These healthy snickers proteins bars are a homemade copycat of the original bar which taste just like it. Made with 100% real food, guilt-free ingredients, this delicious no-bake protein snack is gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free, egg-free, flourless and kid-friendly!
This bar is a real dream come true. At first bite, you would never ever guess that this bar is 100% made with healthy ingredients. This bar is so good you'll never want to make any other protein bar recipe again. I'm serious.
A thick and fudgy nougat topped with a decadent salty caramel layer and lots, lots, and LOTS of peanuts... All of this coated in a healthy antioxidant-filled dark chocolate.
I am drooling.
Plus this recipe is lots of fun to make! And much easier than what you'd think. But bring some of those at work and I swear people will never look at you the same anymore.
True story.
This is food of the gods my friends. Literally.
Healthy Snickers Protein Bars
I train a lot, and I'm a heavy guy. I need a LOT of protein and calories every day to keep up with my training and gain muscle. Protein bars and other on-the-go snacks like these are a lifesaver. If you're like me, then you know how hard store-bought protein bars are on your wallet.
Especially the tastiest ones. But you know what? These homemade snickers protein bars are so good, I am probably never going to buy protein bars ever again.
These bars are essentially made with almond flour and peanut butter, both are high-protein and you probably wouldn't need to add protein powder if you prefer not to. Though it will not change the recipe, I suggest you add some vanilla protein powder as the bars will taste better and will obviously contain more protein. Which is the goal of making protein bars, right?
If you still decide to skip the protein powder, simply replace it with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
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Recipe
Healthy Snickers Protein Bars (Homemade)
Ingredients
Nougat Base
- 1 ½ cup almond flour
- ⅓ cup coconut flour
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup whey vanilla protein powder*
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
Caramel Layer
- 1 cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup pitted dates
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 4 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Topping
- ½ cup roasted peanuts
Coating
- 1 ½ to 2 cups Dark Chocolate melted.**
Instructions
- Line a 9"X9" baking pan with parchment paper (Use a smaller pan for bigger bars)
- In a large mixing bowl, mix all of the ingredients from the "Nougat Base" section thoroughly with your hands.
- Press the nougat evenly into your lined baking pan.
- Transfer to freezer for at least 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, put all of the ingredients from the "Caramel Layer" section in a food processor and process until smooth (about 1 minute).
- Spread the caramel evenly on top of the nougat layer.
- Spread ½ cup peanuts evenly on top of the caramel layer and press them gently.
- Transfer to freezer for at least 30 minutes.
- Slowly melt dark chocolate.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper
- Remove the baking pan from freezer and cut the slab into bars. (You should remove the slab from the baking pan before cutting, pulling the parchment paper on the sides makes it easy)
- Pour melted chocolate into a large bowl and dip the bars one by one leaving a fork or small spatula underneath and using a spoon to scoop chocolate on top of them until all the surface of the bar is coated with chocolate. Use the fork or spatula to remove the bars from the melted chocolate and place them on the lined baking sheet. Repeat this process until every bar is coated. The amount of chocolate needed may vary.
- Transfer to freezer for at least 30 minutes.
Notes
** The type of chocolate used should be compliant with your personal diet.
