Peanut Protein Snack Bars

Sometimes, you can’t stomach another post-workout shake. But you need a good dose of protein within an hour or two of lifting to optimize muscle growth.

For those times, this peanut protein snack bar recipe created by Coconut & Bliss and Healthy Luxe, for Pic’s Peanut Butter, is here to help. Dump all the ingredients in a bowl, stir like hell, shape them into bars, and then chow down. Here’s the recipe.

Ingredients

1 cups oats

1 cup cashews, almonds and/or macadamias, roughly chopped

1/2 cup buckinis

1/4 cup mixed seeds

1/4 cup chia seeds

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup raw honey

1/3 cup Pic’s Peanut Butter – smooth or crunchy

3 tbsp coconut oil, melted

Method

Preheat oven to 170 degrees C.
Combine all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Then add honey, peanut butter and coconut oil, mix well.
Spread bar mixture into a greased and lined baking tin, bake for 15 minutes.
Allow to cool.
Cut into small bars and drizzle with dark chocolate and/or peanut butter.
Drizzle with raw chocolate and peanut butter (optional).
Serve and enjoy or store in an airtight container.