Cranberry Date Protein Bars
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 45 mins
- Yield: 16
- Category: Snack
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups rolled oats
- 1 cup plant-based protein powder (chocolate or vanilla)
- ¾ cup each: dried cranberries and chopped dates
- ½ cup flaxseed meal
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- 1 TBS cinnamon
Wet Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsweetened soy milk
- ½ cup each: pumpkin puree and unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Generously grease a 9×13 inch baking pan. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 325 F.
- Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Mix the wet ingredients together in a medium bowl until smooth. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry and stir to combine. Pour into the prepared baking pan and spread evenly into the pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. If the bars still seem shiny, turn the oven off and leave the bars in the closed warm oven for another 10 minutes. They should look dull and firm when cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and let cool. Cut into 16 bars, and gently lift them out of the pan using a small spatula.
- Refrigerate for up to 7 days. Freeze for up to 3 months.
Notes
These bars do tend to stick in the pan if the pan is not well coated. I find smearing the pan with butter to be more effective than cooking spray. Parchment paper can be used as well.
Find it online: https://www.alisonsallspice.com/cranberry-date-protein-bars/