Healthy Peanut Butter Bacon Bars – High Protein, Sugar Free

Healthy Peanut Butter Bacon Bars made with protein powder and peanut butter powder for a sugar-free, low fat dessert! With an oatmeal base, high protein peanut butter, frosting and crunchy bacon, PB bacon dessert bars are gluten free too.

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Peanut butter and bacon is such a good combination – I cannot! The sweet and salty combination of the peanut butter oatmeal base and peanut butter caramel and the salty bacon really make these a beautiful dessert recipe.

A must-try!

Ingredients for Healthy Peanut Butter Bacon Bars Recipe:

These healthy peanut butter bacon bars are made with simple healthy ingredients, have no sugar or milk, making them the perfect homemade gluten free, low carb and Vegan protein bar!

• Rolled Oats
• Oat Flour
• Vanilla Protein Powder  for healthy homemade protein bars that’s also sugar free
  I used Quest Nutrition Vanilla Whey-Casein here.
• Unflavored Protein Powder to replace some of the flour (and carbs) in the recipe for a slightly lower carb high protein recipe. I use the Multi-purpose mix protein powder from Quest Nutrition.
• Peanut Butter Powder also known as Powdered Peanut Butter. I recommend Lakanto for a sugar free version (the code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount). Or you could use the one from PbFit too.
• Creamy Peanut Butter
• Non-fat Plain Greek Yogurt
• Unsweetened Applesauce
• Unsweetened Almond Milk

The Protein Peanut Butter

• Peanut Butter Powder, also known as Powdered Peanut Butter. I recommend Lakanto for a sugar free version (the code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount). Or you could use the one from PbFit too.
• Creamy Peanut Butter
• Peanut Butter (or Vanilla) Protein Powder for high protein peanut butter layer, and also replace the sweetener.
  I recommend Whey-Casein Peanut Butter or Vanilla flavor from Quest Nutrition for this recipe to keep it sugar free.
• Sugar free Maple Syrup for low calorie protein bar with no sugar!
  I use the sugar free monk fruit maple syrup from Lakanto (code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount)
• Some Water

The Protein Frosting Layer

• Non-fat Plain Greek Yogurt
• Vanilla Protein Powder – I used whey-casein from Quest.
• Peanut Butter

And then on top:

• Bacon! Try to use the reduced fat ones for a healthy dessert with bacon

Tips to make Bacon Peanut Butter Bars

These healthy bacon peanut butter bars are extremely easy to make, with just making one layer at a time. Here’s some tips to get them right!

• Use rolled oats for the base o these lunch box pb bars; Instant oats will get too soggy.

• Use whey-caesin protein powder as specified. It works well with the ratio of ingredients here.
  Whey-caesin absorbs more liquid, and whey absorbs less, so you need to adjust the liquid accordingly.

• Let the base cool before adding the protein peanut butter layer on these lunch lady bars, or it will melt away.

• Add milk or water little at a time when preparing mixtures; Even a little extra will make them too runny.

• Mix the dry ingredients well before adding in the wet so you have a smooth mix.

• Don’t add too much yogurt in the topping; It will come together; Just continue to mix.

• Let the bacon cool before crumbling it.

To store High Protein Peanut Butter Bacon Squares

These homemade peanut butter bacon squares need to be stored in the fridge since they have Greek yogurt in the frosting.

To store homemade bacon dessert bars, place in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a 1 week.

To freeze, place healthy peanut butter bacon squares in airtight sealed container, or individually wrapped in plastic wrap and placed in zipper bag; They should keep for 2 or 3 months. Be sure to let them thaw on the counter before eating!

Alternatives for Peanut Butter Bacon Bars with Oatmeal!

I made these sugar free and gluten free and low fat bacon peanut butter bars with oatmeal and this particular ingredient list, but here’s some healthy options to choose from.

For the protein base:

• Oat Flour: Almond Flour
• Unflavored protein powder:  Almond flour or Oat flour (also reduce milk to 2 Tbsp)
• Peanut Butter Powder: ¼ cup Peanut Butter (also reduce milk to 1-2 Tbsp)
• Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt
• Applesauce: Mashed Banana or Pumpkin Puree
• Almond Milk: Regular milk or other non dairy milk

For the Protein Peanut Butter: 

• Peanut Butter Powder: 2 tablespoon + 2 teaspoon regular peanut butterbutter (add water 1 teaspoon at a time if needed)
• Sugar free Maple Syrup: Regular maple syrup or Honey, but they won’t be Vegan or a no sugar recipe anymore.

Frosting Options:

• Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt

More Homemade Protein Peanut Butter Bars to try!

• Peanut Butter and Jelly Protein Fudge
• PB Protein Rice Krispy Treats
• Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Protein Bars
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Collagen Bars
• Peanut Butter Protein Twix Bars

Or some Healthy Bacon Desserts:

• Maple Bacon Protein Cupcakes
• Double Maple Bacon Protein Donuts
• Sweet Potato Casserole for One with Bacon Pecan Streusel