Recipes
This recipe was inspired by john berardi of precision nutrition fame – creates some awesome home made MM5 bars
Ingredients:
3 cups cranberry trail mix
3 cups mixed nuts
1 cup large flake oats
10 scoops (27g protein/scoop) MM5
2 tbsp molasses
2 tbsp honey
Instructions:
Chop the cranberry mix and mixed nuts in a food processor. Mix with large flake oats and protein powder in a large bowl (as big as you can find, otherwise you may have to do this in two batches).
Add just enough water to wet all the protein powder so that it doesn’t have a chalky consistency. Next, add 1 tbsp molasses, spread over whole batch, and mix thoroughly. After that, add 1 tbsp honey and do the same. Repeat with 1 more tablespoon of each sweetner. If the mix is too dry, add a little water; if too wet, add a little protein.
Lay cellophane across the bottom of two 9 x 9 or similar baking dishes, leaving enough wrap on each side to wrap around the mixture and cover the top. Spoon the mix into the baking dishes on top of the wrap, and pack it in with the spoon. Cover the mix with the extra wrap, then flatten the mix with your hands. Refrigerate. No baking required.
Cut into 20 bars, 10 in each baking dish. And enjoy.
Notes:
Keep the mix in the fridge and covered or else it will dry out.
For a lower carb bar you can substitute molasses and honey for powdered sweetner but the bar will not have the same consistency and may not hold as well
Nutrient Profile: (1/20th of mixture)
1 bar = 326 calories
1.5g creatine
20g Protein
26.5g Carbohydrate
15.5g Fat
