I haven't tried these yet but they sound really yummy and without some of the unwanted ingredients in ready made bars.

Title: Fruit-Flavoured Protein Bars
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Yield: 9 Servings

2 T butter
2 T almond or cashew butter
4 T cream cheese, softened
¾ c Vanilla Whey Protein Powder
2 T soy protein isolate powder
1 sugar-free fruit-flavoured
- jello
1/3 c unsweetened coconut milk
1/3 c chopped nuts
2 T water

Blend together melted butter, nut butter and softened cream cheese.
Set aside
In another bowl, mix together the whey protein, soy protein,
dry gelatin powder and coconut. Stir to combine thoroughly.
Add dry
ingredients to the melted butters - cream cheese. Use a spatula to
scrape down the sides of the bowl. It will get quite stiff, so you will
need to add a couple Tbsp or so of water. Use your fingers to finish
mixing, kneading and pressing. Add the chopped nuts near the end, and
knead them in.
Either press into a plastic-lined flat pan, chill then
cut into 6 bars ... or the lazy method ... divide the mixture into 6
portions, roll each into a log and wrap with plastic film or wax paper.
Store in the fridge.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 126.90
Calories From Fat (65%) 81.88
% Daily Value
Total Fat 9.54g 15%
Saturated Fat 3.79g 19%
Cholesterol 13.87mg 5%
Sodium 128.70mg 5%
Potassium 70.44mg 2%
Carbohydrates 2.95g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.99g 4%
Sugar 0.42g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 1.97g
Protein 9.41g 19%

These sound pretty good. If I make them, I would sub EVOO for the butter. Thanks for posting the recipe.

These will be on my list to try this weekend. The peanut butter balls were such a hit, these will be added to the mix!

Side note: For my second batch, I added some cocoa powder (unsweetened) to the recipe for the PB balls - and a bit more splenda. The guys loved the chocolate flavor too and it didn't add much to the overall content.

I tried these but the ingredients didn't quite mesh the way I thought they would...I'm not sure if I blended everything correctly - not very "stiff"...Tastes good, but wasn't what I expected.

Anyone else give this a try?

I was thinking about those ingredients myself. I think the coconut is supposed to be shredded not milk. I'll have to try to find the original again. My software sometimes fills in the blanks for me and I may not have caught it. I haven't actually made them yet for myself. I do plan to try it soon though.

Mine turned out to look kind of like fudge...only much more healthy. It tastes good - husband has been munching on it all day - but it just wasn't what I expected. The shredded coconut might make more sense...

Hmmm Fruit flavored fudge....That does't sound to bad either. Bannana, Lemon and Strawberry all sound yummy.

Jas...just saw this and was wondering if you figured out if it's supposed to be coconut "milk" or "shredded coconut"....would like to try them just wondering....oh, and what's "Soy Protein Isolate Powder"? Is it just unflavored soy protein powder? Just curious...guess I could google it...crazy me! Oh well..thanks for the recipe!

Blessings!

I did not find the original recipe again but I am pretty sure it's shredded coconut. I still havent' made the recipe for myself yet.

I finally found the original recipe for the fruit flavored protein bars. The original link is here http://forum.lowcarber.org/archive/index.php/t-24753.html


Fruit-Flavoured Protein Bars

2 Tbsp melted butter
2 Tbsp almond or cashew butter
4 Tbsp cream cheese, softened
3 scoops (3/4 cup) vanilla whey protein powder
2 Tbsp soy protein isolate powder
1 pkg sugar-free fruit-flavoured gelatin powder
1/3 cup unsweetened coconut
1/3 chopped or sliced almonds
2 - 3 Tbsp water, as needed

Blend together melted butter, nut butter and softened cream cheese. Set aside
In another bowl, mix together the whey protein, soy protein, dry gelatin powder and coconut. Stir to combine thoroughly.
Add dry ingredients to the melted butters - cream cheese. Use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl. It will get quite stiff, so you will need to add a couple Tbsp or so of water. Use your fingers to finish mixing, kneading and pressing. Add the chopped nuts near the end, and knead them in.
Either press into a plastic-lined flat pan, chill then cut into 6 bars ... or the lazy method ... divide the mixture into 6 portions, roll each into a log and wrap with plastic film or wax paper. Store in the fridge.

Per bar:

calories: 258
Fat: 20g
Carbs: 5.7g / Fiber: 2.3g / 3.4g ECC
Protein: 16g Enjoy! :)

I just made a second batch of these with strawberry flavored jello and they are quite yummy. The coconut milk should actually be shredded coconut and I find that I don't need the two Tbs of water. I put them in a square pyrex dish filling only about half the dish and refridgerate. Slice into 9 pieces. These will last me about 2 weeks. They sort of come out like fudge.