Since joining the gym I’ve been trying to add more protein into my diet. I’m not one of those people who hate drinking protein shakes – I genuinely don’t mind them but I must say it’s always somewhat… unsatisfying? Like, I’d rather bite into a nice, chewy flapjack than down a pint of vanilla flavoured milk, you know what I’m saying? It’s just nice to eat real food instead of a drink.
These vegan protein flapjacks take minutes to prepare (they do require a few hours in the fridge to firm up), they are easy to make, require no fancy ingredients and they’re way better than store-bought protein bars.
And, if you’re not bothered about the protein, you can leave out the protein powder – the recipe will still work.
The base for this recipe is peanut (or almond) butter, toasted oats and protein powder of your choice. I used vanilla, as that is my favourite flavour. For the topping, I opted in for creamy, sweet, chocolatey ganache. It really compliments the chewy, salty peanut butter and oaty base. YUM!
Vegan protein flapjacks
Ingredients
For the base
- 1 cup oats
- 1/2 cup salted peanut butter
- 1 tbsp vegan margarine
- 1 heaped tablespoon protein shake
For the chocolate ganache
- 1/4 cup single soya cream
- 1/4 cup soya milk
- 45 g dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C | Gas mark 6.
- Place the oats on a baking tray and place in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes or until golden, stirring half way through to make sure they don't burn.
- Line a 3" x 6" baking tray with baking parchment and set aside.
- Place the oats into a mixing bowl, stir in the protein powder then add the margarine, peanut butter and mix until combined.
- Transfer the mixture into the baking tray and using the back of a spoon, spread and flatten the mixture until even. Place in the fridge to set whilst making the chocolate ganache.
For the chocolate ganache
- Place the soya milk and cream in a small sauce pan over low heat and bring to the boil.
- Take off the heat, add in the dark chocolate broken into small pieces and stir until all the chocolate has dissolved.
- Take the flapjacks out of the fridge and pour the chocolatey layer on top. Return to the fridge for at least 4 hours to set, ideally overnight.
