Collagen Snickers Bars
Ingredients
Crust Layer
- ½ cup collagen peptides powder , see notes for conversions*
- ½ cup coconut flour
- 2 Tbsp monkfruit sweetener , or granulated sugar of choice
- 2 Tbsp unsweetened almond milk , or milk of choice
Peanuts Layer
- 3 Tbsp sugar free pancake syrup read note** if using regular maple syrup
- 3 Tbsp smooth peanut butter
- ½ cup collagen peptides powder
- ⅓ cup roasted peanuts
Chocolate Coating
- ½ cup chocolate chips of choice , regular or sugar free***
Instructions
Cookie 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 come together.
- The dough is supposed to be very sticky, and will harden once it's cooled in the fridge. But if the dough is too soft you can add more coconut flour ½ Tbsp at a time.
- Press the crust dough into a parchment lined pan
Peanut Caramel Layer:
- In a small bowl, mix syrup with peanut butter.
- Stir in collagen powder, 1 scoop at a time.
- Stir for a full 1 minute, or longer until the collagen mixture turns thick, and slightly translucent like caramel.
- Stir in roasted peanuts until the peanuts are evenly coated in the collagen caramel mixture.
- Pour the caramel coated peanuts over the prepared crust, and cool in the freeze for 60-90 minutes, until completely solid.
- Slice into bars (makes about 5 bars), and keep in the freezer until ready to coat in chocolate.
Chocolate Covering
- In another microwave safe glass bowl, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 20 second bursts until melted, stirring in between.OPTIONAL: to get a thinner chocolate coating, stir in 1 tsp of coconut oil.
- Coat the bars in chocolate. Sprinkle with coarse salt if desired.
- Wait for the chocolate to set, 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.
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Notes
*I used Vital Protein's Collagen Peptides Powder. I used a standard measuring cup to measure out the protein powder, but for reference: ½ cup of collagen peptides was equivalent to 4 scoops, or 40 grams
**Instead of 3 Tbsp of sugar-free syrup, you can also use 3 Tbsp of maple syrup plus 2 teaspoons of water.
**To make this low-carb or keto friendly, use sugar-free chocolate chips, or a stevia-sweetened kind.
Nutrition
Calories: 302kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 23gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 224mgPotassium: 240mgFiber: 8gSugar: 5gCalcium: 36mgIron: 3mgZinc: 2mg***Net Carbs: 11g
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