Description
Peanut butter rice crispy treats with no refined sugar and an added boost of protein. Plus a sugar free milk chocolate drizzle on top. A treat that everyone knows and loves, but made healthy.
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Ingredients
- 4 cups (160g) crisp brown rice cereal
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp. brown rice syrup
- 1 scoop Musclepharm chocolate casein protein*
- 1/3 cup (85g) natural creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp. (28g) Amber Lyn Chocolates sugar free milk chocolate chunks
- 1 tsp. (4g) coconut oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl add brown rice cereal and protein powder. Mix well so that cereal and protein powder is combined.
- In a separate microwave safe bowl, add brown rice syrup and peanut butter. Microwave for 30 seconds. After heating, whisk together brown rice syrup and peanut butter.
- Pour syrup/peanut butter mixture over brown rice and protein powder mixture. Mix very well until all combined and the consistency of a rice crispy treat.
- Press mixture into a 9×9 baking dish lined with parchment paper. Use another piece of parchment paper to flatten and level the the rice crispy into the dish.
- Cool in the fridge for 30-45 minutes.
- Microwave coconut oil and sugar free milk chocolate in a small bowl for 30 seconds. Mix the coconut oil and chocolate together. Drizzle chocolate over rice crispy treats and cut into 16 pieces.
Notes
* The casein protein powder can be subbed for any other protein powder such as whey, or it can be omitted completely.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 rice crispy
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 9
- Fat: 4
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4