Zone Bars

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 250 g oats
• 120 g peanut butter, any style
• 150 g golden syrup or 150 g corn syrup
• 240 g whey protein (chocolate flavor works really well)
• 120 ml water

Recipe

• 1 put whey protein into a bowl and add water. work it together, it's ok if it doesn't all combine, it should be sort of pasty with a bit of powder, but try to mix together as much as possible. set aside.
• 2 pour syrup into a microwavable bowl and microwave on high for 30-40 seconds, until it just softens up a bit. stir in the peanut butter and mix together. it shouldn't be too hot, if it is let it sit just a bit until it's just warm. whey protein does not combine well with really hot substances.
• 3 stir into the whey and combine. you should be able to dissolve any remaining powder into the peanut butter/syrup mixture, and you've got a very sticky mixture now, so be careful!
• 4 either fold the oats into the mixture if your bowl is big enough, or put the oats into a big bowl/pot and add the whey protein/peanut butter/syrup mixture to it with a spatula.
• 5 after adding the oats, you should knead it into a solid ball, before pressing it into a pan. let it sit in the refrigerator for about an hour and cut into bars.
• 6 note: whey protein can be substituted for soy protein, making the product vegan and non-dairy, though you may need to add a bit of additional sweetener. can also be done without a microwave, you just might have to put a bit more muscle into combining the peanut butter and syrup.