Delicious no-bake chocolate mint protein bars with creamy white chocolate, perfect for a gluten-free treat. Quick, easy, and nutritious!
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Making your own Chocolate Mint Protein Bars is a rewarding experience that combines freshness, flavor, and simplicity. These bars are crafted using basic ingredients commonly found in your kitchen, making them an accessible choice for anyone looking to create a nutritious snack at home. The recipe strikes a perfect balance between creamy cashew butter and chocolate protein powder, enhanced by a hint of mint that provides a naturally sweet flavor without relying on artificial sweeteners or fillers.
These homemade protein bars stand out not just for their taste but also for their visual appeal, featuring white chocolate chips and a vibrant green mint layer. They serve as a convenient, high-protein snack that surpasses many store-bought options. Ideal for individuals seeking healthy alternatives, these bars cater to various dietary restrictions and are a fantastic option for meal prepping or as a quick energy boost throughout the day.
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We’re making no Bak chocolate mint protein bars that are gluten-free easy to make and with clean ingredients they’re packed with Protein healthy fats and fiber for a satisfying snack that tastes like dessert hello my name is Nicole Bonia and if you love healthier recipes for our favorite foods then you are in the right place to make these.
Really easy protein bars we’re going to start with a food processor or you could use a blender we’re going to start by adding some oat flour now you could either use store bought or you could use oldfashioned or some quick oats dump them into your food processor or blender blend them up for about 20 to 30 seconds and then you have a really great fine.
Oat flour so we’re going to go ahead and add with thir a cup of oat flour now you’re welcome to jot down these ingredients as we go along or you can click on the link that’s in the video description below and that will take you to the full recipe that has nutrition facts ingredients and substitutions as well as frequently asked questions next.
We’re going to add a half a cup of chocolate protein powder and this is my favorite brand because it’s organic and naturally sweetened and I’ve included a link in the description if you’d like to check it out next we’re going to add A3 a cup of cashew butter but you could use any nut butter that you like I really like the cashew butter because the.
Flavor is really subtle which I think is a great compliment to the mint flavor and for a little more protein and moisture we’re going to add 3 tbsp of Greek yogurt but you can also use cotage cheese or just some milk next we’re going to add 3 tbsp of maple syrup 2 tbsp of ground flax seed a tablespoon of cocoa powder a tablespoon of coconut oil.
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract next we’re going to add half a teaspoon of mint extract and you’ll want to be careful not to add too much because this can make it taste a little bit like toothpaste and a four of teaspoon of salt then we’ll just put on our lid and blend this on high until it’s well combined if it starts to form this nice.
Big ball you’ll know it’s perfect you can also pull out a little piece and make sure it’s not too sticky if it’s too sticky go ahead and add a little bit more almond flour and if it’s too dry then go ahead and add a little bit more Greek yogurt but this is perfect to shape the bars all we need is like a 4×8 or a 4×9 in.
Bread pan but you can also double this recipe very easily and then just use an 8 by 8 in pan and I find it works really well to line the pan first with some parchment paper because then it’s really easy to get the bars in and out of the pan so I’ve just cut the width the same length as my pan now I’ll just press it down inside and fold the edges up and.
Over then we just dump in our dough and then I’ll go ahead and just use my hands to start spreading this out in the pan and now I have it pretty evenly distributed I’m going to go in with a silicone spatula and then just press it down nice and firm and the firmer you press it down the easier these will be to cut and they will hold their shape.
Best and I really like using a silicone spatula because it’s real flexible and doesn’t stick to the dough and it already has that chocolate mint smell now if you could use more healthy inspiration on a regular basis I invite you to join my email list all you have to do is click on the link in the video description below and that is the best.
Way for us to stay connected now the this is optional but I like to sprinkle on a few mini chocolate chips on top of the bars and I really like using this enjoy life brand because they’re gluten-free and dairyfree but you could use any chocolate chips that you like so I’m just going to sprinkle in about 2 tablespoons of these mini chocolate.
Chips and then I’ll go ahead and just press them down into the bars and maybe add a few more if needed and then I’ll go ahead and let this hang out in the freezer while we melt down our white chocolate that will drizzle on top now since we’re making mint protein bars I think it’s really fun to have a green white chocolate drizzle on top of the.
Bars but to color melted white chocolate you have to use an oil-based food coloring or as an organic option we can use some natural powdered food coloring so in a microwave safe Bowl I’ve just added 2 teaspoons of coconut oil and melted it and then to get that green color we’re going to use some spirulina powder and I’ve included a link in the.
Video description if you’d like to check this out so I’m going to add a 4 a teaspoon of Spirulina powder right into the coconut oil now this green powder is going to turn the chocolate to more of like a blue green but to get it in a nice minty green we’re going to go ahead and add a little bit of turmeric powder so by adding an eighth of a teaspoon of.
Turmeric powder is going to give that green more of a minty yellowy green and now I’m just going to stir this together with a spoon next I’m going to add in a/4 a cup of some white chocolate and you can use any white chocolate chips that you like or white chocolate wafers like I’m using and then we’re just going to microwave this in 25 second intervals.
Stirring it in between until it’s smooth and melted so after our first round of 25 seconds we can see the chocolate is just starting to melt so I’m just going to give this a good good stir and then we’ll put it back in the microwave for another 25 seconds so after our second round we can see that our chocolate is even more melted so I’m to give this a.
Really good stir you can see how we’re getting this really beautiful mint green color now there are a lot of really great natural green food coloring liquids but just remember if it’s water-based you cannot add that to white chocolate without having an undesirable result so you’ll need to use an oilbased food coloring or the powders like we are.
Well now that is perfect and ready to drizzle over our bar here’s our bars after hanging out in the freezer for a few minutes and we can just lift them right up and out with our parchment paper and then you can decide how small you want to cut these bars I have found that cutting them into six bars works really.
Well so I’ll go ahead and just cut it in half and then just cut each half into thirds now before we drizzle on the chocolate I want to give a little bit distance between the bars so that chocolate can kind of run down the sides so go ahead and just turn these 90° and then give them about A4 of an inch in between and we can drizzle our chocolate.
Along the tops at the same time but it’s going to drip down the sides so I’ll just put a little bit here in my spoon and just start drizzling back and forth there’s really no right or wrong way to do this oh those look so good that green color is gorgeous and then as an option before the chocolate sets you can go ahead and sprinkle on just a little bit.
Of some coarse sea salt which is a fun balance to the sweet chocolate and then you can put these into your fridge or your freezer until they set I like to keep mine in the freezer to be able to have a nice sweet treat when I have that chocolate craving and it’s time for a sample that is delicious as soon as you bite in you get that soft but firm.
Satisfying texture of the bar and you get a little bit of crunch coming in from the chocolate and then you get that really soft mint flavor that just goes throughout and I love the depth of flavor that comes in from the oat flour as well as the cashew butter and what I love most is that it’s made with clean natural ingredients well thank you so.
Much for hanging out with me today in my kitchen I’ve included a link to the full recipe and it’s in the video description below and that will take you to my website JL tummy. comom and I also invite you to like And subscribe to my channel if you haven’t already and I cannot wait to have you hang out with me again in my kitchen.
