Johnka's oatmeal raisin protein bars

[Jean-Paul]

Yummy!

Cappy was a real sweetheart and brought me in a batch of Johnka's protein bars. They were soooo good. Thanks Cappy, and thanks John for giving that recipe for her. I ate them with gusto!

[TrainingGirl]

MMmmmmm...where can I find the recipe?

[CAchief]

Originally posted by TrainingGirl:
MMmmmmm...where can I find the recipe?

Probably from Johnka's PDF online book. I am going to wait till the regular book comes out though. He said he's in the process of taking photo's and all that. Hopefully we can get it soon enough!

[TrainingGirl]

Cool...thanks. Will look for it when it comes out [img]smile.gif[/img]

[cappuccino]

Glad you liked them JP! I used them for my road trip snack. I made two batches. Liked the ones I made thinner better, but they were both yummy. Added cinnamon too.

[Erika]

Is this them? I would love the recipe. I need something for the kids' breakfast. They love Balance bars but I don't like the price tag, $1.50 each, or how sweet they are.

Ingredients:


2 cups raw oat bran
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup egg whites
1 cup nonfat milk
2 cups chocolate whey protein powder
½ cup granulated Trans-Plex Sweet-n-Up
5-6 scoops maltodextrin (180 grams)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tablespoons oil (canola or olive)
Instructions:

Mix it all together in a big bowl, then spread it out on a large nonstick cooking tray. Add some cooking spray, or wipe a little olive oil on the pan with a paper towel. Bake for 25-30 minutes @ 350 degrees.

[Johnka]

Glad you like them JP! They are some of my favorites.

Here's the recipe for anyone else who wants to try them:

Ingredients
2 cups rolled oats
8 scoops vanilla whey
1 cup raisins
1-½ cups unsweetened applesauce
1 tbsp flax oil (olive oil if you don’t have it)
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
Splenda, to taste (about 1/2 cup granulated or 10-15 packets)
Instructions
In a clean, dry blender, process one cup of rolled oats into flour (blend on medium for about 1 minute). Stir together the following ingredients in a large bowl: oat flour, the remaining rolled oats (1 cup), raisins, protein powder, Splenda, cinnamon, salt. Stir the applesauce and vanilla extract together with the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Cut 8 squares of aluminum foil, about 6X10 inches each. Lightly coat the interior with a cooking spray. Spoon out an equal portion of the mixture onto each foil square, and roll them into a bar shape. Fold them like tamales, folding the ends over to prevent spillage. You can flatten them into bar shapes if you want, to avoid a tube-shaped bar.
Bake the bars in the foil in a preheated oven at 350-degrees F, for 16-20 minutes. *Be sure not to overcook*
Prep Time – 25 minutes
Difficulty Level – Medium
Servings – 8

[cappuccino]

yummy, this is a different recipe. Thanks, Johnka.

I actually made the granola bar ones from Gourmet Nutrition for JP to sample. Thought about trying applesauce instead of the sugar free syrup.

Think they'd be more like granola and less like bars if I didn't process 1/2 the oats into flour? Or would they be too wet? I like the texture of keeping the oats whole.

I think I'll try these for my beach week road trip food.

[TrainingGirl]

Thanks Johnka! I think I already have everything here to make them..yay...will try them tomorrow [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Johnka]

Originally posted by cappuccino:
yummy, this is a different recipe. Thanks, Johnka.

I actually made the granola bar ones from Gourmet Nutrition for JP to sample. Thought about trying applesauce instead of the sugar free syrup.

Think they'd be more like granola and less like bars if I didn't process 1/2 the oats into flour? Or would they be too wet? I like the texture of keeping the oats whole.

I think I'll try these for my beach week road trip food.

You're a whiz in the kitchen - must be nice for JP et al. to get to sample all of your clean eating treats.

I'm pretty sure I've made those granola bars with just whole oats, and they turned out fine. If you give them a try, let me know how they turned out!

