Happy Monday you all!
Hubbs is training to summit Mt Rainier this Summer(3 day round trip). He goes for long Hikes every weekend. The past few weeks, he has been bored the protein bars. He picks up varieties from here and there, but a lot of them are similar. Some of them also don’t work out well with the odd additives in them. He isn’t too fond of protein powders and smoothies(which anyway do not survive long hikes). Hence, these bars.
These bars are full of seeds, can be made without nuts, are smaller servings and very liked by hubbs who was tired of eating date and nut based bars. Super easy to put together as well.
Change them up to add some dates for volume and also so the bars can hold more seeds. Make them raw with coconut oil and cocoa or change them up to preference.
We now have to figure out high calorie meals for him. Hikers and travelers, any tips will be appreciated!
Each 2 bite bar has 6 gms of protein. If you make these larger like a 50 gm protein bar then About 12 gms protein per bar.
More snack bars
Nut Butter Chocolate chunk Protein Bars.
Banana Oat Cashew Quick Bread Bar
Add Protein powders to these No Bake Truffles:- Coconut, gingerbread, chocolate, candy cane
for a savory change, Hubbs also takes along these Chana Masala Spiced salted Nuts
and this Savory Sriracha Peanut Millet Granola
Oh and last 2 days to enter recommendations for your favorite food blogs (Me Me ! :)) in the Vegan woman’s 2014 food blog guide! Drop them here .
Super Seed Chocolate Protein Bars
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp solid coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp almond milk or other non dairy milk.
- 1/3 cup (60 g) semi sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) vanilla extract
- a pinch of salt
- 2 Tbsp Pumpkin or sunflower seeds
- 2 Tbsp Chia seeds
- 2 Tbsp flax seeds
- 2 Tbsp Hemp seeds or sunflower or almond meal or other seeds
- 1/4 cup (37.5 g) Sesame seeds or use hemp seeds for more protein
- 4 tbsp or more protein powder of choice optional, add more seeds if omitting protein powder to get thicker bars
- For variations: Use spices like cinnamon ginger, cloves, chili
Instructions
- In a pan, heat the coconut oil, maple and almond milk. Switch off heat once it starts to bubble.
- Add the chocolate and mix. Let sit for 2 minute and then whisk until melted and smooth.
- Add the vanilla and salt and mix in.
- Pulse the pumpkin, chia, flax and hemp in a blender to make a coarse meal.
- Add the seed mixture and sesame seeds to the melted chocolate. Mix to combine.
- Add protein powder if using and mix.
- Spread on parchment using a spatula. Chill until set. slice and keep refrigerated for weeks.
- Or wrap individually and carry.
Notes
Nutrition
Andrea
Curious which protein powder is your “go to”?
Vegan Richa Support
i like garden of life brand
Lea
Hi Richa!
Made these today and they were delicious! Its a bonus that they are far more nutritious than the average chocolate bar. I am going to add some cut up dried cherries to my next batch and reduce the maple syrup a titch… Not necessary though they are perfect as they are……Thanks so much
Vegan Richa Support
nice – like a black forest cake
Melany
Can I make these without oil?
Vegan Richa Support
yes, you can omit it
Alison
Just made these – so good!
Amanda
Are the nutrition facts with or without the protein powder? Thanks!
Shana
I just made this for the second time this week. My first batch was crazy sticky and spread too thin. Still delicious.
This time, I substituted 4 tbsp of basic Chia Seed pudding for the non-dairy milk, chia and half the maple syrup. This batch is a winner!!
*Chia seed pudding is chia, non-dairy milk, vanilla and maple syrup.
Casey
Thanks so much for posting this! I admit I modified this recipe a ton based on what I had on hand, but it was a fantastic jumping off point for me (basically I subbed oats & oat flour for all the seeds). Next time I may try to find some ways to cut back on the fat but I was pretty happy with the overall nutrition profile.
christine crossman
These look awesome; do you make and sell them?
Laura Sailors
These were perfect! I made them tonight and couldn’t be happier with the results. Thanks so much for sharing!
Maureen
Love that these have no dates! I get tired of those too. Can you tell me the purpose of the milk? Could a nut butter be heated with the oil and maple instead? Or would that be too thick then? Thanks again for the great recipes!
Richa
yes you can use nut butter. its to melt the chocolate. mix the oil nut butter and chocolate really well. Add less of the seeds and protein powder and the mixture will already be a bit thicker.
Phil
Very nice, used organic cacao butter and paste instead of chocolate. Coconut nectar, some activated buckwheats. Will drop the coconut oil on the next batch.
Gerri
Awesome! A friend made these and they were amazing! We’ll be making them soon. Yum.
heather
these are delicious! Thanks for sharing a great recipe. =)
Anonymous
Are those sesame seeds roasted? Thanks
Richa
no, raw
Anonymous
Can I use 85% dark chocolate?
Thank you
Richa
sure, if you like the dark bitter taste. you can add a bit of sweetener/sugar to balance it out if needed. i’ve made them with half choc chips and half 70% dark chocolate
julianal
These are so good! Seriously, the best treat I’ve made in a while.
Richa
thanks! so glad you like them!
Emma D'Alessandro
I made these with an unsweetened chocolate bar (what I had in the cupboard) and it turned out great. I used honey instead of maple syrup. Not a vegan. Yum!
Richa
awesome! so glad you liked them!
Tease
Is it possible to use honey instead of maple sirup? Thank you very much for reply. Tereza
Tease
Is it possible to use honey instead of maple sirup? Thank you very much for reply. Tereza
Richa
yes you can use honey or other similar thick sweet syrups.
Anonymous
These chocolate protein bars are awesome, going to share with my friends!!:)
Terra
Love following your Facebook page, and all the recipes you share! With my many diet restrictions, it is wonderful to see delicious new recipe ideas. These bars look fabulous, and a perfect snack with all the protein! Yum, Hugs, Terra
Richa
thanks Terra!
Anonymous
What can be used as a substitute for coconut oil?
Richa
you can omit it.
Anne @aveganadventure
I’m always on the lookout for a healthy snack to have in my bag, especially when travelling. These look like they’d fit the bill perfectly. Thanks!
christine
making these for a get together tonight with friends, none of whom is vegan:) I’ve put your blog forward for the award – good luck – I really hope you’re chosen x
Richa
Awesome! thank you Christine! hope everyone loves these bites:)
Anjali (Vegetarian Gastronomy)
These look absolutely delicious and healthy!! Making these soon thanks!
June
Wow, these look awesome, and so much protein! Homemade protein bars are just so much better, with the added bonus of being customizable (to add extra chocolate of course). 😀
Elizabeth J Eckhardt
These are really good -Thank you for the recipe!
Richa
awesome!
Caitlin
what a great alternative to store bought protein bars. i love that they are chocolatey, too!
Mattie Corya-Swanson
What size are the bars sliced to be 100 calories?
Sudiksha
180 cals for each of 8 bars which is=1440cals for whole mixture…..then if we cut it into 15 bars it will be 96 cals each 😁