Banana Protein Bars – No Bake, The Best
The best no bake Banana Protein Bars with a protein packed banana and frosting layer! These banana bread protein bars are low fat, low carb, gluten free and have no added sugar.
I actually had just one banana left from my chunky brownie recipe a few days ago, and I really wanted to try something simple.
No baking needed for these protein bars, and they actually come together like 10 minutes! Great for a meal prep snack or post workout treat.
Ingredients for Banana Protein Bars Recipe:
These banana protein bars are made with simple healthy ingredients, have no sugar or flour, making them a gluten free, dairy free and sugar free homemade protein bar!
- Mashed Banana
- Unflavored Protein Powder to replace some of the flour (and carbs) in the recipe for a slightly low carb banana protein bar. I used a whey-caesin blend from Quest Nutrition.
- Vanilla Protein Powder; Some sweetness in the protein powder banana bar since there’s no added sugar in this recipe. Quest again here.
- Peanut Butter Powder, also known as Powdered Peanut Butter. I recommend Lakanto for a sugar free version (the code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount). Or you could use the one from PbFit too.
- Coconut Flour
- Walnuts
The Protein Frosting layer
These no bake banana protein bars use a high protein and sugar free icing made with Greek yogurt and reduced fat cream cheese.
- Vanilla Protein Powder for high protein icing.
- I recommend Quest Vanilla here since it’s whey-caesin and blends well with yogurt.
- Non fat Greek Yogurt
- Reduced Fat Cream Cheese
And for the Drizzle:
- Peanut Butter! Or any other nut or seed butter.
Banana Protein Bars – No Bake, The Best
Recipe details
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Mashed Banana, 120g, from one medium
- 3 Tbsp Peanut Butter Powder, 18g
- 2 Tbsp Vanilla Protein Powder, Whey-caesin, 11g
- 2 Tbsp Unflavored Protein Powder, Whey-caesin, 11g
- 1/4 cup Coconut Flour, 28g
- 1 Tbsp Chopped Walnuts, 14g
Protein Frosting:
- 1/3 cup Vanilla Protein Powder, Whey-caesin, 30g
- 2 Tbsp Non-fat Greek Yogurt, 28g
- Optional topping: Peanut Butter
Instructions
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper; Leave an overhang to lift out later.
Base:
- In a bowl combine mashed banana, peanut butter powder, unflavored and vanilla protein powders and coconut flour
- Mix to form dough-like consistency.Add milk if too dry, coconut flour if too wet.
- Add walnuts and mix.
- Transfer into pan and press down with back of spoon or spatula.
Protein Frosting:
- In a bowl, mix yogurt and vanilla protein powder until smooth.Mixture should be thick like dough.Add yogurt if too thick, coconut flour if too thin.
- Spread on top of base and use back of spoon/spatula or slightly wet fingers to smoothen.Drizzle on peanut butter if desired
- Place in freezer 10-15 minutes to harden.
- Use sharp knife and slice into 6 bars.
Tips
- See https://www.haylskitchen.com/banana-protein-bars/ for nutrition, alternate ingredients, tips, storage options, and product recommendations.
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