Healthy Peanut Butter Bacon Bars
Serves 12
10 mins prep
12 mins cook
15 mins Chill Time:
37 mins total
Healthy Peanut Butter Bacon Bars made with protein powder and peanut butter powder for a sugar-free, low fat dessert! With an oatmeal base, high protein peanut butter, frosting and crunchy bacon, PB bacon dessert bars are gluten free too.
Base:
cupRolled Oats45g
cupVanilla Protein PowderWhey-Casein, 45g
cupUnflavored Protein PowderWhey-Casein, 22g, see post for subs
cupOat Flour22g
tbspPeanut Butter Powder42g
tbspPeanut Butter32g
cupNon-fat Plain Greek Yogurt112g
cupUnsweetened Applesauce120g
cupUnsweetened Almond Milk60ml
Protein Peanut Butter:
cupPeanut Butter Powder24g
cupPeanut Butter (or Vanilla) Protein PowderWhey-Casein, 22g
tbspMaple SyrupSugar-free recommended below, 45ml
tbspPeanut Butter32g
tbspWater15ml
Topping:
cupNon-fat Greek Yogurt150g
cupVanilla Protein PowderWhey-casein, 22g
tbspPeanut Butter8g
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Grease an 8 x 8” pan or line with parchment paper; leave an overhang to lift out later.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Base:
In a bowl, combine rolled oats, vanilla protein powder, unflavored protein powder, oat flour, peanut butter powder and baking powder.
Add in peanut butter, yogurt, applesauce and almond milk (little at a time) and mix.
Mixture should be thick but spreadable.
Transfer to prepared pan and press down.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, then let cool about 10 minutes:
Protein Peanut Butter:
In same bowl, stir together peanut butter powder, protein powder.
Add maple syrup, peanut butter and water (1 tsp at a time) and mix.
Spread on top of base layer and use back of spoon to smoothen.
Frosting + Bacon:
Preheat oven to 425°F
Place bacon on foil-lined baking sheet and bake 12 minutes.
Let cool, then break/crumble.
In a bowl, combine yogurt, protein powder and peanut butter.
Spread over base.
Slice into 12 bars.