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Cranberry Vanilla Protein Bars

Ingredients

  • 80 g dates
  • 4 oz. unsweetened applesauce
  • 3.5 oz. plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 30 g almond meal
  • 60 g vanilla protein powder I used Plant Fusion Vanilla Bean
  • 34 g quinoa flakes
  • 66 g crisp rice cereal
  • 34 g freeze dried cranberries
  • 2 Tbsp. 30 g mini white chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
  2. Line an 8” x 8” x 2” baking pan with parchment paper.
  3. In a food processor combine the dates, apple sauce, yogurt, egg whites, and vanilla.
  4. Process until mixture is well combined and the dates are finely chopped and well dispersed.
  5. In a large mixing bowl combine the almond meal, protein powder, and quinoa flakes.
  6. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well.
  7. Stir in the rice cereal, cranberries, and chocolate chips.
  8. Pour mixture into your parchment lined pan and spread out evenly.
  9. Bake bars for 14 to 15 minutes, remove from oven, and let cool completely.
  10. Lift bars from the pan by grasping the edges of the parchment paper.
  11. Cut into 8 bars and EAT!!!!
  12. Approximate Nutrition Facts (per bar): calories 193, protein 10g, carbs 28g, sugar 15g, fat 4g, fiber 3g, sodium 169 mg.