Lemon Protein Bars

Lemon protein bars that taste like a lemon sugar cookie! Topped with sugar-free white chocolate and lemon zest, it's bright and citrusy throughout. Keto, gluten-free, sugar-free, and ready in under an hour. The perfect no-bake treat for spring and summer.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword Cottage Cheese, gluten free recipes, keto recipes, lemon, low carb recipes, Protein Bars, Protein Powder Recipes, sugar free recipes

Prep Time 10

Chill Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings bars

Calories 265.49kcal

Author Olivia Wyles

Ingredients

1 cup almond flour
½ cup protein powder
⅓ cup almond butter or other nut butter
⅓ cup cottage cheese blended
2 tablespoon coconut oil or melted butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon zest
¼ cup powdered sugar-free sweetener
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping

½ cup sugar-free white chocolate chips
1 teaspoon coconut oil
lemon zest optional

Instructions

Blend cottage cheese until completely smooth. Set aside.
Add all ingredients except toppings to a medium bowl and mix with a spatula until dough forms.
Press firmly into a parchment-lined loaf pan.
Melt white chocolate chips with coconut oil in microwave 15-second intervals until smooth. Spread evenly over the top. Zest lemon (if using) over the top while chocolate is still wet.
Chill for at least 30 minutes. Slice into 8 bars.

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Notes

Nutrition and carbs - Some nutrition labels omit sugar alcohols or allulose from the nutrition calculation since it does not affect blood sugar. For transparency, I have included all carbs and calculated the net carbs below. Always use a food logging app like Cronometer according to the brands you use in order to get accurate nutrition information.

19.12 Total Carbs – 5.74 Fiber – 8.57 Sugar Alcohols – 0 Allulose = 4.8 Net Carbs per bar or ⅛ of recipe.

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