Description
These healthy almond joy protein cheesecake bars are packed with delicious almond and coconut flavor and topped with melted chocolate, shredded coconut, and sliced almonds.
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Ingredients
Crust
- 1/4 cup (28g) coconut flour
- 1/4 cup (30g) whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup (30g) unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup (113g) natural applesauce
Filling
- 1 1/2 cups (340g) plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup (168g) reduced fat cottage cheese
- 2 large whole eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated stevia or erythritol
- 1 scoop (34g) MusclePharm vanilla combat protein powder
- 2 tbsp. (16g) sugar free cheesecake pudding mix
- 1/2 tsp. almond exract*
- 1 tsp. coconut extract
Topping
- 2 tbsp. (35g) sugar free dark chocolate chunks**
- 2 tbsp. (35g) sugar free milk chocolate chunks**
- 2 tbsp. (14g) almonds, chopped
- 1 tbsp. (5g) shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275F.Spray a 6×8 baking dish with nonstick spray. Add all crust ingredients to a food processor. Process until ingredients are blended together and make a thick dough consistency. Add dough to baking dish and flatten out evenly with a spoon to make the crust. Bake for about 5 minutes.
- Clean out food processor. Add Greek yogurt, cotage cheese, and eggs. Blend until smooth. Add stevia, protein powder, and pudding mix. Process again. Lastly, add almond and coconut extract and process until smooth. Pour batter into baking dish on top of crust. Tap the bottom of the dish against the counter a few times to get out any air bubbles.
- Bake cheesecake for about 1 hour and 5 minutes. Once done, take out of oven and let completely cool for a couple hours. Then put cheesecake in fridge to set overnight.
- After cheesecake has chilled overnight, melt chocolate chunks in the microwave. Spread melted chocolate evenly over the top. While chocolate is still a little warm, sprinkle chopped almonds and shredded coconut over the top.
- Slice into 8 bars and enjoy!
Notes
Notes
*Use 1/4 tsp. almond extract if you prefer more cooconut flavor than almond.
** You can use whatever kind of chocolate you prefer for the topping.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 4
- Fat: 9
- Carbohydrates: 19
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 13