Ingredients
- 1 cup natural peanut butter stirred, if necessary
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ¼ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons oat flour
- ¼ cup powdered peanut butter
- ¼ cup vanilla protein powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup roasted peanuts roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- ¾ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips
For the topping (optional):
- 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 1 tablespoon vanilla protein powder
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and generously spray an 8x8-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.

- In a large bowl, microwave the peanut butter and the honey until the mixture is smooth and fluid, about 1 minute. Sprinkle the coconut sugar on top and let it stand for 5 minutes. Do not mix in the coconut sugar.

- While the sugar stands, combine the rolled oats, oat flour, powdered peanut butter, ¼ cup protein powder, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and roasted peanuts in a large bowl. Mix until well combined. Set aside.

- Once the coconut sugar has been standing for 5 minutes, beat it into the peanut butter and honey mixture with an electric mixer until well combined.

- Add in the vanilla extract and egg yolk, and beat again until well combined. The egg yolk will thicken the peanut butter mixture up quite a bit.

- Pour the peanut butter mixture, along with the almond milk and mini chocolate chips, into the rolled oats mixture. Mix until well combined. Your dough will be very thick.

- Press into the prepared pan and bake for about 20 minutes, until just set. and the edges begin to turn golden brown. Let the bars cool completely.

- Once the bars have cooled, melt the semi-sweet chocolate in the microwave in 20-second intervals on 50% power, stirring between each interval until the chocolate is smooth and melted. Stir in 1 tablespoon of vanilla protein powder. Drizzle the mixture on top of the bars. Slice into 12 bars.

