Small-batch Protein Snickers Bites

4.34 from 3 votes

No-bake super easy recipe for making mini snickers with a protein boost.

Prep Time5

Resting Time10

Course: Dessert, Snack

Keyword: candy bars, caramel, chocolate, easy recipes, gluten-free, low sugar, no-bake, peanuts, plant-based, protein, small-batch, snickers

Servings: pieces

Calories: 104kcal

2 tbsp peanut butter (32 g) sub other nut/seed butter
2 tbsp maple syrup (42 g) sub sugar-free
1/4 cup vanilla protein powder (30 g) plant-based if desired, you can also sub oat flour

In a bowl stir together peanut butter, maple syrup and protein powder. It should come together but if too dry, add 1/2 tsp water at a time until it does.
Press into a flat rectangle. You can use some parchment. This is your protein nougat layer.
Stir together caramel and peanuts and spread the mix over the nougat layer. Freeze until solid (1 hour at least).
Melt together chocolate and coconut oil. I use microwave, 30 sec at a time.
Take the frozen bars and slice into 8.
Using 1-2 forks dip each frozen piece in chocolate and set on a piece of parchment. There will be chocolate left to use later. Re-freeze or refrigerate to set the chocolate.
Keep frozen or refrigerated and enjoy!

To make 2 tbsp caramel sauce at home, simply stir together the following ingredients. If it gets too runny, refrigerate a few minutes to firm it back up
- 2 tsp (10 g) any nut/seed butter
- 2 tsp (14 g) maple syrup or agave
- 2 tsp (10 g) coconut oil
- a pinch of salt
Bars should not melt in room temperature but I wouldn't take them out on a warm day as a to-go snack. Eat them at home :)