Most days, in order to get my work done most efficiently, I’ll leave the house for a few hours and land at a coffee shop. We live in Woodbury, MN, where we have Starbucks and Caribous coming out our ears. Last I counted there were 8 Starbucks within a 4 mile radius! You guys know I love me some Starbucks, LOVE it, but there’s something nice about local coffee shops too. Our local shop is called Brix Coffee and it just may be the best hidden gem in our area.
In addition to having amazing coffee, they specialize in crepes and custard that’s to die for. The atmosphere is friendly, laid back, and their music playlist is always on point. I frequent there weekly if not twice a week, and it’s always the perfect environment to crank out some solid work.
A few months back, I was hungry for a snack, so I tried one of their protein bars, which are homemade. I now grab one almost every time I’m in there. One day I got to talking with Mara, telling her how awesome I thought they were! Turns out she does a lot of the baking there, and after she told me all the ingredients in them, I realized just how healthy they were.
Right then and there I knew I had to share the recipe with you. They generously shared it with me, and I’m SO excited for you to make them! My kids love them too! They taste like dessert, and are perfect to have on hand when you want to eat ALL THE CHOCOLATE. Pin this one, you guys, because you’re gonna be looking it up time and time again!
Brix Coffee Banana Chocolate Chip Protein Bars (recipe c/o Brix Coffee)
Ingredients:
-3 3/4 cups old fashioned oats
-3 cups cooked quinoa
-3/4 cup honey
-1 cup water
-3/4 cup coconut oil
-6 bananas, mashed
-3 tablespoons vanilla
-3 teaspoons baking powder
-1 1/2 teaspoons salt
-3 tablespoons flax meal
-1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
-1 cup dark chocolate chips
Directions: Mix all ingredients together & fold in chocolate chips. Bake at 250 for 30 – 45 minutes or until golden brown. Store in an airtight container in the fridge!
Let me know how they turn out! And if you’re local, be SURE to stop by Brix!
They have $2 off crepes on Mondays, $1 coffee on Thursdays, and live music on Saturdays from 6 – 8 when they also have $2 off crepes!
Hope to see you there sometime!
xo,
Amber
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YES!!! Can’t wait! I’m making these tomorrow!
Yum- these look good (minus the coconut)! 🙂
Totally going to get everything to make these!! I love Brix! I used to work there back in the day when it was SATI!
What type/size pan do they bake in and around how many do they make? Thanks!
These look amazing!!! What size pan did you cook them in?
I am baking these bars now, baking and baking. Something is wrong. I used a 9 x 13 pan. Perhaps it should have been 1/2 sheet cake pan. That would make sense for a coffee shop/restaurant.
Do you bake them on an edged cookie sheet?
I made these last week and my boys (2 & 4) LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE them!! The pan was gone by the end of the week, and they were already requesting more yesterday!