Protein Bars

🍫 No-Bake Protein Bars (Chocolate-Dipped!)

Calories: 240

Protein: 14.2g

Carbs: 12.8g

Fat: 15.6g

🛒 Ingredients

• ▢ ½ cup coconut flour
• ▢ 1½ cups protein powder (whey-based preferred)
• ▢ 2 cups peanut butter (natural)
• ▢ ½ cup sugar-free syrup (like ChocZero or Lakanto)
• ▢ 2 cups stevia-sweetened chocolate chips (Lily's or similar)
• ▢ 2 tsp coconut oil (for melting chocolate)

🧊 Instructions

1. In a large bowl, mix coconut flour and protein powder.
2. Add peanut butter and syrup. Stir until a thick dough forms.
3. Fold in 1 cup chocolate chips. Save the other cup for dipping.
4. Press dough firmly into a parchment-lined 8x8 pan. Chill 1 hour.
5. Slice into 12 bars. Melt remaining 1 cup chips with 2 tsp coconut oil.
6. Dip bars halfway into melted chocolate. Let set in fridge or freezer.

💡 Kev’s Tips

• ✔️ Want to skip the dip? Save ~40 calories per bar.
• ✔️ Crumbly? Add 1–2 tbsp almond milk or more syrup.
• ✔️ Not a PB fan? Swap for almond or sunflower seed butter.

📲 Tag @KevTheDietitian if you make these!