Gluten Free Chocolate Coconut Protein Bars

My husband really likes these.  I make them round like cookies.  I’m making my second batch today.  I think I will add some chopped pecans.

I thought thede sounded delicious – chocolate and cocnut – how could you go wrong? They are TERRIBLE – way to dry – I almost gagged eating it. I even added an extra egg becuase I could tell they were going to be too dry. This was a very expensive experiment – as the ingredients are expensive.

Interesting….since I used the chocolate protein powder I bought here. I bought it in part because the recipe itself is under it and I wanted to try the recipe! Maybe I’ll try another egg. 
Thanks.

I made these today. I must say that they were a bit of a disappointment, after all the positive comments. They tasted good but they are incredibly dry. I even added a bit more coconut oil to the mix, since they seemed dry in the mixing bowl. Any thoughts?

If this yields 10 bars, approx. each bar is mostly likely around 300-350 calories. 1/2 cup of the oil alone (not melted) is around 1000 calories. 1 cup of coconut flour is about 500. Add the rest of the stuff, probably looking at around 3000 for the whole batch, or maybe around 2500. So don’t eat the whole batch in a sitting any way :P

Looks yummy! No dairy for my family tho.

If I were to leave out the whey powder and the chia seeds, how would you suggest I alter the other ingredients to adjust?

I’m glad this is a hit with most people.  One way I vary this, (actually I do this now)  is:  

xylitol for sweetener ,
1/2 C Coconut flour & 1/2 C Almond Flour instead of just coconut flour,
1 tsp Almond Flavoring,
3/4 C Coconut oil instead of 1/2 C,
& now I don’t add the Whey protein as my daughter can’t have dairy.

Can you grind flax seeds to equal the amount of chia seeds?

Could you use Rice Prptein instead of the whey protein powder?  I am milk sensitive.

Sarah you are a genius!  These are the best home made protein bars ever!   Thank you for sharing your recipe.  I made them today and I think I will be making them at least once a week……I love ’em!

How do you prepare the chia seeds? Do you soak them ? or just leave them plain dry seeds?

this is a must try for me. not only are they gluten free they are also corn free! thank you.

Looks good… I don’t particularly like protein bars… never have, but these sound good. :)