My only day off this week was spent relaxing, studying for the GRE, and whipping up some yummy recipes! I really wanted to focus on adding extra protein to breakfast and lunch….
I got the idea from a great recipe for “Breakfast Buzz Bars” in the January-March 2012 Raley’s Something Extra Magazine. You can find the recipe here (page27), or follow my slight modifications below:
1 Tbsp butter
¼ cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp fat free milk (or soy milk, almond milk)
¼ cup almond butter
¼ cup peanut butter (I used chunky)
3 cups fiber packed cereal (bran flakes, bunches of oats, cheerios, or Kashi cereals are just a few ideas)
2 tbsp finely ground coffee of your choice
½ tsp cinnamon
Chopped pecans or almonds
Melt butter in a small saucepan. Stir in brown sugar and milk. Add nut butters, coffee, and cinnamon and stir until mixed through evenly
In a large mixing bowl, add cereal. Immediately add nut butter mixture and mix with hands.
Spread mixture into a non stick square cake pan or into individual muffin pan molds. Use plastic wrap to press firmly into mold.
Sprinkle top with chopped nuts.
Place in refrigerator for a few hours
Enjoy a protein packed, coffee infused breakfast bar :)
