Pistachio Protein Bars

These no-bake pistachio protein bars are one of my favorite snacks! Made with pistachio butter, almond flour, cottage cheese, and protein powder, they're so easy to make in one bowl.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, Middle Eastern

Keyword Cottage Cheese, Protein Bars, Protein Powder Recipes

Prep Time 10

Chill Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings bars

Calories 222kcal

Author Olivia Wyles

Ingredients

½ cup pistachio protein powder (44 grams)
1 cup almond flour
⅓ cup pistachio butter warmed
⅓ cup cottage cheese blended smooth
2 tablespoon coconut oil or butter melted
¼ cup granulated sweetener allulose or monk fruit blend
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional: ¼ cup chopped pistachios for texture

Topping

½ cup sugar-free white chocolate chips
1 teaspoon coconut oil
crushed pistachios
dried edible food-grade rose petals optional

Cups - Metric

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. Sprinkle with crushed pistachios (and rose petals if using) 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.

21.37 Total Carbs – 7.53 Fiber – 8.54 Sugar Alcohols – 0 Allulose = 5.29 Net Carbs per bar or ⅛ of recipe.

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