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Hands up: who else has a problem with how bloody expensive it is to care about aesthetics? While a Dairy Milk or a Mars Bar are, what, 70p these days? And then you’d be lucky to buy a single protein bar for less than two quid. It’s madness.
So I propose a solution, ladies and gents: let’s do it Blue Peter style and make our own. No sticky-back plastic or pasted-on grins required (well, the latter is optional).
I took both these recipes from the Optimum Nutrition “Protein Powder Cookbook” – of course, the recommended whey protein to use in these recipes would be Optimum Nutrition’s own brand, but really you can use any you like. Just make sure it has a high yield (a high percentage of protein per serving) – and you’ve already tried and tested it for taste!
- 2 scoops milk chocolate whey
- 3 tbsp. almond butter
- 1/2 cup of oats
- 2 1/2 tbsp. whole milk
- 4 squares of dark chocolate
- Blend all the ingredients together, except the chocolate.
- Divide the mixture into four parts and, using your hands, shape the mixture into bars (or, y'know, love hearts or something).
- Melt the chocolate in a glass bowl on top of a pan of boiling water (a 'bain marie', cookery fans). Then dip the bars in this melted chocolate so they're just coated and looking beautiful.
- Put the bars in the fridge to cool. After about 20 minutes, they should have set ... enjoy!
- 2 scoops of rocky road whey
- 1 cup oats
- 3/4 cup of applesauce
- 1/4 cup of coconut flour
- 1/4 cup of chocolate casein
- 8 squares of dark chocolate
- Blend all the ingredients together, except the chocolate.
- Divide the mixture into four parts and, using your hands, shape the mixture into bars.
- Melt the chocolate in a glass bowl on top of a pan of boiling water. Then dip the bars in the chocolate mixture 'til they're all coated.
- Put the bars in the fridge to cool. Enjoy after about 20 minutes!
- These bars can be kept in the fridge until you're ready to eat them or, on the go, wrap them in some aluminum foil to keep 'em fresh.
