Healthy Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter Protein Bars
What’s better than a big spoonful of peanut butta? These Healthy Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter Protein Bars! They are da bomb.
I love, love, LOOOVE peanut butter, don’t get me wrong, but I have SO much in my pantry and fridge and under my pillow right now that I don’t even know what to do with it all. I have four jars of regular peanut butter sitting in my pantry, and in the fridge, a batch of my Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter and a batch of Cinnamon Raisin Chia Seed Peanut Butter.
All those jars are just waiting patiently for me. Calling my name. And calling my name. Until I go and visit them all with a spoon.
Hmmm, I might go get me some now… BRB!
Nom. Nom. NOM, NOM, NOM.
My Cinnamon Raisin Chia Seed Peanut Butter recipe makes QUITE a batch (aka, a huge batch). Even though I made Cinnamon Raison Peanut Butter Krispy Treats, and despite making really good friends with a spoon and visiting the giant jar peanut butter (basically every spoon I own is sitting in the kitchen sink from all the PB dunkin’), I still have A TON leftover…
That’s how these Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter Protein Bars came to be. They’re chewy, they’re fudgy, they’re peanut buttery, and they’re sweet. They taste more like decadent fudge rather than anything actually good for you!
BEHOLD! The fudginess! One bite and you will fall in love. These Healthy Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter Protein Bars are easy to make, they require no baking, they’re refined sugar free, high protein, high fiber, gluten free, dairy free, AND vegan! This healthy breakfast/snack/dessert will be on your mind alllll daaay looong.
Healthy Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter Protein Bars
Ingredients
- ½ cup Homemade Cinnamon Raisin Chia Seed Peanut Butter
- 1 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- 1 tsp Liquid Stevia Extract
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 80g (⅔ cup) Oat Flour
- 155g (5 scoops) Vanilla Brown Rice Protein Powder
- ⅓ cup Raisins (chopped)
- 1 oz Roasted Peanuts (chopped; optional)
Instructions
- Line an 8" brownie pan with parchment paper both ways and set aside.
- In a stand mixer with beater attachment, add the peanut butter, almond milk, stevia, cinnamon, and salt. Mix on low speed.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the oat flour and protein isolate/protein powder.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixing stand mixer. Mix until fully incorporated and mixture is even.
- Add in the raisins and optional peanuts. Scoop the dough into the prepared pan and flatten it out. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Slice into 10 bars. Cover and refrigerate to store. Keeps for 1 week in the fridge (these can also be frozen in individual sandwich baggies for up to 3 months).
Recipe Notes
I have made three batches of these protein bars in two weeks. Everyone in my house eats these protein bars like it’s their last meal. Most people like the added crunch of peanuts, so I chop some up and press them into the bars. Totally optional though!
I have eaten so much peanut butter lately, it’s coursing through my veins. I’m pretty sure my body composition is now 90% peanut butta.
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Be happy.
Live fully.
Eat protein bars.
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With love (and healthy dessert),
– Jess
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PS: If you like this recipe, then you’ll LOVE my DIY Protein Bars Cookbook! With 48 protein bar recipes, you’ll never buy protein bars from the store again. To learn more about the book and see some sneak peeks, see this page!
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Hope you enjoy the protein bars! 🙂
Indulge − no strings attached!
155g (5 packets) Vanilla Brown Rice Protein Isolate (I used Growing Naturals) OR 168g (8 scoops) Vanilla Brown Rice Protein Powder (I used SunWarrior)
Why is there a difference in amounts if they are both “protein powders”.
Does one absorb more water than the other?
I have made these protein bars with both types of protein powders and they were a little bit different in texture but flavor very similar. You’re right! The SunWarrior powder results in a firmer protein bar because it seems to absorb more water. The Growing Naturals powder results in a fudgier/smoother texture 🙂
Can I use pea protein powder?
I’ve never used pea protein powder so I can’t be sure. Feel free to try it out though! 🙂
This looks wonderful!
