Monday, November 10, 2014

DIY quest bars

I Found this recipe on www.myveganbelly.com and had to share DIY Quest Bars! Can you believe it? They are so good! Right now Quest Bars are all the rage. Why are they so popular? They are LOADED with protein! I love Quest Bars because they contain the protein that I need after a good workout, and they keep me full. However, what I don't love is the price. One Quest Bar is $2.49! If you're like me, and you eat protein bars as snacks, $2.49 can be a very expensive snack. That's why I decided to make my own Quest Bars. These DIY Quest Bars are affordable and just as delicious. There are different variations to these bars depending on what flavor you want, below are some suggestions! Ingredients ~for the basic dough~ (makes 5 Bars): 4 Scoops All Natural Vanilla Protein Powder (Depending on the brand, different protein powders have different textures. You want your powder to be as fine as possible, otherwise your bars will taste grainy) 1/4 cup Organic Creamy Peanut Butter (If you don't like peanut butter, you can use sun butter, cashew butter, or almond butter, anything will work!) 1/2 cup of honey, agave nectar, or a few tsp of stevia (If you choose to use stevia, you will need more water) 1/4 cup Oat Flour (or fiber powder or ground flax seed) *A few Tbsp of Water (depending on what sweetener you use, you will need more or less water) Variations: Depending on the flavor, you will need to add a few extra ingredients to your dough. ~Cinnamon Roll Quest Bar: add 1/2 Tbsp of cinnamon to your dough ~Chocolate Brownie Quest Bar: add 1-2 Tbsp of cocoa powder to your dough ~Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Quest Bar: add 1/4 cup of chocolate chips to your dough Directions: With your hands, combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Kneed the dough until all of the ingredients are well distributed. Press into a baking pan lined with parchment paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, cut the dough into 5 equal pieces and eat! Store these bars in the refrigerator. Enjoy! Chocolate Brownie "Quest" Bar Cinnamon Roll "Quest" Bar Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough "Quest" Bar YUM Super Delicious! Nutrition Facts (for 1 bar): Calories-170 Carbohydrates- 12 grams Fat- 8 grams Protein- 20 grams Sugars- 3 grams Cholesterol- 0mg Fiber- 2g

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