Cookie Dough Crunch Bars (no bake, high protein)
Cookie dough crunch bars are no bake, high in protein and a combination healthy candy bar and homemade protein bar. Only 4 ingredients, gluten-free, dairy free, made in minutes.
Servings: 5
Calories: 612kcal
Ingredients
for cookie dough bar
- 1 cup almond flour
- ½ cup peanut butter or cashew/almond butter
- ⅓ cup maple syrup or other liquid sweetener
- ¼ cup chocolate chips, whole
for crunch chocolate coating
- 1 cups chocolate chips, melted
- ¾ cup puffed rice or puffed quinoa
Instructions
- In a bowl, stir together almond flour, peanut butter, and maple syrup until dough forms.1 cup almond flour, ½ cup peanut butter, ⅓ cup maple syrup
- Fold in ½ cup chocolate chips.¼ cup chocolate chips, whole
- Press dough into a parchment-lined loaf pan.
- Freeze 5 minutes or until firm.
- Cut into 5 bars.
- Melt 1 cup chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth.1 cups chocolate chips, melted
- Stir in puffed rice.¾ cup puffed rice or puffed quinoa
- Dip each bar into the chocolate mixture and place on parchment.
- Let set, then refrigerate until serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 612kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 114mg | Potassium: 440mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Calcium: 121mg | Iron: 2mg
