No-bake chocolate and nut protein bars

No-bake chocolate and nut protein bars with oats, peanut butter, almonds, walnuts and dark chocolate – moist, nutty and quickly made without baking.

At a glance

• Serves 10
• Prep time: 15 min
• No cooking needed
• Total time: 15 min
• Calories: 240 kcal per serving
• Protein: 12 g
• Fat: 14 g
• Carbs: 18 g

Ingredients

• 150g rolled oats
• 100g vanilla protein powder (unsweetened)
• 50g almonds
• 50g walnuts
• 150g peanut butter
• 3 tbsp honey
• 50ml almond milk
• 50g dark chocolate (sweetened with dates)

Method

You’ll need: chopping board · knife · mixing bowl

1. Mix the oats, vanilla protein powder, almonds and walnuts thoroughly in a large bowl.
2. Warm the peanut butter and honey gently until soft and easy to combine. Add to the dry mixture.
3. Stir everything together and gradually work in the almond milk. Keep mixing or kneading until you have a firm, slightly sticky mixture.
4. Line a square tin with baking paper and press the mixture in evenly. Smooth the top with your hands or a spoon.
5. Melt the dark chocolate gently and spread it over the mixture. Then chill until everything is firm.
6. Cut into even bars and serve well chilled.

Good to know

When you want something uncomplicated, these bars are just right. The mixture is stirred together in no time and goes straight into the fridge. After that, a moist, nutty snack is waiting.

Swaps

Peanut butter → almond butter (contains vitamin E, milder flavour); honey → date paste (natural sweetness plus fibre); almonds → hazelnuts (more variety, stronger flavour); almond milk → unsweetened coconut milk drink from a carton (creamier texture, usually a little fuller in flavour)

Allergens

Contains peanuts, tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, almond milk) and gluten (oats), unless the oats are labelled gluten-free; depending on the protein powder also milk, and may contain traces of other nuts. For children, only in suitably sized pieces – and no honey for babies under one year old. In pregnancy fine with fresh, properly stored ingredients.