.Dream big, if you have ever wanted a coffee flavoured protein bar then look no further than this recipe!

This protein bar can serve as a, high-protein meal and a wake-up snack, when good espresso is not at hand (library, airplane, etc). The dream bar would have a lot of whey protein, a handful of roughly chopped nuts for the crunchiness (walnuts/almonds/hazelnuts), orange zest and some good source of fiber (coconut flour/oatmeal bran).”

Ingredients:

1 cup (gluten-free or regular) oats
1/2 cup vanilla or coffee flavored whey protein powder
1/4 cup vanilla pea protein,
1/4 cup chopped nuts
1/2 tablespoon coffee extract or essence (optional but lovely)
1/2 tablespoon toffee flavdrops
1/2 cup freshly-brewed coffee

Directions:

1. Make your coffee and add 1/2 cup of it to the rest of the ingredients.

2. Mix it all with a spoon until you get a thick and sticky dough.

3. Press this dough onto a baking tray lined with baking paper or onto a silicone tray.

4. Put it in the freezer for 30 minutes, slice, and munch! Or wrap in some baking paper or tinfoil to carry with you and eat later.

Variations:

If you want add some chocolate to the bars to turn them into ‘mocha’ bars, melt 1/4 bar of dark chocolate and mix that in with the ingredients.

If you want to COAT the bars in chocolate, go for it.

If you want to add a tbsp or two of peanut butter or almond butter you can, just add a tiny bit of coconut flour to the mix so you’re bars don’t end up too sticky.

Macros per bar (out of 8):

142kcals
13g protein
15g carbs (out of which 2g is fiber so net carbs = 13)
4g fat