Homemade Protein Bars, save money and eat well!
Protein bars can be expensive. You may get a 10 bars for $10 deal every once in a while (on sub-par bars), but what if you could cut your average cost by 55-60% and still get a delicious product? I'm all about that cost-savings life and if you are as well, give these a shot! What ya need: 1 ounce of dark chocolate, 70% dark 1½ cups of Medjool dates ½ cup of peanuts ½ cup of almonds ½ cup of natural peanut butter (The stuff that only has peanuts, no sweeteners or preservatives. Make it your self if you can.) Ok, so: Using a knife, chop the chocolate in to rough chunks. You can make smaller bits, if you like. Throw all of the ingredients except the chocolate in to a food processor and process until you begin to get a paste. You still want to be able to discern small pieces of each ingredient in the paste, so don't puree it. If you have a smaller food processor, do this in batches. When the paste is done, mix in the chocolate chunks. Take this complete mixture and