Protein Bars

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I started a new workout and needed some extra protein so decided to give these a try. I used the chocolate flavored whey powder and used a mixture of dried cherries, cranberries and blueberries (what my store had. I like the texture and the flavor. I can't wait to experiment a little with different dried fruit, etc.!

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I accidentally used firm Tofu so after mixing all the wet ingredients, I just stuck it in the blender for a few minutes. Came out great. I used dried mango, dried cranberries and dried Goji and Muscovado sugar. They probably weren't as sweet as others because of that. Gonna try the chile chocolate variation next time - bet you could add some dried raspberries or cran to that - both of those are awesome with chocolate.

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Check out this variation I came up with

I used chocolate whey powder instead of soy powder. I substituted greek yogurt for the tofu. I used ground flax seed instead of wheat germ, and apple sauce instead of juice. I dropped all the dried fruit and replaced with 4 oz of semis sweet chocolate and 3 oz of chopped walnuts. I used splenda brown sugar blend in place of the regular brown sugar. To finish it off I added a 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper.

It makes a spicy chocolatey protein bar. I did some calculating and I believe each bar has 205 calories, 11 grams of protein, 7 grams of fat, and 22 grams of carbs.

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Per Serving-
Calories: 154.01
Carbohydrates: 21.08g
Protein: 8.41g
Fat: 4.79g
Fiber: 2.14g
Sodium: 91.92mg
Cholesterol: 17.7mg

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After seeing Alton make these, I knew I had to give it a try. They turned out pretty good! I don't care for raisins OR apricots, so I went with lots of dried strawberries, blueberries and cherries- and it was delish! (Yes, kind of on the expensive side- but well worth it. The bars could have been a little more moist for my preference. I think I might throw in some apple sauce and perhaps oatmeal in the next batch....

ALSO- if you have any health food store around, then DEFINITELY make a stop there to buy nearly all of these items out of the bulk bins (saves a lot of money!

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The texture of the bars is amazing, there's not too much sugar (a huge plus!, and tastes practically like cake. Will make these for future breakfast grab and go's.

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Made these today and they are pretty good. not sure why others had trouble getting them to come up to temp. on a side note people need to stop faulting Alton for sugar amounts and thigns of this nature. This is his recipe and does not state anywhere that is was written with diabetics etc in mind. if you altered the recipe to suit your need fine eplain that here to help others out but quit knocking the creator for it.

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Sorry AB.
Too much sugar in this for me.

I loved it the first time I tried it, but since I'm diabetic I had to modify some things.

First, I used a Splenda brown sugar mix to cut the direct sugar amount out
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Apple juice has too much sugar so I tried unsweetened cranberry juice.

Next I kept the dried apricots but 86'd the cherries and blueberries. Again, too much sugar.

Next I threw in some coconut and almonds to kept the sugar replacement from getting an aftertaste.

This is a really versatile receipt so these changes did not change the texture or moistness.
Good job AB.

Next time I think I'll try prune juice.

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I adapted these to be gluten, soy and dairy free. I used hemp protein powder instead of soy, millet flour and sorghum flour instead of the wheat flour, and substituted flax meal for the wheat germ. Instead of tofu I used applesauce and coconut milk yogurt. I also added more dried fruit and some chopped walnuts. These bars are so stuffed with great texture and flavors, and amazing nutrition. We are addicted to them!

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I did not like these, nor did my husband. I followed the recipe exactly and there were quite a few things wrong with them. First, they were pretty dry. Second, they also tasted like tofu, and we are people who usually love tofu! The flavors were just off to us. And it's not because they taste "healthy," we eat healthfully and are use to eating less sugar. We each tried two bars were equally unsatisfied with them. Also, after I bought all of the ingredients, they were expensive! Maybe if I made them again, the cost of the ingredients would even out, but now I have to figure out what to do with the rest of the stuff. I will not be making these again! Sorry, Alton, I usually love your stuff!