Stumbled across these recipes online… figure it’d be helpful since all the protein/power bars I see locally are usually either waaaay overpriced or pretty much crap… haven’t tried any of these recipes yet, so dunno how they’ll turn out… experiment at your own risk… 
Bigfella’s Protein Bars
Ingredients:
1 cup peanut butter
8tbsp honey
1 1/4 cup whey protein powder
1 cup oats
Method:
Mix together the peanut butter and honey and microwave for 90 seconds. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Smooth into a baking tray and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Cut into 12 bars, wrap and store in the refrigerator.
Information:
Makes 12 bars. Per bar: 163kcal, 10.6g protein, 20g carbs, 6g fat
To lower the carb level of these bars, omit some of the honey.
Protein Flapjacks
Ingredients:
150g peanut butter
2tbsp honey
250g dried mixed fruit finely sliced
175g oats
50g Grape Nuts cereal
2 egg whites, beaten
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Melt the peanut butter in a microwave for 90 seconds or in a saucepan. Pour into a bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Spoon into a greased, lined cake tin and level. Cook for 30 minutes. When cooled, cute into 16 squares.
Information:
Makes 12 squares. Per square: 107kcal, 3g protein, 20g carbs, 2.5g fat.
Choc-Banana Protein Bars
Ingredients:
200g oats
30g chocolate protein powder
2tbs peanut butter
3 egg whites
1tbsp honey
100ml skim milk
1 tsp cinnamon
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Mix together the oats, protein powder and cinnamon. Add peanut butter and mix well. Add egg whites, mashed bannana and honey and combine well gradually adding milk. Spoon into a greased, lined cake tin and level. Cook for 15 minutes. When cooled, cut into 8 bars.
Information:
Makes 8 bars. Per bar: 147kcal, 9.5g protein, 21.3 carbs, 3.4g fat.
Banana Oaties
Ingredients:
6 egg whites
200g oats
60g vanilla or banana protein powder
150ml skim milk
2 bananas, mashed
2tbsp of sweetener
Method:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Mix together all ingredients and blend until smooth. Spoon into a greased, lined cake tin and level. Cook for 15 minutes or until browned. When cooled, cut into 8 bars.
Information:
Makes 8 bars. Per bar: 148kcal, 13.3g protein, 22.3g carbs, 1.5g fat.
Date and Apricot Muesli Squares
Ingredients:
125g low fat cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar or sweetener
2tsp grated lemon rind
1/2 cup wholemeal plain flour
1/4 cup light evaporated milk
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup untoasted muesli
1/4 cup rolled oats
Method:
Beat the cream cheese, sugar and lemon rind until well combined. Fold through flour and milk alternately. Fold through remaining ingredients and spoon into a grease-proof paper lined slab tin. Press down and bake at 180 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Allow to cool before cutting into squares.
Information:
Makes 16. Per square: 103kcal, 2g protein, 20g carbs, 2g fat.
Coconut Macaroons
Ingredients:
50g almond meal
50g unsweetened coconut
1tsp vanilla essence
2 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar (or sweetener)
Method:
Preheat oven to 150 degrees. Mix almond meal, coconut and vanilla essence in a large bowl. Seperately, beat egg whites until stiff, then fold into dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Place teaspoonfuls of mixture onto a greased tray. Bake for 25 minutes until lightly browned.
Information:
Makes approx. 15. Per macaroon: 44kcal, 1.2g protein, 1.5g carbs, 3.7g fat, 1g fibre.
Fibre Slice
Ingredients:
80g dried spricots
80g raisins
50g desiccated coconut
150g rolled oats
100g flour
4dsp sugar or sweetener
4tbsp peanut butter
4tbsp sugar-free jam
150ml olive oil
80g protein powder
250ml yoghurt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
50g sliced almonds
Method:
Mix together all dry ingredients. In another bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Gradually add dry ingredients and mix well. Place mixture in a slice tin and bake at 200 degrees for approx 25 minutes. Divide into 10 servings.
Information:
makes 10. Per serving: 355 kcal, 20g protein, 22g carbs, 20.5g fat, 5.8g figre.
Oatie Protein Bars
Ingrediants:
3 cups oats
120g protein powder
4tbsp peanut butter
1 cup skim milk
2 egg whites
1 cup applesauce
2tsp bakind powder
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Mix together all ingredients and blend well. Spoon into a greased and lined tin and cook for about 15 minutes. Makes 8 bars.
Information:
Makes 8 bars. Per bar: 237kcal, 21.4g protein, 27.6g carbs, 6g fat.
