Line a standard bread loaf pan with parchment paper.

In a large mixing bowl stir to combine the rice cereal, the oat flour, and the protein powder.

In a small mixing bowl stir to combine the vanilla, the salt, the nut butter, and the agave.

Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry and stir well to combine (mixture will be very thick and sticky).

Stir the dried strawberries into the mixture.

With a rubber spatula scrape the mixture into the parchment lined bread pan.

Spread out evenly in the pan.

Cut a little piece of parchment to cover the top surface of the bars.

Stack another bread pan on top of that parchment paper.

Press down (hard) on the top pan to compact the mixture.

Place the bars in the frige for at least 1 hour to let the bars set up.

When you are ready remove bars from the fridge, remove the top layer of the parchment paper, pull bars from the pan by grasping the parchment paper.

Cut into 8 bars and EAT!!!

Note: If you don’t have oat flour you can grind oatmeal into flour (using a food processor).

Note:I stored these bars individually in the freezer. They are amazing straight out of the freezer!!!

Note: This recipe was adapted from the Cake Batter Energy Bar recipe at Chocolate Covered Katie.