Granola Bars

Written By Elizabeth Jackson

Healthy homemade protein granola bars that are easy to make by tossing together rolled oats, protein powder, nut butter, a sweetener that suits your fancy, and snapping it all together with a good ol’ bake.

Ingredient list:

  • Base: 2-3 cups rolled oats (I use the 365 rolled oats)

  • Protein Boost: ½ - ¾ cup protein powder (whey or plant-based)

    • I still use Just Protein powder (130 calories | 30g protein | Mung bean protein)

  • Binder/fat: ¾ - 1 cup nut butter (my pref is peanut butter) + optional 2 tbsp coconut oil

  • Binder: 2 eggs

  • Add’l: ¼ tsp salt

  • Sweetener: 1/3 - ½ cup honey, maple syrup or agave (I love the honey option)

  • Add-ins: Nuts, seeds (chia/hemp, dried fruit, and/or chocolate chips

Method to madness:

  1. Prep: Preheat oven to 350F / 175C and line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper.

  2. Mix: Combine 2 ½ cups oats, ½ cup protein powder, ¾ cup nut butter, 1/3 cup honey, 2 eggs, and ¼ tsp salt.

  3. Add-ins: Stir in ½ cup chocolate chips or nuts. I measure this part with my heart and grabbed a power mix from the whole foods grain section and mini chocolate chips.

  4. Bake: Spread into the pan, pressing firm. Bake for 18-22 minutes until golden. I prefer a more flexible less crunchy texture so I go 18.

  5. Cool: Let them cool completely before cutting/dividing into bags.

Elizabeth Jackson