Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Protein Bar   (10 Servings)   

This healthy, protein-rich treat gets the seal of approval from both of my kids (who usually have half of an adult serving) and my husband.  You could change the flavor to suit by adding a small amount of cocoa powder when mixing, adding roughly chopped nuts or dried fruit or seeds of choice.  The sky is the limit really when it comes to flavor possibilities!

Ingredients:

-100g dates
-100g raw almonds
-100g desiccated coconut
-1 tbsp. honey

200g plain unflavoured whey protein (I used Red 8)
90mL water 

100g Whittaker’s Dark Ghana 72% Chocolate, chopped

Method:

-Process first 4 ingredients in the food processor until almonds are well ground and the mixture is beginning to stick together
-Add Protein powder and pulse until incorporated
-Add water until the mixture becomes sticky enough to easily roll into a ball with the fingers 
-Tip out into a large bowl, and mix the chocolate through by hand
-Press into a square container lined with baking paper.  Press top down well.
-Lift out onto a chopping board and chop into 10 equal pieces (it stays together pretty well, so this should be easy, if not you may not have used enough water).

Per serving:

-296 calories
-20g protein
-16.6g total fat
-19.8g carbohydrate