Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bar Recipe (gluten free, dairy free)
I love Perfect Bars. They are my absolute favorite, but the cost keeps going up and it's getting harder to work them into my grocery budget. So I decided to make my own version, and I am OBSESSED! You can make several batches for a lot cheaper than store-bought protein bars. Oh and did I mention they taste like a Reese's peanut butter cup!
1teaspooncoconut oilrefined doesn't taste like coconut
flaky sea salt for topping
Instructions
Line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, add peanut butter, peanut butter powder, maple syrup, and vanilla, and stir to combine.
Press peanut butter mixture into an even layer in bottom of baking dish.
In a separate bowl, melt chocolate chips and coconut oil together at 30 second intervals until melted (takes about 1-1.5 minutes).
Pour melted chocolate over peanut butter mixture and spread into an even layer.
Place baking dish in fridge to harden for at least one hour and then lift the parchment paper and place it on a cutting board to cut into 9 equal sized bars.