Have to share another great find of mine ;-)
Looking to eat healthy, cook ,try new recipes, make homemade versions of certain foods or know a friend who would? Then You all have to check out Stella's kitchen and her ebook! She makes it easy ,yummy and healthy!
Check out her site for sample recipes! Her homemade protein bars are especially outrageous!
No Bake Nutrition Bar Recipe by Stella Juarez
Ingredients:
5 tbsp natural peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
1/2 cup dry oats or whole grain hot cereal (uncooked)
1/2 cup oat flour * (double the oats if you do not have oat flour)
6 scoops chocolate whey protein (~132 grams protein)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons flax seeds (optional)
1 cup non-fat dry milk
1/2 cup water (depending on what type of protein you use, you may need to add more)
Directions:
Spray an 8x8 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Combine dry ingredients in a medium size bowl and mix well. Add peanut butter and mix - the mixture will be crumbly and dry. Add water & vanilla. Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, everything until a dough forms. The dough will be sticky. Spread dough into pan using a clean wooden spoon or spatula that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Refrigerate a few hours (or freeze for an hour) and cut into 9 squares. Wrap bars individually (use sandwich bags or plastic wrap) or store in covered container between sheets of wax paper. Keep refrigerated.
Modifications: Use vanilla protein and replace ~1/4 cup of the oatflour with a variety of nuts, seeds, or dried berries. Chopped almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, peanuts, flax seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, raisins, or dried cranberries would all work well.
* Making Oatmeal/Oat Flour: To make your own oat flour, all you need to do is put a cup or two of oatmeal in a regular household blender and blend it on high...it will turn into a flour. Store in a covered bowl in the pantry. It takes 1 minute and is VERY easy and cheap alternative to buying in the store.
Nutritional Information Per Serving:
197 calories, 21 g protein, 7.2 g fat (8% saturated), 13.7 g carbohydrate, 1.6 g fiber
http://www.stellaskitchen.com/Index.html
Let me know how you all like her recipes and please share some of your substitutions if you use them here ;-)
PS if you are peanut butter lover like I am and haven't seen my recommendation on a previous thread for a neat find ,then check out this mixer! I Love this sucker and this recipe reminded me of it! What can I say, I love food and useful gadgets! A Great gift for yourself or a fellow PB lover ;-)
http://69.0.137.118/dc/dcboard.php?..._id=234941&mesg_id=234941&listing_type=search
Looking to eat healthy, cook ,try new recipes, make homemade versions of certain foods or know a friend who would? Then You all have to check out Stella's kitchen and her ebook! She makes it easy ,yummy and healthy!
Check out her site for sample recipes! Her homemade protein bars are especially outrageous!
No Bake Nutrition Bar Recipe by Stella Juarez
Ingredients:
5 tbsp natural peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
1/2 cup dry oats or whole grain hot cereal (uncooked)
1/2 cup oat flour * (double the oats if you do not have oat flour)
6 scoops chocolate whey protein (~132 grams protein)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons flax seeds (optional)
1 cup non-fat dry milk
1/2 cup water (depending on what type of protein you use, you may need to add more)
Directions:
Spray an 8x8 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Combine dry ingredients in a medium size bowl and mix well. Add peanut butter and mix - the mixture will be crumbly and dry. Add water & vanilla. Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, everything until a dough forms. The dough will be sticky. Spread dough into pan using a clean wooden spoon or spatula that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Refrigerate a few hours (or freeze for an hour) and cut into 9 squares. Wrap bars individually (use sandwich bags or plastic wrap) or store in covered container between sheets of wax paper. Keep refrigerated.
Modifications: Use vanilla protein and replace ~1/4 cup of the oatflour with a variety of nuts, seeds, or dried berries. Chopped almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, peanuts, flax seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, raisins, or dried cranberries would all work well.
* Making Oatmeal/Oat Flour: To make your own oat flour, all you need to do is put a cup or two of oatmeal in a regular household blender and blend it on high...it will turn into a flour. Store in a covered bowl in the pantry. It takes 1 minute and is VERY easy and cheap alternative to buying in the store.
Nutritional Information Per Serving:
197 calories, 21 g protein, 7.2 g fat (8% saturated), 13.7 g carbohydrate, 1.6 g fiber
http://www.stellaskitchen.com/Index.html
Let me know how you all like her recipes and please share some of your substitutions if you use them here ;-)
PS if you are peanut butter lover like I am and haven't seen my recommendation on a previous thread for a neat find ,then check out this mixer! I Love this sucker and this recipe reminded me of it! What can I say, I love food and useful gadgets! A Great gift for yourself or a fellow PB lover ;-)
http://69.0.137.118/dc/dcboard.php?..._id=234941&mesg_id=234941&listing_type=search