Hi Jessica,
I’m really enjoying your blog! I love that you’re putting your own twist on dessert recipes and that you’re keeping them healthy! These protein bars look delicious:)
I just wanted to let you know you have a new follower!
Lana
Hi Lana!
I’m so glad you like Desserts with Benefits, I definitely try my hardest to make tasty (and secretly healthy) recipes 🙂
I hope you love my future recipes as much as you like my other ones!
-Jess
I made these and everyone LOVED them! All but two were eaten before night. I replaced the raisins with dried plums and used plain brown rice protein powder because I can’t find vanilla brown rice protein powder anywhere. They tasted fantastic and were very filling for such small bars. Thanks for the recipe!
I just made these during my meal prep today — oh my YUM!! Great recipe!!
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Does it have to be brown rice protein powder? I just bought the vanilla sunwarrior raw plant based protein powder and wondering if I need to buy a whole different powder. This is my first time making my own protein bars and I am certianly not a baker!
Lacey-
The SunWarrior raw protein has hemp and pea protein powders in it. I have never used this version before so I can’t be 100% sure. However, all vegan protein powders seem to absorb a fair amount of liquid and I think it might work in this recipe! I would give it a shot 🙂 I’m crossing my fingers it works!
-Jess
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how many calories are in one bar?
Power Ranger-
I didn’t calculate the nutrition facts for this recipe, but it should have a similar calorie count to my Peanut Butter Fudge Protein Bars:
http://dessertswithbenefits.flywheelsites.com/peanut-butter-fudge-protein-bars/
Hope you like the recipe! 🙂
-Jess
Do you think these would freeze well?
Akilah-
I haven’t tried freezing these exact protein bars, but I have tried freezing some of the latest ones I’ve made recently… and they freeze just fine! I put them in plastic sandwich baggies and “thaw” them in the fridge overnight so they’re the perfect texture by around lunchtime. When I forget to freeze them the day before, I just freeze them for a couple hours before leaving and they’re nice and fudgy in a few hours 🙂
Hope this helps!
-Jess
This recipe and your photos were stolen and posted in Instagram.com/optimumtraining. I’m a blog owner and I’d want someone to tell me if my content was stolen and used without credit, so I’m letting you know.
Melissa-
Thank you so much for letting me know!
It’s really a shame that people steal other people’s work and don’t leave any credit… I just reported them to Instagram because they are copying plenty of other bloggers too!
-Jess
They’ve started this account and are posting the photos here too: http://instagram.com/optimummeals
What are the nutritional facts for these bars?
Can you use whey protein in this recipe? thank you!
B12-
I’m afraid whey protein powder doesn’t work to replace the brown rice protein. Whey (and casein and egg) protein powder turns the mixture really gooey and sticky 🙁
-Jess
I really wanna buy your book and try all of these recipes but my diet I have to use a whey protein. Is there a way to add more or kess of something to make them not gooey?
I’ve tried SO many times to make whey work and it just doesn’t. I’ve tried unflavored casein protein powder which works actually quite well, you just need extra milk and stevia. Casein kind of sucks the flavor out. You can try a flavored casein protein powder if you’re allowed to have casein!
Is the Sunwarrior blend okay? I haven’t been able to find the brown rice protein 🙁
Unfortunately, the Sunwarrior Warrior Blend doesn’t work… I’ve tried it 🙁
It absorbs too much liquid and the flavor also changes quite a bit. Have you checked Amazon or iHerb?
-Jess
Hello I have just discovered your blog and I made these Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter Fudge Protein Bars. Waiting for tomorrow. Do you know macros for each bar or batch?? Thanks
Hey Jess so eager to make them! However with all of your “fudge” DIY protein bars recipes, do all of them have to be kept in the fridge? Cause i would like to have them at my job to grab them as a snack there, but dont have a fridge to store them while theyre not being devoured. Thanks!
For the best texture and quality, I recommend storing the protein bars in the fridge so they stay firm and fresh 😀
If you’d like to bring a few to work, be sure to freeze them overnight in a plastic sandwich bag. In the morning, just bring them out and they should be perfect for lunchtime or snacks!
-Jess
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