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Homemade Chocolate Protein Bars

Category: Appetizers
Difficulty: Beginner
Source: http://www.projectswole.com/recipes/homemade-chocolate-protein-bars/
Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 square of unsweetened baking chocolate
3 scoops (1 cup) chocolate protein powder of your choice, I prefer Biotest Metabolic Drive Super Protein Shake (aka “M”)
2 tbsp heavy cream
2 tbsp butter
3 packets or 1/8 cup of Splenda
2 tbsp sugar free or low sugar syrup, or maple syrup, or you can even just use water instead
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
1 cup chopped nuts, I prefer either peanuts, pecans, or almonds

Instructions

Melt the baking chocolate and the butter in the microwave for 1 minute, stirring until melted. Add Splenda and heavy cream, stirring until creamy. Next, add protein powder, nuts, and coconut, stirring until everything is coated evenly. Add syrup or water, mixing thoroughly. At this point the mixture may become very stiff. You should knead it like dough until the mixture is uniform throughout. Finally, line a bread loaf pan with plastic wrap and press the mixture into the pan firmly and evenly. Chill until very firm. The recipe can be cut into 6 bars or servings.

Also try adding all natural peanut butter to give it an additional nutty flavor. Keep milk on hand during consumption.

Nutrition Facts

Approximately 170 calories from 5g carbs, 15g protein, and somewhere around 10g of fat per bar.