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I LOVE quest bars, but my wallet doesn’t, so I resolve to making my own protein bars (as you’ve seen here, here and here)

So I was pretty excited when these guys turned out to be the closest I’ve been able to get to matching the flavour of chocolate quest bars, without using vitafiber (a liquid low calorie sweetener and dietary fibre that’s used in quest bars)

Ingredients (makes 12 balls)

3 scoops protein powder (I used vanilla whey because that was all I had, but I’m sure that chocolate would make them even more delicious!)

2T coconut oil

1.5T cocoa powder

1T cacao nibs

1.5 pack stevia

1T coconut flour

~1/8 cup water

~1/8 cup toasted coconut flakes (optional, for coating)

Directions

If it’s cold in your house, or you keep your coconut oil in the fridge, heat it for a few seconds in the microwave to liquify

Mix rest of the dry ingredients together well

Slowly add the water, mixing well (you may need to add more/less water depending on your protein powder – you want the texture to be fairly firm but a little stick)

Roll into balls

If you’re coating with toasted coconut, place the coconut on a plate and roll the balls in it to coat.

Macros (per ball without toasted coconut)

Calories: 69

Carbs: 1.3g

Protein: 9.1g

Fat: 3.1g