This new German Chocolate Protein Bar is a slightly healthier, nuttier, and awesomer version of the first but I have saved the original (along with the newer one) in the recipe card below for everyone who has been making and loving these bars over the past 2 years.
German Chocolate Protein Bars
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Author: Sarah McMinn
Makes: 12 bars
Ingredients
- Original Recipe
- 1 cup oats
- ½ cup soy protein powder
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ⅔ cup dates, pitted
- ⅓ cup + 2 tbsp pecans
- ½ cup + 3 tbsp shredded unsweetened coconut
- 6 tbsp brown rice syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ salt
- New & Improved Recipe
- 1 cup oats
- ½ cup vegan protein powder (I used soy)
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup Medjool dates, pitted and soaked for 30 minutes
- ½ cup + ¼ cup chopped pecans, divided
- ½ cup + ¼ cup shredded coconut, divided
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
- water as needed (up to ¼ cup)
- 2 tbsp cacao nibs or chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a food processor grind up the oats until they are a fine flour. Add protein and cocoa powders and blend again until well combined.
- Drain and rinse the dates then add them to the food processor along with ½ cup of pecans, ½ cup of shredded coconut, vanilla, and salt. Blend again, adding a little water at a time, until a dough forms.
- Transfer dough to a bowl, stir in the remaining ¼ cup of pecans and coconut along with 2 tbsp cacao nibs or chocolate chips.
- Scrape dough onto a piece of parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Cover with another piece of parchment paper and roll the bars out to about ½ inch, shaping into a square as you roll.
- Place the bars in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours, allowing them to firm up before cutting into 12 equal pieces.
- Store in refrigerator for 5 days or a month in the freezer.
Notes
When making the original recipe, add the brown rice syrup in along with the dates and omit the water.
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Have a great day!
ciao ~ loraine
I’m from Australia, and I can’t buy oats here that do not contain gluten due to the manufacturing process. What would you recommend as a replacement? I’d love to try making these for my boyfriend but he is very sensitive to gluten. Also, could you replace soy protein with pea protein?
In terms of pea protein, I’ve never had it, but it looks like it would be fine as long as it doesn’t have a strong flavor. You could also leave the protein powder out. it wouldn’t affect the texture much, it’s just for the extra protein.
Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful. Good Luck!
For the next batch I didn’t put any agave, but I added carob instead of cocoa powder, and that makes it plenty sweet.
THEN I had some almond pulp (which I used for coconut), some almonds (which I used for pecans), and dried and fresh cherries (dates/syrup), so I substituted those to make cherry almond bars.
I LOVE how simple this recipe is, and that it doesn’t use a ton of ingredients but seems to make a ton of bars. We had a container in the fridge that me and my fiancé nibbled on for a week, for deserts, breakfasts, and snacks.
Thank you!
Do you know how much calories and how much protein one bar contains??
Thanks!
Thanks!
Unfortunately I never got around to coping the recipe into my little book though and now for some reason the recipe card has changed to showing “Raw Pumpkin Hemp Seed Protein Bars”. Any chance to get the chocolate bar one back again? Thanks!
And thanks for letting me know! I am moving all my urls and finding the recipe cards are getting a little bit confused in the move. If that link doesn’t work, let me know and I’ll write it out for you.
can you please provide nutritiion information per serving?
thanks!