Protein bars: recipe for homemade protein bar (Energy bars, Nutrition bars)

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter provides healthy fats and protein with fewer calories.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: cocoa nibs

Dark chocolate chips offer antioxidants with less sugar.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Maple syrup offers a unique flavor with similar sweetness.

nuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds are nutrient-dense and often less expensive.

Blend 3 tablespoons of water with the pressed mixture until semi-smooth and set aside.

Crush almonds and walnuts in a resealable bag using a rolling pin until semi-small pieces.

Toast old-fashioned rolled oats in a non-stick pan over medium heat for 5 minutes until crisp, then cool down.

Toast the crushed almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, chopped apricots, and cranberries in the same pan for 7 minutes until golden and nutty, adding sunflower seeds towards the end.

Pour the toasted oats and seed mixture into a large mixing bowl.

Add 1 cup of peanut butter, 2 tablespoons of honey, a little salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the bowl.

Mix everything with your hands until well combined.

Transfer the mixture to a prepared pan lined with parchment paper, shaping it into a block and leveling the top.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours until set.

Cut into pieces as desired.

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