Recipe for energy protein bars - gluten free - dairy free

✰ Dairy-free

✰ Gluten-free

✰ No added sugar

Looking for an easy protein snack recipe that will support you? Here is the recipe for my new protein bar, perfect for a nutritious afternoon snack to which you can add your portion of carbs (see Marie-Noël Marsan's article: The ABCs of the ideal snack).

This bar is also excellent as a snack before or after a workout.

INGREDIENTS:

- 1 cup of GoGo Quinoa buckwheat flakes

- 2 whole eggs

- 1/3 to ½ cup of organic 70% dark chocolate chips

- 1/3 cup of pumpkin seeds*

- 2 scoops of Atp Lab protein - Organic Vegan Vanilla Blend (or for the very chocolate lovers, you could opt for the ATP LAB protein blend - Organic Vegan Dark Chocolate Blend)

- 1/3 to ½ cup of unsweetened nut milk (I love Natura's unsweetened almond and coconut milk)

PREPARATION:

1. Mix all the dry ingredients in a medium bowl
2. Add the eggs and nut milk
3. Mix vigorously until smooth
4. Add nut milk as needed. Be careful not to add too much liquid. We are aiming for a cookie-like texture (theoretically you could make energy balls).
5. Spread on a baking mat or a sheet lined with parchment paper
6. Bake at 350F for 8 minutes.
7. Cut into rectangles
8. Let rest and refrigerate in an airtight glass container.

*Pumpkin seeds are added for crunch and a good dose of ZINC 💪. (You can check out the article The 10 foods richest in zinc , where you will find a description of zinc's benefits).

Zinc, this trace element that:

➡️ Boosts the immune system (good timing, winter is coming 😅)
➡️ Participates in over 320 biochemical reactions
➡️ Participates in testosterone synthesis and its balance
➡️ Promotes the synthesis of testosterone to DHT (the testosterone responsible for prostate hypertrophy and hair loss)

Article written by Émilie Riendeau

Naturopath, B. Sc, ND, K.In

Émilie Riendeau can be reached on her social networks: Instagram or by email at: info@emilieriendeau.com