.  Does it have to be natural pb or can it be any kind of pb?2.  Will quick oats work or does it have to be the regular stuff?3.  I have never bought whey protein; where is a cheap place to get it?4.  Finally, I&#x27;m assuming you use chocolate whey protein?

Rocafella · Answer

I used reduced fat peanut butter because it&#x27;s just what I happened to have at the time, still came out fairly decent when I put them in the freezer to harden.  Not sure about using quick oats, I used regular oatmeal.I used vanilla whey protein that I got at BJ&#x27;s.  (BJ&#x27;s is similar to Costco if you&#x27;re not familiar with it )

ogmike · Answer

cool thanks, another question i had was, do you guys know what each bar yields as far as protein, fat grams, calories, etc.?

vegasdennis · Answer

awesome thanks

OnlyGod · Answer

Sounds good and filling.

ogmike · Answer

ok, just threw mine in the fridge about an hour ago.  how long before they are ready?

allbees · Answer

I found another recipe that was pretty close to this one, so the breakdown is similar to this:Serving Size 35gCalories 119Protein 8.9gCarbohydrates 9.18g (Sugar 0.75g)Fat 5.25g (Saturates 0.25g)Fibre 1.65gSodium 0.05g

allbees · Answer

I usually make them overnight, but I am guessing 3 to 4 hours.  Put in freezer to solidify faster.

ogmike · Answer

Thanks allbees. I made them overnight last night, and this morning it still wasn't solidified. So I threw them in the freezer, and will try it later today after I work out. Also, how do you store them after cutting them up? Do you leave it in the fridge? Will they melt if you leave it at room temperature?

allbees · Answer

They will not be solid, solid.  I usually like to cut them up and then flip them over in a rectangular container so the bottoms will get a little crust on them.  I store them in the fridge as they have milk in them.

Rocafella · Answer

thanks bees

ogmike · Answer

ok, so i tried to put them in the fridge overnight but it didn't solidify at all, so i put them in the freezer for about 6 hours. took them out and cut them up. tried one after my workout, and it was pretty good. i wrapped the rest of them individually in saran wrap and put in the fridge. a few hours later, i popped open the fridge and noticed they were melting. what am i doing wrong? fyi, i did use skim milk in the mix, so maybe it was too watered down. if i want to continue to use skim milk, i'm thinking i should maybe go with half a cup instead. also, i only used 8 tablespoons of honey, and it was still too sweet. i may bump it down to 5 or so next time. also, for the pb, i used half soy butter and half reduced fat skippy. i don't have any natural pb on hand... is there a chance that this could've screwed up the consistency? i'm thinking it was mainly the skim milk, but is there anything else you guys can think of that i should change to help keep them more solid? thanks again for the great recipe.

ogmike · Answer

alright guys, just made my 3rd batch in the past few weeks and i'm definitely digging the recipe. i have also made modifications to the recipe as well to my liking.

1/2 cup reduced fat pb and 1/2 cup soy butter
2 tablespoon honey
2 cups oats
5 scoops whey protein
3/4 cup skim milk

i'm trying to keep these bars as healthy as possible so i used soy butter. if you've never tried it, it tastes really good. but unless you buy it at trader joes, get ready to spend an arm and a leg buying this stuff. 10 tablespoons was way to much for me, so on the second batch, i lowered it 5. it was still too sweet, so this most recent batch, i only 2. haven't tasted it yet, but im sure with the pb and powder, it will be sweet enough. i also reduced it to 3/4 cups skim milk. the first time i used 1 full cup skim milk, and it was way too runny. after pulling it out of the freezer, it was hard to cut and wrap in cellophane. dropping it down to 3/4 cup seemed to help alot. only problem is... it's much harder to mix now and you have to kind of work at it. and when you spread it into the baking pan, it doesn't just pour in there and level on its own. you kind of have to use your spoon or whatever to flatten it out. anyways, for those who want to try a little bit healthier version, that's how i did it. thanks again allbees for the recipe!

tyson895 · Answer

Just did the modified version, added a 1/4 cup of chocolate mini-chipits. The bars are awesome. Thanks for the recipe Bro.Costs me $4 to make 6 barscalories- 412protein- 31gfat- 12.5 gcarbs- 45g

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