Homemade protein bars
Nutrition per serving
No-bake homemade protein bars, much cheaper and healthier than shop-bought ones. Oats, protein powder, peanut butter and honey are pressed into energy bars that are perfect before or after exercise, and easy to take anywhere.
Preparation: 15 min | Cooking: 0 min | Servings: 10 | Difficulty: Very easy
Calculated per serving from Anses Ciqual 2025 values for each ingredient, based on the quantities listed. Household measures (spoonfuls, pieces) use average weights. 171 kcal · 12 g protein · 16 g carbohydrate · 6 g fat
Ingredients
- 150 g rolled oats
- 3 scoops (90 g) of protein powder
- 4 tbsp peanut butter
- 3 tbsp honey
- 100 ml milk
- 30 g dark chocolate
Method
- Mix the oats, protein powder, peanut butter, honey and milk to form a dough.
- Press firmly into a lined rectangular tin.
- Melt the chocolate and spread it over the top.
- Chill for 2 hours, then cut into bars.
Nutritional benefits
With 13 g of protein per bar, these snacks support recovery and top up your protein intake over the day. The oats provide slow-release carbohydrate for energy, and the peanut butter provides healthy fats. Made at home, they avoid the syrups and additives of industrial bars.
Variations and substitutions
- With dried fruit (cranberries, raisins) or seeds.
- Without protein powder: replace with milk powder or more oats.
- With almond butter, and no chocolate to lighten them.
- Softer: add blended dates.
Storage and making ahead
Keep for a week in the fridge and freeze well. Wrap them individually for your gym bag.
💡 Good to know
Press the mixture down very firmly: this is the key to bars that do not crumble. Enough time in the fridge firms them up.
Further reading
Discover more high-protein recipes · muscle-gain recipes.
Foods in this recipe: oats · protein powder · peanut butter · honey · milk.
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