Description
Delicious and nutritious lemon almond butter bars made with almond butter, coconut oil, and a touch of sweetness from maple syrup.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond butter
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup almond flour (50g)
- 1/2 cup vanilla pea protein (48g)
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup vanilla frosting
Instructions
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside. I used a 9×5″ loaf pan, but an 8″x4″ would work well too.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the almond butter, melted coconut oil, maple syrup, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla.
- Mix in the almond flour, protein powder and salt. Stir until well combined.
- Pour the mixture into your lined loaf pan. Smooth the batter to the edges of the pan creating an even, level surface.
- Place the bars in the freezer for 20 minutes to set.
- Spread the frosting over the bars.
- Place the bars back in the freezer for 10 minutes to set the frosting.
- Cut to desired size (I cut mine into 12 rectangles) and top with extra lemon zest (if desired).
- Store bars in an airtight container or baggie. Keep in the fridge up to two weeks, or the freezer up to two months.
Notes
- You can adjust the sweetness by changing the amount of maple syrup.
- Feel free to substitute almond flour with another nut flour if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg