Hello! I've been very fortunate to find some homemade protein bar recipes on this site.

I've assembled the ingredients and plan to whip up a batch today.

I don't have the time to "cook" very often. I'm wondering if I can double the recipe and freeze? Do these freeze well? How long will these remain fresh in the refrigerator?


Thanks a bunch! barefoot1

Hi --

Without knowing the ingredients or the process you are using my answer to this cannot precisely address your case, but I can tell you what I do. My bars are cool -- cool because I store them in the refrige!

My homemade protein bars use peanut butter, butter, Splenda, and protein powder. I would not calssify the process of making them as "cooking" because no heat is involved, other than softening the wet ingredients. Basically I just comine everything, place in a glass pan and refrigerate. After a night or so of chilling I cut the fabrication into bars and store in plastic containers in the refrige. A batch usually produces two containers worth, with about a dozen bars each.

This will easily last the three weeks is takes me to eat them -- but then what in the ingredients is going to go bad?! I think peanut butter will survive the nuclear war -- just 12-foot cockroaches eating peanut butter!

Hope this helps -- Vimala

KN, Theragatha 50: Vimala

The eath's sprinkled
with rain, wind
is blowing, lightning
wanders the sky,
but my thoughts are stilled,
well-centered
my mind.

Thank you for your reply Vimala

Looks like I have your recipe and one other that contains similar ingredients, plus unsweetened chocolate, nuts and cream.

I am going to try freezing both kinds and we'll see what happens

I haven't tried one of the peanut butter ones yet - but somehow I am reminded of Mary Janes candy ( do they still make that candy anyhow? LOL)


Thanks again, barefootgrrrl

hi barefoot, could ya send me your recipe for the homemad protien bars. trish639~bellsouth.net thanks trish

oopps got the sqiggly in there , lol,its trish639~bellsouth.net

trish639, the ampersand appears as a ~ to prevent spambots from collecting email addresses.



It would be great to have the recipe posted in the LC Kitchen Forum so all can enjoy it - unless it's already there.

Karen

thanks for letting me know that karen,,i thought dang i cant believe i typed that 3 times ,,lol ,,yea that would be great if barefoot will put recipe on here or let me know where she got it from,, trish

sorry that it has taken me so long to respond to this msg - for some reason, I didn't get a flag in my email box like I usually do when someone responds........]

in any event - as I said, I found the homemade protein bar recipes on this site using the search function.



Thanks, barefoot

I just submitted a recipe in the small meals & snacks section of the recipe board called Peanut butter protein bars. These are the ones I make. The only problem I have with them is trying not to eat too many of them.