DIY Protein Bars from Beans!

Description: Can you make protein bars using one can of chickpeas and one can of black beans? We are going to find out today as we are preparing for Hurricane Milton. I'm going to make 16 protein bars, 8 of each, chocolate protein bars and peanut butter protein bars. Both of these are going to be made with beans. The first one we're going to make is the black bean protein bars. Both of these are going to be similar but also different. So stick through for both recipes because even though it might seem like it might just be a different bean with a different flavor, it's not. First one, we need a can of black beans for both of these. I'm going to drain and save the liquid. The liquid in all beans is known as aquafaba. We're going to be using a little bit of this liquid. We don't need all of it. I was originally inspired to do this because I love the sweet red bean paste that comes in a lot of Asian desserts. I love that sweet and red bean paste. So I thought, oh man, sweet and black beans, they'd be really good. Then come to find out, look it up and tons of people do this already. So this isn't like a new thing. I'm going to start with one cup of old-fashioned rolled oats. Pulse these into smaller bits. I think that looks pretty good. That's awesome. I'm going to take one of these bread pans and line it with parchment paper and then scoop this in. I'm going to preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cook both of these for about 20 minutes. I'm going to start with one cup of oats, pulse them down, same thing as before. Add the chickpeas, the entire can and for the sweetener on this one, I'm going to be using allulose. It's one of my new favorite sweeteners. Allulose is a naturally occurring sugar that's found in figs, molasses and raisins, but commercially, allulose is actually made by converting fructose into allulose. It has been studied quite a bit and it has actually been found to not only not be bad for you but has been shown to have some health properties. And with the pre-measured packets, it makes it easy to stay on a consistent routine. You can dissolve allulose in hot or cold water. I like it either way. I personally, I do hot a lot of times in the morning and right now it's like 5:30. So I'm going to make a cold drink. So, Pique Sun Goddess Matcha is phenomenal grade organic matcha that has been quadruple toxin-screened for pesticides, heavy metals, toxic mold, and radioactive isotopes. It is also creamy and delicious. It contains caffeine and L-theanine, which promotes calm and balance. It's also good for your skin, body and mind. It is definitely the best matcha I've ever had. So, I have all my nutritional facts figured out for these. I'm going to sprinkle them in the end. Just for fun. I'm going to top this with some vegan chocolate chips that I have. I'm going to preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake both of these for about 20 minutes. They came out exactly like I wanted them. Now, the black bean chocolate bars, they come out to 218 calories, 14.5 grams of fat, and 32 grams of carbohydrate. These things are heavy. So you could realistically cut one of these in half if you just want like a snack, not like a meal. I think the peanut butter ones, these bricks right here, these are heavy. They are like a meal to eat. 225 calories, 18 grams of fat, and 32 grams of carbohydrates. You cannot beat these. I have all the ingredients, all the numbers for these. I'm going to try the chocolate ones. And then you can see that they are also awesome. I am concerned about this dark chocolate. It might be a little bitter. So we'll see. I say, just because we probably don't want to eat a whole one on camera. People are going to be like, 'they're gross'. So, I'll just save these for the hurricane. So, I think this is perfect. And then we can try the chocolate one. So, I have this. Let's try this. And I'm going to make them as delicious as possible. And I do have to say, you know, I am a bit concerned about this dark chocolate being as it is unsweetened. So, I think the flavor is going to be a bit bitter. So, I'm going to add a little bit of sugar to that. And I think that's good. I'm going to do this same thing here. So, I'm going to sprinkle them with a little bit of salt. Hopefully that'll dampen some of the unsweetened bitterness of that chocolate. And then for this one, I have this, you know, just brown cane sugar. And then this is allulose powder. It's one of my new favorite sweeteners. Allulose is a naturally occurring sugar that's found in figs, molasses and raisins, but commercially, allulose is actually made by converting fructose into allulose. It's been studied quite a bit and it has actually been found to not only not be bad for you, but has been shown to have some health properties. And then so, what we're going to do is we're going to take the chickpea, peanut butter protein bars. These come out really good. One can of chickpeas will change the way you think about protein. So, I'm going to start with one cup of oats, pulse them down, same thing as before. Add the chickpeas, the entire can and for the sweetener on this one, I'm going to be using allulose. I think it's great. And I would have no idea these were chickpea if you didn't tell me. I think it needs to be sweeter. Oh my god, they're amazing. We're going to save these for the hurricane. Let's go get ready for the storm. "