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25 Homemade Protein Bar Recipes

Posted:

04/22/16

Updated:

04/04/24

By:

Ashley Walterhouse

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25 Awesome Homemade Protein Bar Recipes to keep the hangry at bay

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Hey friends 🙂 Happy Friday! Drew is going to be here today and we’ll officially start packing up the rest of the house and moving out this weekend. EEK. (If you missed yesterday’s post, you can catch up here.) I am of course hoping for one last hoorah at The Hershey Pantry tonight, because I need their salmon salad in my life one more time. And probably some kind of dessert… they have the BEST dessert.

Anywhooss. While I was organizing the pantry a few weeks ago and taking inventory of the different foods I have left, I realized I have QUITE a bit of different protein powders stock piled, so it gave me the idea to round up some awesome homemade protein bar recipes for you. Homemade snacks are a great way to save those dolla dolla bills ya’ll and you also get to be picky about what ingredients you use 😉

Peanut Butter Protein Oat Bars — Fit Mitten Kitchen

Peanut Butter Protein Oat Bars

Cookie Dough Protein Granola Bars — Running with Spoons

Vegan Almond Joy Protein Bars — The Healthy Maven

Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars — Chocolate Covered Katie

Coconut Cranberry Protein Bars — Lexi’s Clean Kitchen

Chai Spice Protein Breakfast Bars — The Almond Eater

Chai Spice Protein Breakfast Bars

Peanut Butter Protein Bars — Fit Foodie Finds

Fudgy Brownie Batter Protein Bars — Amy’s Healthy Baking

No-Bake Protein Bars — The Lean Green Bean

Vegan Almond Protein Bars — Skinny Fitalicious

No-Bake Gingerbread Protein Bars — Fit Mitten Kitchen

No-Bake Gingerbread Protein Bars [Fit Mitten Kitchen]

Cinnamon Roll Protein Bars — The Healthy Maven

Pumpkin Protein Bars ( V, GF ) — Eating Bird Food

No-bake Red Velvet Protein Bars — The Big Man’s World

Paleo Mango Coconut Almond Protein Bars — Cotter Crunch

Chocolate Chai Protein Bars — Fit Mitten Kitchen

Chocolate Chai Protein Bars [Fit Mitten Kitchen]

Chocolate Protein Oat Bars — Hello to Fit

No-Bake Apple Pie Protein Bars — The Big Man’s World

5-Ingredient No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars — Making Thyme for Health

Soft and Chewy Chocolate Brownie Protein Bars — Running with Spoons

Honey Almond Butter Protein Bars — In It 4 the Long Run

Honey Almond Protein Bars

Chocolate Salted Caramel Pretzel Protein Bars — Ingredients of a Fit Chick

Healthy Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter Fudge Protein Bars — Desserts with Benefits

Quick’n Easy No-Bake Protein Bars — Oh She Glows

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Protein Bars — The Balanced Berry

 

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Ashley Walterhouse is the founder of Fit Mitten Kitchen, based in the Greater Lansing Area of Michigan, AKA “the Mitten.” Ashley grew up as a picky eater but later discovered that eating healthy was actually easy and fun. She started FMK in 2015 as a way to share her newfound love of developing healthier recipes for all to enjoy.
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18 responses

  1. Shannon
    April 30, 2016

    These all look delicious!

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  2. GiselleR @ Diary of an ExSloth
    April 26, 2016

    I haven’t made protein bars in ages but I need to ASAP. Thanks for the craving 😉
    Also, I know it’s Tuesday so this is way late, but good luck with the packing/moving stuff! <3

    Reply
    1. Ashley
      April 27, 2016

      Aw thanks Giselle! There will be another round of packing and moving when we finally are able to get into our new lease. Gah 😉

      Reply
  3. Jess @hellotofit
    April 25, 2016

    HI LOVELY!! Oh how HAPPY I am, that Ray left his laptop with me today (it’s the morning here in China) while he attends some lectures. Now I get to catch up with you!! Thanks so much for featuring your guest post on HTF here 🙂 I love seeing all of these recipes…makes me SUPER excited to go home and snack prep when we get back. Good luck with moving this weekend!! XOXO

    Reply
    1. Ashley
      April 26, 2016

      Seeing all of your comments pop up in a row put a huge smile on my face, FYI. 😀 I hope you are having an amazing time in China! I’m also glad Ray left his laptop because it was fun catching up via comments! 😉

      Reply
  4. Annmarie
    April 25, 2016

    Where to start? These all look amazing!

    Reply
    1. Ashley
      April 25, 2016

      Thanks Annmarie!

      Reply
  5. Arman @ thebigmansworld
    April 24, 2016

    Gah, hope you absorb as much of Pittsburgh before you leave 🙂 Thanks for the inclusion buddy!

    PS- My sister is a goose. We both had white chocolate blueberry scones from Baker’s today and she said ‘I like the one you made from the cat kitchen blog.’ – mitten = cat.

    Reply
    1. Ashley
      April 25, 2016

      Oh my gosh “cat kitchen” just made my day. Lolol <3

      Reply
  6. lindsay Cotter
    April 23, 2016

    so many options! and I want them all. Yours look fab! as always. Sharing! <3

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    1. Ashley
      April 23, 2016

      Thanks so much Lindsay! <3 🙂

      Reply
  7. Amanda @ .running with spoons.
    April 22, 2016

    Good luck with your move!! I hope it goes smoothly and that you have a tonne of delicious snacks fuelling you 😀 Speaking of which, these all look amazing. Thanks so much for including me!

    Reply
  8. Megan @ Skinny Fitalicious
    April 22, 2016

    Oh thank you for including me in this awesome roundup of yours Ashley! Good luck on the move too.

    Reply
  9. Alexa [fooduzzi.com]
    April 22, 2016

    So excited for you! Good luck with the move!! 🙂

    Reply
  10. Doreen
    April 22, 2016

    Thinking of you with the move. Yes I think you should go to Hershey Pantry for sure; what a wonderful place it is. I will always remember our fun day there. Safe travels to you and Drew. Can’t wait to have you and Drew, both back in Michigan. We have lots of room on out end here for storage, until you get settled in ?

    Reply
  11. Christina
    April 22, 2016

    Hope you have a smooth move process!! These all look so awesome, I’ve been meaning to make protein bars at home. Now I have no excuses 🙂

    Reply
  12. Natalie @ A Fit Philosophy
    April 22, 2016

    I want to make every single recipe on this list. Your ginger berry energy balls also look sooooo yummy! Good luck and congrats on the move! Change, although tough at times, is always a good thing 🙂

    Reply
  13. Brie @ Lean, Clean, & Brie
    April 22, 2016

    Good luck with the move!! Everything this going to go GREAT!

    Reply

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I’m Ashley – I started Fit Mitten Kitchen in 2015 to share healthier recipes. Here we balance real food with desserts and healthy snacks making life easy, nutritious and delicious.

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