By MACROS | Published on February 12, 2017
When you need a break from clean eating and you’ve earned a cheat meal, here’s a peanut butter squares recipe that’s still packed with muscle-building protein.
1,764 calories |Â 122g protein |Â 157g carbs | 72g fat | 37g fibre | 43g sugar
Ingredients
- 450g reduced sodium chickpeas
- 6 tbsp peanut butter (or any other nut butter)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp brown rice syrup (or honey/maple syrup)
- 4 scoops vanilla protein powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1½ tbsp dark chocolate chips
Method
Step 1. Drain and rinse your chickpeas.
Step 2. Add all of your ingredients, aside from your dark chocolate chips, into either a food processor or a really powerful blender.
Step 3. Process or blend everything together.
Step 4. Take out a baking pan, coat it with some non-stick cooking spray and pour your mix in.
Step 5. Top your squares with your dark chocolate chips, then put them into the oven on 175°C for 20-25 minutes.
You can store these at room temperature and they’ll usually last around 5-7 days.
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