Peanut butter banana Protein Bars

Hey everyone! Happy Labor Day to you guys.
I know it's really late to post, but I'm still posting. How was your guy's labor day weekend? Did you go to any BBQ's or parties? I know..tons of delicious calorie loaded food. My dad barbequed some stuff and it was delicious. Chicken, turkey dogs, veggie burgers, steak and corn. I only ate the chicken, a little bit of turkey dogs and a veggie burger. I know. A lot of protein! What did you guys have?
Anyway, let's get back to business. I made some peanut butter banana protein bars. I've been wanting to make these for a while, but I needed really ripe bananas ( I love really ripe bananas!). Finally today, we had tons of ripe bananas (due to the hot weather!). We needed to eat them before they got bad and I'm the only one that likes bananas that ripe, so it was perfect timing. I do have to say, these taste pretty good. They were chewy too, but next time, I'm going to add chocolate chips. They're way cheaper than buying them from the store and they're quite easy to make. It's optional to bake these. It's safe to eat it raw! So, here's the recipe. It can be made vegan.

Ingredients:

• 1 ripe banana
• 1/4 cup all natural peanut butter
• 1/4 cup water
• 4 scoops vanilla protein powder
• 1 cup whole wheat flour (or oat flour)
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:

1. In a bowl, sift together the protein powder, flour and cinnamon. If you want to bake it, add 1 tsp baking powder. 
2. In another bowl, mash the banana with the peanut butter. Then, mix it in with the dry ingredients. 
3. Add in the water and chocolate chips. Mix and knead the dough until it comes together. If it's a little dry, add a little bit of water.
4. Place the dough in a pan and freeze or refrigerate for a few hours so that it'll be easier to cut. 
5. Cut it into 15 bars. This will be 100 calories. If you like bigger bars, 8 to 10 bars. They will be about 200 calories. 
6. If you're going to bake it, bake it at 350 F for 10 minutes. Enjoy. 

How was your guy's Labor Day weekend?
What's your favorite BBQ food?
Do you like homemade bars better or store bought ones?

 I tend to like CLIF Bars and LUNA bars. I also like some Kashi Bars as well.

Luna Bars

Hey everyone! I've been eating a lot of Luna Bars lately. They're quite delicious and are healthier than other kinds of bars. This one is the Chocolate Peppermint one. Look at my other posts for the other ones I have tried. I'm going to post a recipe from another blogger.
Anyways, this one had enough chocolate flavor, but the peppermint was a bit overpowering. I still liked it though. The white chocolate macadamia is still my favorite.


Anyways. the Luna Bar recipe is from the blog chocolate covered katie. Here's the link to the recipe. However, I will retype it. Here's the recipe.

• 3 cups rice crispies
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup plus 2 T nut butter
• 1/2 cup sticky sweetener, such as agave or brown rice syrup
• 2-3 T protein powder (you can omit)
• melted chocolate chips or No-Sugar Chocolate Sauce

Mix your pb, sweetener, extract, and salt. Melt (either in the microwave or stove), then pour over the cereal and powder, and stir very well, making sure to coat all the crispies. Smush and smash the crispies. Line a pan with wax paper and spread the mixture evenly into the pan. Place a sheet of wax paper on top of the mixture, then press down as firmly as you can. Really press it down! Spread the chocolate on top, and freeze for at least a half hour before slicing.



Thanks Katie for posting this recipe on your blog!