Snack

Chocolate and Banana Protein Bars is for Snack.

Chocolate and Banana Protein Bars takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Chocolate and Banana Protein Bars takes 30 minutes to cook.

Chocolate and Banana Protein Bars makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Chocolate and Banana Protein Bars are:

1 cup quick oatmeal (not instant)
5 scoops of chocolate protein powder ( 105g of protein)
1/4 cup fat free cottage cheese
1/2 cup non fat dry milk powder
2 egg whites
4 TBSP water
2 TBSP Organic Aguave sweetener
2 bananas, mashed
1 1/2 tsp. flaxseed oil (this is the secret to moist bars instead of the traditional dry bar)
¼ cup raw crushed almonds (sprinkle on top of bars)- prior to cooking

Here is how you make Chocolate and Banana Protein Bars:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9X12 casserole dish with PAM spray and set aside. In a medium bowl combine all dry ingredients and set aside. In a mixing bowl beat egg whites, cottage cheese, bananas, water, aguave sweetener and oil. Add just a tad of vanilla for flavor to the wet ingredients. Add the dry mixture and combine until a lumpy batter forms. Pour into pan and bake for 30 minutes or until edges are browned. Cut into 2X3 inch sqares. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MRSSTANPOE.

The nutritional information for Chocolate and Banana Protein Bars is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 246.2

• Total Fat: 10.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.5 mg
• Sodium: 105.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 20.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
• Protein: 17.5 g