Many athletes will quickly recite to you their favorite protein or energy bar. While this one has not been sent to a lab or tested for performance, after many iterations this bar has become a favorite! I hope you love the divine combination of peanut butter and chocolate! After all, what’s not to love?
Nummy Trail’n Bars
2 cups oats
1 cup granola
1/2 cup chopped almonds
1/2 cup broken pretzels
1/3 cup pitted and chopped (or pureed) dried dates
1/2 cup coconut syrup
1 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter
1 cup chocolate chips (I recommend any fair trade brand)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Press mixture into a lightly greased 9″x13″ pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle chocolate chips over mixture and return to the oven for 2 minutes. Finish by spreading the softened chocolate chips into a thin layer covering the bars.
Cut and enjoy!
***Check out these other bars we made on The Chocolate Bike***
I love this recipe. As far as i’m concerned it would work as a performance food for me… just saying, LOL
I will be making it this week and let you know how it came out.
Susan, I cannot wait until October! I am so excited to meet you! Anyway, just throwing that out there. Hope you like the bars, thanks for coming by today!
We are going to have SOOO much fun.
, I’ll tell you how they come out. 
Wow bet these taste amazing
thanks for linking up to Creative Mondays…Pinning these ..
Thanks for hosting another fabulous week!
YUMMY! I think I’m going to take this home to my mother in law who is visiting. maybe she’ll make them while I’m at work tomorrow!
Now that is the best idea I have heard all day! And I work with a bunch of PhD’s too! Thanks for coming by!
My hubby and I are both long distance runners. What a perfect treat for us! Thanks!
Cool. I would be interested for your input. We have always been in search of the perfect bar. Thanks for coming by!
I’m not very cheffy but this looks like a recipe I can follow easily. Thanks for posting
I love the word cheffy… and yes, it should not be very difficult. I definitely struggle with a few things in the kitchen myself. Thanks for coming by!
So yummy! Thanks for sharing at the All Star Block Party!
You are wlecome! Thanks for hosting!
Are the pretzels broken down or crushed? The photo makes it look so smooth and delicious but I would imagine the pretzels just broken would make it chunky?
Leigh
Kind of both? What I did was take the pretzels, place them in a 9×9 pan and crush them with the bottom of a cup. So they are not pureed, but they are not just broken either. It may end up being a bit of your personal preference as well. Thank you for the question!
omg I love choc & pb!!
Isn’t it one of the best combinations ever? Thanks for coming by.
I’m so glad I found your blog! These look delicious. Looking forward to trying them tonight. Thanks for posting on the All Star Block Party!
Katie
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Thank you for hosting and coming by. I think that says a lot about people that host linky’s and then take the time to visit. That is really awesome. Have a good week!
Yum! I wouldn’t mind gobbling down a few of these right now!
Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer… From Dream To Reality!
Thanks. I am continually working to make them more healthy, without compromising taste. Thanks for hosting the party.
Wow sounds amazing,thanks again for linking up
As always, thanks for hosting!
Oh this does look delish. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Hop. I featured you today xo
Thank you for the feature! I love your hop!