It's getting crazy up in here . . .

'Cause I'm posting another recipe.  What?!?

My new favorite snack is homemade protein bars.  They are filling, not too sweet, and packed with good stuff. Below is the original recipe, followed by the changes I made to it to fit my needs and on-hand ingredients

Ingredients:
7 scoops vanilla-flavored protein powder
2 cups quick oats
5 T sliced almonds
1/4 c. miniature chocolate chips
3 T honey
3 T natural peanut butter

Directions:
Mix together all ingredients and add water to good consistency. Press into a sprayed baking dish and cook at 350 for 15 minutes.  Allow dish to cool, cut into bars and store in air-tight container.

Katie's Notes:
I had unflavored protein powder on hand, so I added in some vanilla extract (didn't measure, just splashed it in) for the vanilla flavor.

I mixed the dry ingredients separately from the honey and peanut butter.  I added an extra T of peanut butter and warmed it in the microwave so that it was easier to stir in the honey and vanilla and then pour over the dry ingredients.

I add about 3/4 cup of water to the mixture to get it sticky enough that the bars don't fall apart after baking, but not so wet that they ooze all over the place.

I recommend using an 8x8 or 11x8 size dish.  A 13x9 is too big and the dough will not spread out all the way.

Feel free to add in other things like dried fruit or coconut.  I threw in some dried cranberries and blueberries for a little tartness.