Repost Homemade Protein Bar Recipe

Here is the protein bar recipe under it's own thread in case anybody was interested. It sure came out much cheaper and is very filling, less calories too. Here is the recipe cut and pasted. They didn't list the baking time but doing mine in a glass 9 x 13 di**** took about 25 minutes to get it nice and dry looking with a light brown around the edges. The changes I made to the recipe: used my combination white grape juice/cranberry juice instead of the orange juice (didn't have any oj) and used Steel's Country Syrup (a maple-syrup type product from Bariatriceating.com), 1/4 cup flaxseed and 1 tsp. vanilla. Turned out pretty good, very dry but that is how I wanted them so they'd be portable and not mushy. I think it would be really good to add some extra cocoa powder or chopped craisins, raisins, nuts or mini sugar-free chocolate chips. You could do as Melissa suggested to Terri on the rny board and use a sugar-free coffee syrup to substitute for the maple syrup too. This was really cheap to make and VERY filling. I could only eat half of one at one time and ate the other half later. "How To Make Your Own Protein Nutrition Bars From Adapted from Stella's Kitchen Looking for a good protein bar recipe? This makes a meal replacement bar at a mere fraction of the cost of packaged protein bars and none of their glycerin, preservatives, or sugar, these low-fat bars are rich in fiber and taste great with a light spread of natural peanut butter across the top. Served with a protein drink, they make a well-balanced meal. Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 20 Minutes What You Need: 3 1/2 cups quick oats 1 1/2 cups powdered non-fat milk 4 scoops low carb chocolate or vanilla protein powder 1 cup sugar-free maple syrup (Cozy Cottage, Cary's or Howard's) 2 egg whites, beaten 1/4 cup orange juice 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 c. natural applesauce Here's How: Preheat over to 325 and spray a baking sheet or 9x12 baking dish with non-stick spray. The 9x12 baking dish will yeild thicker bars. Mix oats, powdered milk, and protein powder in bowl and blend well. In separate bowl, combine egg whites, orange juice, applesauce, and the sugar-free syrup and blend well. Stir liquid mixture into dry ingredients until blended. The consistency will be thick and similar to cookie dough. Spread batter onto pan and bake until edges are crisp and browned. Cut into 10 bars and store in airtight container or freeze. Nutritional Information Per Bar: Calories-157,Carbs-23g,Protein-15g,Fat-.5g,Fiber-4g Tips: If you find you want a moister bar, use 1/2 cup of natural applesauce."

Molly, I just wanted to thank you for posting this but it looks that we are all lazy cooks. This recepie is just to complicated for me and I think that for the rest of the dec babies too since noone has responded to you post. I would love to live near you so I could come often to your house, it must smell like heaven, just like my sister's house. Too bad she does not live close by anymore. Take care, Beatriz

Beatriz, you are so cute! I don't think we are lazy here, a lot of time I never reply to a recipe posting either but sure do print out a lot of them! There isn't anything complicated about this recipe...it just has different ingredients than most of us are used to baking with. It goes together just like a cookie dough and spreads in a 9 x 13 pan. Very easy! To be honest...I do love to bake! That is one of the many things that helped me get fat. Lucky for me I can bake for people at work now and spread the calories out away from home. hahaha I wish we lived closer together too, you could get me out walking more often! Molly