High Protein Granola Bars

These are like candy, but oh so good for you! I’ve been tweaking the recipes for a year, and this batch is by far the best! I’ll add more variations as I make them.

First, about the ingredients. These are not cheap to make, but trust me, it’s worth the cost! Some of the ingredients are not easy to find, but I found them all in one place Lucky Vitamin.

You can also get the cocoa nibs from Lucky Vitamin.

This is for 2 batches. I usually make 2 batches at the same time with variations. These 2 are Almond Joy, and Turtle, although I put coconut in both.

Bottom Layer

2 Cups Chopped Nuts

2 Cups Oatmeal

7oz. Cocoa Butter

6 Tbs. Coconut Butter

6 Tbs. Ground Cocoa Nibs (you could also use cocoa powder)

2 tsp. Vanilla

You don’t need a fancy double boiler! Just use glass, not plastic.

Melt Cocoa Butter, Coconut Butter, in double boiler. Since I was making 2 kinds, I used 2 measuring cups, one for each.

Add cocoa, and vanilla.

Chop the nuts, and put them in parchment lined pans.

Add oatmeal right on top of the nuts, don’t mix.

Pour melted mix over as evenly as possible.

Put that in the freezer while you work on the top half.

Top Layer

3/4 cup brown rice syrup

1 cup nut butter (I used 1/2 cup each of peanut, and almond)

1 cup coconut ( or and dried fruit)

2 Tbs. ground flax seeds

4 cups puffed rice (like rice crispies)

Sweet drop flavor to taste. I used 1/2 tsp or less in each, I think they were perfect, my son said not sweet enough. I used caramel with pecans and peanut butter, and coconut with almonds, and almond butter.

Melt nut butter, and brown rice syrup in double boiler. after you take it off the heat, add sweet drops.

Put all the rest of the ingredients in bowls, 1 for each batch.