1 cup of almonds 3/4 of a cup of dried, unsweetened cherries Juice of 1/2 an orange 1/3 c of Prograde Lean Chocolate Meal Replacement 1/4 cup of coconut flakes (unsweetened) Tablespoon of orange zest (you can omit the orange zest if you’d like- it makes it quite orangey)Whisk the ingredients around in the food processor till processed, and all the pieces are uniformly small. Line a bread pan in waxed paper, and press the “batter” in. Once you get the shape, remove from the pan, slice into bars, and ENJOY!! This recipe makes approximately 8 bars. Nutrition Breakdown Per Serving (2 bars) Calories: 224 Protein: 10 gms Carbs: 21 gms Fat: 11 gms
The fat content comes from the almonds which contain healthy fats so don't be afraid of the fat content of these bars. You are consuming healthy fats with these bars. |
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2/3 cup flax meal 2 scoops Prograde Protein Vanilla 4 Tbsp Natural Peanut Butter 1/2 cup Water Stevia, to taste (approx: 2tsp) Blend ingredients together in a bowl until it becomes a blob of dough. It will be somewhat sticky. Place the sticky dough into a small casserole or baking pan and smooth out into a flat level surface. Then put in the refrigerator to cool or you can freeze them if you prefer. Once cooled or frozen you can cut them up into bars. Makes approximately (4) 2in x 4in bars. Nutrition Data per bar: Calories: 205 Protein: 18 gms Carbs: 7 gms Fat: 11 gms If you would like a lower calorie bar and maybe less of a peanut butter taste you can modify the ingredients by using 2.5 scoops of Prograde Protein powder, 2 Tbsp natural peanut butter, 1/3 cup of water and 2tsp of Stevia. This will lower the calories per bar by approximately 35 calories, 3 less grams of fat, 1 less gram of carbs and 1 extra gram of protein. This recipe is also rich not only in natural monounsaturated fats that can help lower total cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol, plus raise HDL (good) cholesterol, but rich in Omega 3 fats because of the flax meal and Omega 3 fats that flax meal provides. You will consume about 2.5 gms of Omega 3 fats per bar. |
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