You’ll love these super easyno bake healthy snack barsmade with peanut butter, oats, coconut, flax seed and more! They are packed with healthy fiber, fat, and protein and you won’t believe that they taste like a treat.

a stack of three healthy snack bars with other snack bars behind them

Need more easy andhealthy snacks in your life?These are just what you’ve been looking for.Today I’m working with Bob’s Red Mill! If you didn’t know, I’ve been working with them on bringing you recipes for 3 years now:pumpkin biscuits,gingerbread cake,gluten free pizzaand more. I buy their products regularly; I love this company and all that they do and sell. Thanks for enjoying a recipe they help make possible.

healthy protein snack bars on parchment paper covered cutting board

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Healthy Ingredients:They are made with all kinds of wholesome whole food ingredients like nut butter, oatmeal, chia seeds, flax seed meal, and coconut.
Quick and Easy:They are no bake and come together in just a few minutes.
Healthy Treat:They store great and make the bestsimple and easy snackor dessert for whenyou need a little something sweet and filling.
Customizable:They areeasy to adjust to your tastes, preferences, and what you have on hand.

Ingredients

Peanut Butter
Honey
Protein Powder:lots of options here, Bob’s Red Mill has a newalmond protein powderthat I’m excited to try. I’ve also used their pea protein for this as well as collagen peptides. You can use vanilla or unsweetened, or feel free to try anything else you like or have.
Flax Seed Meal
Chia Seeds
Quick Cooking Oats
Shredded Coconut

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities

the ingredients for healthy protein snack bars

Popular Substitutions and Variations

If peanut butter is an issue feel free to sub it for any other nut or seed butter as long as it’s a natural drippy nut butter that has a similar texture as peanut butter. Sun butter would also work well here.
You can sub maple syrup, agave, or brown rice syrup for the honey if you’d like. If using one of these consider adding 1/4 cup more oats to help absorb some of the liquid from the thinner sweeteners.
You can use whatever protein powder you like or have on hand. Bob’s Red Mill has some good ones if you are looking for them. I generally go for unsweetened and unflavored, but I bet a vanilla protein powder would be amazing here.
You can change around the chia seeds and flax meal if you like, but they both help this recipe stick together. You can replace them with something like hemp seed hearts but add more oats to help things stick together.
Don’t want to add the oats? You can leave them out and replace them with coconut.
Don’t love coconut flakes? Replace them with more oats.

How to Make Healthy Protein Snack Bars

Step #1.Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper. Set aside. In a medium bowl, combine the honey, peanut butter, and coconut oil. Add the protein powder, flax meal, chia seeds, shredded coconut, and oat. Stir well.

Step #3.Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil together and spread over peanut butter layer. Sprinkle with sea salt, if desired.

Step #2.Spoon the mixture into the pan. Press into the bottom.

Step #4.Place the bars in the fridge for 1 hour. Remove and cut into 16 bars. Store in the fridge.

healthy protein snack bars with three from the last row piled up together

Recipe FAQs

What are the healthiest snack bars?

I think it’s the ones that you’ll eat! LOL, if you don’t like them, they don’t taste good, or you can’t read the ingredients, why buy them? That’s the perk of making your own, you can pick what you like, adjust the flavors to your preferences, and make them with things you love!

Is it ok to eat 2 protein bars a day?

For this recipe, yes! These aren’t traditional “protein bars” and it’s A-OK to eat what your body says is a good amount in a day. My kids love these and I love these for a little snack in the afternoon or when I get the munchies in the evening. The serving size for this recipe is actually to “bars” or small squares, so by all means, eat two!

What’s your favorite Bob’s Red Mill product?

This feels like choosing a favorite child! BUT there are some that I use a ton and here’s my quick list. I buy their organic all purpose flour in 25 pound bags (it’s the best for sourdough bread!). I love all of their oats, they have a great medium grind cornmeal, their unsweetened coconut (flakes and shredded) are so good, and their oatmeal cups are my favorite breakfast to throw in my bag while traveling. I basically love everything they do though 🙂

healthy protein snack bars still in the pan

Expert Tips

Use a high-quality protein powder that you enjoy the taste of, since it will impact the flavor of the bars and how much you enjoy them.
Store nuts and seeds in the freezer to keep them from going rancid, especially if you don’t use them all that frequently. And make sure that your nuts and seeds are still good before using them in a recipe like this one.
Use a sharp knife to cut the barsand wipe it clean in between each cut to get the cleanest cuts.
If the mixture seems too dry, add some more peanut butter or honeyand mix it in before pressing it into the pan.