Dessert for 9
Chocolate Protein Cake Bars
These soft chocolate protein bars combine oat flour, cocoa, yogurt, and applesauce before baking in a square pan.
Typical price
$0.96for 4 servings
$0.24 per serving$0.96 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 35 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 9servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.70Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 1.5 | $0.48Typical price |
| Canned fruit$0.12/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.28Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.30Typical price |
| Almond, soy or oat milk$0.05/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.11Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.30Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $2.16 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaBaking powder and sodaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
- 1 scoop chocolate whey protein powder
- 3 tbsp unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp liquid egg whites
- 1/4 cup nunaturals stevia baking blend
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 3 tbsp dark chocolate chips (optional)
- 3 tbsp chopped walnuts (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking oil.
- Whisk the oat flour, almond flour, protein powders, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Whisk the egg, egg whites, stevia blend, applesauce, yogurt, and almond milk in another bowl.
- Stir the wet mixture into the dry mixture, then fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts if using.
- Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 20 to 23 minutes, then cool before cutting.
Swaps
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
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