Quick and easy organic almond & peanut butter oatmeal protein bars

- ¼ cup unsweetened chopped coconut

-2 cups of oats

-¼ cup unsweetened organic almond milk. You can add more depending on the consistency but the goal is to have a thick batter to make the bars. I prefer almond milk over regular milk because it allows you to keep the bars out longer without spoiling if you’re on the go, its less sugar and its lactose free.

-¼ cup of your choice of dried fruit. I like to add cranberries

-¼ cup chopped almonds or walnuts

-¼ cup of unsweetened chocolate chips

-dash of cinnamon

- table spoon of flax seed

-2 table spoons of almond butter or peanut butter (your choice) I like to use 1 table spoon of almond butter and 1 table spoon of peanut better

 -1 cups Sun Warrior of  raw vegan protein powder or protein of your choice.

1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and remember you can add more milk if you need too.

2. Pat the batter in pan and refrigerate for 30 minutes. And voila- homemade protein bars. 

I like to top mine off with a very fine amount of coconut before refrigerating. 

You can change the recipe and add whatever dried fruits and nuts you like. If you don’t like cranberries then don’t add them, add raisins.  If you like walnuts, then add those too.  If you only like peanut butter, then only add peanut butter. If you don’t like almond milk, use soy. Catch my drift?! You can play around with the recipe and make it your own. As long as you have the base, the oats, milk and almond/peanut butter, the rest is up to you. It’s easy. Try it. It only took me 10 minutes to make the bars. 

Now you can think twice about buying packaged oat bars in the grocery store!