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🍫🥜 No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars (High-Protein)

Rich, fudgy, crunchy, and loaded with peanut-butter flavor — these no-bake bars take just minutes and are perfect for snacks, meal prep, or healthy dessert.

⏱ Time & Yield

Prep: 10 minutes
Chill: 30 minutes
Makes: 12 bars

🛒 Ingredients

Chocolate Peanut Butter Base

• ¾ cup natural peanut butter
• ⅓ cup honey, maple syrup, or sugar-free syrup
• ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup rolled oats (or crushed high-protein cereal)
• ½ cup vanilla or chocolate protein powder
• ¼ cup crispy rice cereal (or keto puffed cereal)

Chocolate Topping (optional but amazing)

• ½ cup dark chocolate chips
• 1 tbsp peanut butter

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper.

2️⃣ In a bowl, stir peanut butter, syrup, coconut oil, and vanilla until smooth.

3️⃣ Mix in oats, protein powder, and cereal until thick and evenly coated.

4️⃣ Press firmly into the pan.

5️⃣ Melt chocolate chips with peanut butter. Spread over the top.

6️⃣ Refrigerate 30–45 minutes until set.

7️⃣ Slice into bars.

🥗 Nutrition (per bar – approx)

• Calories: ~180
• Protein: ~9–11 g
• Carbs: ~14 g
• Fat: ~11 g
• Fiber: ~2 g

✔ High-protein
✔ No-bake
✔ Great for meal prep
✔ Kid-friendly
✔ Freezer-friendly

💡 Variations

• Low-carb: almond butter + sugar-free syrup + keto cereal
• Extra protein: replace oats with soy puffs or protein crisps
• Fudge-style: skip cereal, add 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• Energy bites: roll into balls instead of bars
• Salted top: sprinkle flaky sea salt