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Vegan Protein Bars

How to make the best vegan protein bars without sugar! Made with oats, dates, and nut butter, these are the perfect high-protein vegan snack.

Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 237 kcal
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter or almond butter plus 2 tablespoons
  • 10 Medjool dates pitted (about 1 cup)
  • 1 ½ cups old fashioned rolled oats
  • 2 tablespoons chia seeds or flaxseed meal
  • ½ cup vanilla protein powder vegan if desired (I tested the recipe with Bob's Red Mill Nutritional Booster, which is unfortunately no longer available)
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons almond milk
  • ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

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  1. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving overhang on two sides like handles.
  2. To the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, add the peanut butter, dates, and rolled oats. Pulse several times until the mixture breaks down, and the ingredients begin to incorporate with one another.
  3. Scrape down the bowl then add the chia seeds, protein powder, salt, and 2 tablespoons of milk. Pulse until all ingredients are well combined. Depending on your food processor, this may take a few minutes.
  4. Check the consistency of your dough. When you pick up a small handful of it and squeeze, it should hold together and resemble cookie dough. If it is too dry, continue pulsing in milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until you reach the right consistency. Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl. Add the chocolate chips and, with a spatula (or your fingers), stir to combine the chips and moisten any bits of dough that the food processor didn't incorporate evenly.
  5. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and press it into an even, flat layer. Transfer the pan to the freezer for 15 minutes or to the refrigerator for 1 hour, until the bars firm up.
  6. Lift the bars from the pan using the parchment handles and transfer them to a cutting board. Slice into bars of the desired size (I made 12) and enjoy.

Notes

  • TO STORE: Store the bars in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Due to their “no bake” consistency, the bars will become soft at room temperature.
  • TO FREEZE: Place the bars in an airtight, freezer-safe storage container in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1bar Calories 237kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 29g (10%) Protein 11g (22%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 10mg (3%) Potassium 292mg (8%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 14g (28%) Vitamin A 29IU (1%) Calcium 65mg (7%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12bars

Amount Per Serving

Calories 237

% Daily Value*

Serving 1bar
Calories 237kcal 12%
Carbohydrates 29g 10%
Protein 11g 22%
Fat 10g 15%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 10mg 3%
Potassium 292mg 6%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 14g 28%
Vitamin A 29IU 1%
Calcium 65mg 7%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.