[Johnka]

Originally posted by TrainingGirl:
Thanks Johnka! I think I already have everything here to make them..yay...will try them tomorrow [img]smile.gif[/img]

Cool - let me know how they turn out! You can also bake them without the aluminum foil method (like brownies in a pan), but I like the foil method because you don't have to cut them up and wrap them afterwards - just bag them and go.

[Johnka]

Originally posted by Erika:
Is this them? I would love the recipe. I need something for the kids' breakfast. They love Balance bars but I don't like the price tag, $1.50 each, or how sweet they are.

Ingredients:


2 cups raw oat bran
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup egg whites
1 cup nonfat milk
2 cups chocolate whey protein powder
½ cup granulated Trans-Plex Sweet-n-Up
5-6 scoops maltodextrin (180 grams)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tablespoons oil (canola or olive)
Instructions:

Mix it all together in a big bowl, then spread it out on a large nonstick cooking tray. Add some cooking spray, or wipe a little olive oil on the pan with a paper towel. Bake for 25-30 minutes @ 350 degrees.

That recipe sounds good too - is it one of my older ones? (can't remember - must be early senility). But the recipe I posted above is a real hit with the kids also. I actually had a guy email me his son's presentation in 3rd grade where he taught the other kids how to make a 'healthy snack' (the cinnamon-raisin bars). They loved it [img]smile.gif[/img]

[TrainingGirl]

Originally posted by Johnka:

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Originally posted by TrainingGirl:
Thanks Johnka! I think I already have everything here to make them..yay...will try them tomorrow [img]smile.gif[/img]

Cool - let me know how they turn out! You can also bake them without the aluminum foil method (like brownies in a pan), but I like the foil method because you don't have to cut them up and wrap them afterwards - just bag them and go. [/quote]Eating one now [img]smile.gif[/img] They turned out great! I did have to cook them a little longer though...28minutes....hoping there's nothing wrong with my oven..lol.

Also, I used the new non-stick foil that is out...no spraying needed! It's awesome!

Do I need to store them in the fridge?

[CAchief]

what are rolled oats?

[TrainingGirl]

Source of quote
"Rolled oats are whole oat groats that are rolled to flatten them into an oat flake. Old Fashioned Quaker Oats, Quick Quaker Oats and Instant Quaker Oats are all rolled oats. However, Instant Quaker oats are not recommended for use in recipes unless specified in the recipe."

Probably a little more detail than you needed...lol. Basically, the plain oats you can buy in the store.

[Johnka]

Originally posted by TrainingGirl:

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Originally posted by TrainingGirl:
Thanks Johnka! I think I already have everything here to make them..yay...will try them tomorrow [img]smile.gif[/img]

Cool - let me know how they turn out! You can also bake them without the aluminum foil method (like brownies in a pan), but I like the foil method because you don't have to cut them up and wrap them afterwards - just bag them and go. [/quote]Eating one now [img]smile.gif[/img] They turned out great! I did have to cook them a little longer though...28minutes....hoping there's nothing wrong with my oven..lol.

Also, I used the new non-stick foil that is out...no spraying needed! It's awesome!

Do I need to store them in the fridge? [/quote]Glad they worked for you! The only thing to worry about by cooking them too long is that they become very dry and tasteless.

That nonstick foil sounds great - gotta try it [img]smile.gif[/img]

[RipStone]

Anyone know the macros of thee bars? I just made them and they are great. I have been makinhg Johnka's pb-banana bars for some time not but these are gonna be put into the "rotation" now. Thanks John.

[TrainingGirl]

Originally posted by RipStone:
Anyone know the macros of thee bars? I just made them and they are great. I have been makinhg Johnka's pb-banana bars for some time not but these are gonna be put into the "rotation" now. Thanks John.

This is what I got when I plugged everything into fitday. (I used olive oil in mine)

Per bar:
Calories 298
Fat 5g
Carbs 35g
Fiber 4g
Protein 26g

Johnka can correct me if these are off at all [img]smile.gif[/img]