Peanut Butter and Chocolate Vegan Gluten free No Bake Protein Bars

Quick no bake peanut butter and chocolate gluten free vegan protein bars recipe. Flourless, vegan, gluten-free and high in plant-based protein. Also, totally delish!!!  These tasty treats are great for after school snacks and right after a workout or practice.  We are an active family and believe me you don’t want to be around when practice ends and there aren’t any snacks available.  The ideal snack would have a high protein content and enough calories to replenish what they used up on the field. It also needs to be quick and easy.  This snack checks all the boxes.  

My family is obsessed with prepackaged vegan protein bars. We went through a stage where we always had at least one giant Costco sized box of vegan protein bars stashed in the cupboard. Recently I decided to up my mom game and attempt to start making my own. There were a few fails along the way (they certainly did not go to waste!), but once I got the hang of it and played with some different variations, there was no going back. The real hero in this no bake vegan protein bars recipe is the brown rice syrup. It is super sticky, not overly sweet and really helps bind everything together.

If you love this vegan gluten free no bake vegan protein bars recipe,  you should give these No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Bars a try!   If you are into the no bake options, check out our no bake recipes.  We’d love to hear how these went for you.  If you loved these and you are bored, feel free to leave a comment.  Or even better, post a picture to our FB page!  We would love to share your experience with the rest of our followers!  

PB & Chocolate No-Bake Protein Bars - Vegan & Gluten-Free

Quick no-bake peanut butter and chocolate protein bars. Flourless, vegan, gluten-free and high in plant-based protein. Also, totally delish!!!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine BARS, DESSERTS, NO-BAKE

Servings 12 bars

Ingredients

  

• 2 tbsp ground chia
• 2 tbsp ground flax
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups quick oats
• 1/2 cup raw almonds
• 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
• 1/4 cup vanilla protein powder
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp brown rice syrup
• 1 cup smooth peanut butter - not natural peanut butter
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate
• 1 tsp refined coconut oil

Instructions

 

• In a small bowl, mix together chia, flaxseed and water. Mix well and set aside.
• In a food processor, add oats, almonds, coconut, protein powder and sea salt. Pulse until almonds and oats are ground into a chunky, flour-like texture.
• Add chia/flax mix, vanilla, agave and peanut butter to processor. Pulse until all ingredients are well blended together.
• In a lightly greased 13X9 cake pan or baking dish (I used my lasagna dish), add dough and press firmly and evenly into the dish. Chill for 15-20 minutes.
• While dish is chilling, melt chocolate and oil in a double boiler (or microwave) and stir well.
• Drizzle chocolate over chilled bars and allow to set before cutting into desired size/shape.
• Store in an airtight container in the fridge.

Notes

* If your dough seems too dry and crumbly (every peanut butter is different), add 1-3 tsp of water and work into dough. Keep in mind, dough shouldn't be too moist. ** I used Earth Balance Coconut & Peanut Butter for this recipe, but good ole Kraft or Jiffy will work great here. Natural peanut butter will not work for this recipe.  *** Brown rice syrup is most definitely your best option. Other liquid sweeteners will sort of work for this recipe, but lack the super stickiness that makes brown rice syrup so ideal for these no bake vegan protein bars.

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