No Bake Chocolate-Peanut Butter Protein Poppers

For all of you chocolate & peanut butter lovers out there, I have a delicious treat for you; Chocolate-Peanut Butter Protein Poppers. Not only are these easy to make, they're also super delicious and vegan friendly! Not to mention, they taste like they'd be bad for you, but they're only 52 calories per serving (1 ball).

http://www.muscleandfitnesshers.com/recipes/no-bake-chocolate-peanut-butter-protein-balls

Recipe:

Ingredients:

2 cups natural peanut butter, crunchy

1/2 cup agave nectar

2 scoops MHP Probolic-SR Protein, vanilla flavor

Sea salt, to taste

Water, as needed.

2 cups vegan sugar free dark chocolate

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Mix peanut butter, agave nectar, protein powder, sea salt and water in a large bowl.

2. Roll mixture into balls (approx.1 tablespoon per ball) and place in a dish, then refrigerate for 30-45 minutes.

3. In a small pot, melt the chocolate over medium-low heat, stirring often, until smooth. Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

4. Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Remove balls from refrigerator.

5. Dip into melted chocolate and arrange on baking sheet.

6. Let set for 30-45 minutes, then place in the refrigerator for another 30-45 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts (per ball): 52 calories, 1.2g protein, 5.3g carbs, 4.3g fat

This is the perfect treat when you are craving something sweet but don't want to spoil all of your hard work at the gym for the week!

Take Care,

Leanne.

Pumpkin Pie Protein Shake

Fall is around the corner, and with that comes pumpkin flavoured foods and drinks!

Here's a delicious recipe for a pumpkin pie flavoured protein shake that I found on Pinterest from Fit Sugar:

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This is the perfect fall protein shake! I hope you enjoy this as much as I will. 

Take Care,

Leanne.

Homemade Protein Bars

I find that people either love protein bars or hate them, depending on what kind of protein bar you try. I have tried over 20 types, and out of those 20 I think that I only found 10 that were any good.

But the bottom line is, no matter how healthy people think that protein bars are, some are actually not much better for you than a chocolate bar. Why is that? Because they are packed with sugar!

An easy way around this is to make your own protein bars at home! Try this one out; a homemade peanut butter protein bar with only 1/4 cup of sugar in the entire batch.

http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2013/04/04/homemade-peanut-butter-protein-bars/

Recipe:

Ingredients (4-6 bars)
1/2 cup peanut butter (or allergy-friendly alternative such as sunbutter) (110g)
1/4 cup protein powder (20g)
3/4 tsp baking soda (important)
1/4 cup sucanat or brown sugar (40g)
2 tbsp applesauce (30g)
tiny pinch salt if desired 

Instructions:

If your peanut butter is the natural type, gently warm it until it is a stir-able consistency. In a mixing bowl, stir peanut butter and applesauce until it is a smooth paste. 

In a separate bowl, combine all remaining ingredients and stir well. Pour dry over the pb mixture, and stir until evenly incorporated. It’ll be a little crumbly, so transfer the crumbly dough to a gallon-sized plastic bag. From inside the bag, form one big ball. 

Still in the bag, roll out with a rolling pin. Cut bars and put in the freezer to firm. I store mine in the freezer, but you can fridge if you prefer softer bars.

**Nutrition Facts**

So simple, not to mention tasty.

Take Care,

Leanne.