I spent years searching for a protein bar that didn’t have fillers and too much added sugar. I ended up having to make my own and wanted to properly document this. Since it certainly doesn’t fit on my allergy-free food blog, I’ll add it here.

Ingredients:

  • 1 jar almond butter (no palm oil added)
  • 125 grams (half bag) of Pascha chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil (unrefined)
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup hemp hearts
  • 1 cup max protein hemp powder
  • Course salt for top

Melt the liquid ingredients low and slow, and then add hemp hearts and protein. Pour the mixture into a parchment-lined glass baking dish (8x12) and top with salt, refrigerate until hardened (a couple of hours), and then cut into bars.

Makes 12 bars with 16 grams of protein each.