One can of Chickpeas WILL Change how you Think about Protein Bars

Drain and save the liquid from the can of black beans, rinse them off.

Pulse 1 cup of old-fashioned rolled oats in a food processor until they are in smaller bits, not flour.

Add the drained black beans and 1/2 cup of pitted dates to the oats and mix together.

Add 4 scoops of vanilla protein powder and 1/4 cup of cacao powdered cocoa to the mixture.

Add 1/4 cup of maple syrup and about 1/2 cup of aquafaba, then pulse together until combined.

Line a bread pan with parchment paper and scoop the mixture into the pan.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

For the chickpea peanut butter protein bars, drain the chickpeas and save the aquafaba.

Pulse 1 cup of old-fashioned rolled oats in a food processor until they are in smaller bits, not flour.

Add the entire can of chickpeas to the oats and mix together.

Add 1/4 cup of allulose as a sweetener and mix.

Add 4 scoops of vanilla protein powder and 1/2 cup of peanut butter powder to the mixture.

Add 1/4 cup of peanut butter and about 1/2 cup of aquafaba, then pulse together until combined.

Pack the mixture into a lined bread pan.

Sprinkle both mixtures with a little salt and brown cane sugar before baking.

Bake both mixtures in the oven for about 20 minutes.

Cut the baked bars into portions after they cool.

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