The Internet has done a lot of good for all of us, and has also done a lot of bad. There’s also the occasional great thing on the Internet, and today, we’re going to talk about one of those.
I’m talking about the fantastic “No Bake Peanut Butter Protein Bars” that I found on the Bodybuilding Recipes Facebook page.
Snack Perfection.
Now the recipe calls for the following ingredients, however, longtime readers know that I only advocate using the metric system when measuring out ingredients / foods, and whenever possible, I use the mass measurement.
The Original Recipe
1-3/4 cup creamy natural peanut butter
1 cup organic honey
2 scoops Whey protein
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
50 grams raisins
Now here’s how I made it– It’s worth noting that I’m listing the ingredient list based on my second time making these– The first time around, they were a little sweeter than I’d like, so I reduced the honey slightly and also left out the raisins.
My Version of the Recipe
422g Natural Peanut Butter
305g Honey
41g Oatmeal
70g NutraBio Unflavored Whey Protein Concentrate
So how do you make it? Get a big (and I mean big) microwave safe bowl and put the honey and peanut butter in it. Put the bowl in the microwave for 90 seconds. Fresh from the microwave, quickly put in the remaining ingredients, and mix it up thoroughly. When it is adequately mixed, pour it into a Pyrex, or some other container and allow it to cool in the refrigerator. At this point, I also add a light dusting of sea salt to them. When they’re cooled, enjoy!
Nutrition Facts, Serving Size, etc.
When cooking, I treat my kitchen like my chemistry lab; I carefully measure everything at every step of the way to make sure that I have a precise measure of my yield, which I can then use to accurately calculate the nutrition facts. So, how do these stack up?
Yield: 838g, which leads us to a basic breakdown of 3941.8 Kcal, 218.4g Fat, 360.1g Carbohydrates, and 164.3g Protein.
Of course, I’m not going to eat the entire thing in one go, so let’s split these up into 45g servings. What are the nutrition facts for a 45g piece?
- 211.7 Kcal
- 11.7g Fat
- 19.3g Carbohydrates
- 1.6g Fiber
- 8.8g Protein
The next time around, I may experiment with slightly less honey, and slightly more protein. Either way, these are incredible!
Update 5/25/2014
As I mentioned before, I experimented with the recipe, and I got something that I like a lot more. I reduced the amount of honey, which made them identical in texture and taste to peanut butter fudge– They’re even more incredible! Here’s the new recipe:
- 280g Honey
- 422g Natural Peanut Butter
- 38g Oatmeal
- 70g Nutrabio Whey Protein Concentrate (Unflavored)
They gave a very similar nutrient breakdown:
- 203.4 Kcal
- 12.1g Fat
- 19.5g Carbohydrates
- 2.4g Fiber
- 9.1g Protein
I highly recommend this new recipe, especially if you tried the other and found them too sweet– You can’t go wrong with either, though!