Collagen Peptides Pecan Pie Bars (No-Bake)

All Purpose Veggies

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Prep Time 15

Cooling Time 1

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Servings bars

Calories 352 kcal

Equipment

1 (5 x 7 inch) Pyrex rectangular pan

Ingredients

Crust Layer

¾ cup collagen peptides powder , see notes for conversions*
¾ cup coconut flour
3 Tbsp monkfruit sweetener , or granulated sugar of choice
3 Tbsp unsweetened almond milk , or water

Pecan Layer

¼ cup molasses , or maple syrup
¼ cup pecan butter , or other drippy nut butters like natural almond butter
1 Tbsp water
½ cup collagen peptides powder
1 ¼ cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Crust Layer

In a medium sized mixing bowl, mix the dry ingredients for the crust (collagen powder, coconut flour and monk fruit sweetener).
Mix in almond milk, using your hands to knead and get the dough to stick together.
Note: The dough is supposed to be very sticky, and will harden once it's cooled in the fridge.
Press the crust dough into a parchment lined pan. Set aside.

Pecan Layer

In a microwave safe bowl, place pecans and microwave for 60 seconds. Stir and microwave for additional 45 seconds. Set aside to let the pecans cool to room temperature.
In another bowl, mix molasses with pecan butter.
Add water.
Stir in collagen powder.
Stir at least for a FULL 1 minute. At first, the mixture will seem grainy like wet sand, but the more you stir, the mixture will become smooth and stringy like caramel.
Stir in the chopped pecans until they are evenly coated in the collagen caramel mixture.
Pour the caramel coated pecans over the crust, and cool in the freezer 2 hours, or until completely solid.
Slice into 6 squares and enjoy!
These bars are best stored in the fridge and eaten within 7 days. For longer storage, you can freeze these bars in airtight containers or tightly wrapped for up to 3 months.

Notes

*I used Vital Protein's Collagen Peptides Powder. I used a standard measuring cup to measure out the protein powder, but for reference: ¾ cup of collagen peptides was equivalent to 6 scoops, or 60 grams, and ½ cup of collagen peptides was equivalent to 4 scoops, or 40 grams.

Nutrition

Calories: 352kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 21gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gSodium: 129mgPotassium: 357mgFiber: 8gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 10IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 2mgZinc: 1mg***Net Carbs: 15g

Keyword collagen, fall, pecan, protein bars

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