Reward Bars

A friend shared this recipe with us, and we love it! You can find the original source here. I make them ahead of time, and then Ben and I have a quick and easy go-to breakfast that keeps us feeling full until lunchtime. Here is the recipe: REWARD BARS *makes 5 bars 1 cup oats 1/3 cup vanilla protein powder 1/2 cup natural peanut butter 1/4 cup honey 2 Tbsp ground flaxseed Mix all ingredients together. Divide into 5 equal parts and shape into bars (crumbliness goes away when you start to shape into a bar). Store in ziploc bags in the fridge or freezer. For added variety, add in coconut flakes, fruit, chopped nuts, or mini chocolate chips. The great thing about this, is you can use other nut butters and they are so good! I've made the bars with hazelnut butter, almond butter, pecan butter and cashew butter. These butters are expensive in the stores, but you can make them yourself by grinding them in a food processor for about 5-10 minutes. That way, you can also control how much, if any, oil you want to add, which decreases the amount of calories. So, so yummy! Enjoy!