Post-workout snacks [or any snacks] don’t need to be filled with fancy ingredients, speciality powders, or cost a bomb and these bars are a great example of that – made with a blend of seeds, nut butter, banana, and protein-rich quinoa. Delicious!
Protein bars
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Ingredients
- 85g quinoa
- 85g almond butter
- 40g chia seeds
- 130g oats
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 25g pumpkin seeds [plus a handful more for the top]
- 25g cacao nibs [plus a handful more for the top, optional]
Instructions
[1] Begin by cooking the quinoa as per instructions on the hob. Allow to cool completely.
[2] Place the quinoa into a bowl and add with the rest of the ingredients.
[3] Once combined empty into a greased or lined square baking dish and flatten firmly into the corners.
[4] Add some extra cacao nibs and pumpkin seeds and push gently into the top.
[5] Place in the fridge to set and harden for a minimum of 2 hours. You can then slice it into 8 full-sized snack bars or make 16 smaller snack bars.
