Michelle Ralph-Larose
Michelle is the Gold Medal Finalist of Muscle Insider‘s Best Protein Chef 2020. Michelle is a passionate protein baker/chef that is dedicated to creating recipes to help others achieve their personal goals while maintaining a positive relationship with food. She believes food plays many different roles in our lives; nourishment for growth and healing, fuel for energy. She believes celebrations and traditions are all part of an experience that do not need to be restricted but replaced with ideal, quality ingredients without sacrificing taste or texture. Michelle is eager to share her delicious recipes and creative tips to help you succeed in reaching your personal goals while enjoying your food. For more of Michelle, she can be found on Instagram @michelleralphlarose_ and for more tasty examples of her treats @cleaneats.treats
No Bake Protein Breakfast Bars
These delicious easy to make bars can be whipped up in a moment for quick grabs out the door or to have on hand for sweet tooth snack attacks.
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups oats
- 1 cup Chex cereal
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp Himalayan salt
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/4 cup sugar free maple syrup
- 1/4 cup non dairy milk (I used unsweetened almond)
- 2 scoops of your favourite protein powder (I loved the Dymatize ISO100 Dunkin Mocha Latte flavour)
Directions:
- Mix ingredients all together in a large bowl
- Press into a parchment paper lined pan for easy removal (I used 10x10)
- Place into the freezer for 3 hrs to set
- Cut into 12 equal bars
- Keep refrigerated up to 5 days
*OPTIONAL: Try melting your favorite dark or stevia based chocolate to spread on top before freezing
Nutritional Info (Per Bar:
- 199 Calories
- 9g Protein
- 12g Fats ( 4.8 Saturated )
- 17g Carbs ( 14.5 Net)
- 1.5 Sugars
For more mouth watering and healthy recipes, Michelle can be found on Instagram @michelleralphlarose_ and @cleaneats.treats or right here in her column at Muscle Insider.