Peanut Butter Chia Power Bar
By By: Mark Nanna, Executive Chef, The Lawrence
Fuel your workouts with homemade Peanut Butter Power Bars – a nutritious and energy-boosting snack.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup dry-roasted peanuts
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- 1½ cups rolled oats
- 1½ cups crisp rice cereal
- ½ cup dates
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
Nutrients Per Serving
| Calories: | 185 |
|---|---|
| Fat: | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat: | 1 g |
| Cholesterol: | 0 mg |
| Protein: | 5 g |
| Fiber: | 5 g |
| Sodium: | 28 mg |
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. On a foil-lined cookie sheet, toast chia seeds, peanuts, and rolled oats for about 12 minutes. After toasting, add chia seed mixture to cereal in a large mixing bowl.
- Hand-chop or pulse dates in a food processor and add to rice cereal/chia seed mixture.
- In a small pot, combine molasses, peanut butter, vanilla extract, cinnamon and nutmeg. Heat pot on low heat and stir until smooth (about 5 minutes). Combine the wet and dry ingredients with rubber spatula and press into a foil-lined, 8×8 baking pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes. If using chocolate chips, bake for 5 minutes. Remove pan, sprinkle chips evenly across top and bake for additional 5 minutes. Smooth chocolate on top and refrigerate or let set to cool.
- Cut into 9 even power bars, serve. Makes: 9 servings.
Nutrients Per Serving
| Calories: | 185 |
|---|---|
| Fat: | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat: | 1 g |
| Cholesterol: | 0 mg |
| Protein: | 5 g |
| Fiber: | 5 g |
| Sodium: | 28 mg |
