High protein granola bars – they can be oil-free, flourless, + no high fructose corn syrup!
These granola bars could be your new favorite recipe.
In less time than it takes to read this post, you can have a batch of your own delicious and homemade protein granola bars fully prepared and ready to eat. Feel free to change up the flavor to match your mood.
Chocolate, vanilla, chai, caramel, cookies’n cream…
YOU get to choose the flavor!
Only a few ingredients are needed, all of which can be found in regular grocery stores – and you can avoid the unhealthy processed filler ingredients and isolated soy protein so often added to packaged protein bars.
These granola bars need no refrigeration and can be packed into a lunchbox for a healthy snack.
Leftovers are best stored in the freezer, where they will keep for months!
3 Minute Protein Granola Bars
Inspired by: Peanut Butter Homemade Protein Bars
“3 Minute” High Protein Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups quick or rolled oats (120g)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter, peanut butter, or allergy friendly sub
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup, honey, or agave
- 2/3 cup protein powder - have fun with different flavors (70g)
- handful mini chocolate chips, optional
Instructions
Stir all ingredients together until well-mixed. Transfer the mixture to an 8×8 pan lined with parchment or wax paper. Place another sheet of parchment or wax over the top and continue to smush down and spread until it fills the bottom of the pan. Refrigerate or freeze until firm, then cut into bars.
Link Of The Day:
Healthy Eatmore Fudge Bars – From Christal @ Nutritionist In The Kitch
These look so tasty! I’m always looking for healthier snacks and these sound super simple which is always a bonus!
This looks TOO easy. but so good.
Pinned!
Hi,
it would be soooo great if you had a print version! 😉
It’s relatively easy to print Katie’s recipes. Highlight just the recipe itself and right-click “Copy.” Then open a new Word document, and right-click “Paste.” You can name and save this recipe in a CCK Recipe folder, and print easily.
I made these protein bars for my dad and I to take on a long run. I used chocolate flavored whey protein powder. They were really easy to make and tasted pretty good! I spread them into a 9×9 pan and they still turned out really thin. Next time I’ll use a smaller pan to make them thicker. I couldn’t cut the bars after they’d been in the freezer, but storing them in the fridge worked great. I’ll definitely be making these again.
Hi Katie! Do you have a version of this recipe with ingredients by weight rather than volume? It’s hard for us folks in the UK to bake using in US volume measurements… or at least it’s hard for me! Thanks 🙂
I’m confused 🙁
The gram measurements are listed right in the recipe.
Sorry!!! For some reason I missed them the first time… Maybe I need to get new glasses…
Thanks for the quick reply, your blog is awesome!
These are delicious, Katie! Thank you for another great recipe!
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hi, this looks delicious, do you have a substitute for the protein powder? I’d like to make this for my kids and I’m not sure that they should have the powder.
thanks
Rosie
You can try oat flour maybe. Or go with one of her many other granola bar recipes on the site. These are my favorites: https://lett-trim.today/2013/10/14/chocolate-chip-cherry-granola-bars/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Katie,
I’m a long time reader and have been wondering about this for quite some time, you list honey as an option for the liquid sweetener in many recipes. You used to state that it was not for strict vegans and in the above recipe you say to use agave if serving to vegans, because honey is not technically vegan. Do you use/consume honey yourself? I know you probably list it as an optional substitution because honey is much more commonly known than agave nectar, but you could probably use that argument with some of the other ingredients used in your recipes as well.
Please know that this question is not meant to be judgmental in any way. It’s just something that I’ve been curious about and questioning about my own diet and finally got the courage to ask. I kept worrying about how I could phrase this so that I wouldn’t offend you or cause any of your loyal readers to jump to your defense. I really do love your blog and don’t want to create any problems! So thank you in advance!
I just wanted to say that my family LOVES this recipe! Thanks for all the wonderfully delicious and healthy recipes!