Arbonne Protein Bars

Who remembers no-bake cookies? You know, those yummy, cold clusters of chocolate and oatmeal with some peanut butter mixed in? Yumm! I was having a sweet tooth the other night and was seriously contemplating making a batch. But, I'm trying to be good and stocked up on all sorts of healthy things lately. I was pretty close to giving in and making one type of dessert or another.

Lucky me, I remembered the Arbonne protein shake mix. I'm not a big shake person, so it's not always an item I have in my house. But, I happened to have it, and I remembered the gazillion recipes people have come up with for Arbonne nutritional products. From flavored shakes to desserts galore, I knew I could whip up something I would enjoy and could justify eating.

Since no-bake cookies had been on my brain, I stuck to the most basic recipe published by the peeps at Arbonne themselves: protein bars. I know the name conjures up thoughts of the not so yummy bars you see at the stores, but I had tried these before, and my first bite took me right to no-bake cookie land. I took one look at the recipe and scolded myself for not doing this before. It was SO easy!

If you aren't familiar, Arbonne is a Swiss-formulated health and wellness company whose high-quality offerings range from skincare and makeup to supplements, energy drinks, and these protein shakes! Most everything is certified vegan AND gluten free...and full of benefits. They have an amazing 30 day to healthy living challenge which I participated in and achieved amazing results!

If you're on the 30 day plan, please know this recipe is delicious and amazing, but is not compliant with the first 30 days; the peanut butter and honey would need to be swapped out for alternatives  Everyone else, this is way healthier than a no bake cookie and every bit as delicious, as are these two flavors of Arbonne protein balls!

Arbonne Protein Bars

by Bekah Loves Blog

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: Refrigerate 1 hour

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Ingredients (28 bars)

• 2 cups creamy peanut butter
• 1 1/4 cups honey
• 3 cups instant oats
• 2 1/4 cups Arbonne Protein Powder (all chocolate chocolate or 1/2 chocolate 1/2 vanilla)

Instructions

Microwave peanut butter and honey for about a minute. Mix well.

Mix in Arbonne protein powder.

Mix in oats, one cup at a time.

Pack into a lightly greased 9x13 pan.

Cool in refrigerator for an hour and cut into 28 squares.

Like this recipe? Check out the updated spin in 2 flavors: Arbonne Protein Balls!