Bananaberry High Protein Bar (by demand, lol)
65g Ground Almonds
35g Oatmeal
30g Spelt Flour
20g Chopped Nuts
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tbsp Cold Butter
2 tbsp Cottage Cheese w/pineapple
2 tbsp Peanut butter
1 Egg, beaten
1 Banana, mashed
50-60g Blueberries, frozen
*1 tbsp Agave Nectar Syrup, optional
*2 tsp Brown Sugar Splenda, optional topping
Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees or Gas Mark 4.
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl and set aside. In a smaller bowl, combine beaten egg, peanut butter, agave syrup (if you like sweet, I do), mashed banana, and cottage cheese. Stir in blueberries. Put to the side.
Now you will add the very cold butter to the dry mixture, a secret of making light bake goods btw, cut the butter into small chunks. Using your fingertips, rub the butter and dry ingredients together until the mixture has the consistency of very coarse crumbs, I find this step very tactile and I love doing it! Now tip the wet mixture into dry mixture gently so not to squish the blueberries.
Spread mixture into a baking dish lined with parchment. Gently smooth with a fork, sprinkle the brown sugar splenda if desired and press in the surface with a fork. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool for a few minutes and then chill in the fridge for at least an hour, they are best served cold I think.
Makes 8 bars.
Hints:
Make sure your banana is very ripe, the skin peel should be black for optimum sweetness. You can add protein powder to this by reducing the almonds by a 1/3. I don't think this one needs it as it is very high in protein already. The babies taste great the next day and will freeze very well.
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