Homemade RX Bars without Egg White Powder

This is a copycat recipe to make your own homemade chocolate sea salt RX bars without egg white powder. These are high in protein, from the almonds, and hemp hearts which I use in this recipe instead of egg white powder like in the original bars.

What are RX Bars?

These are high protein bars that are quite popular to buy right now because of the simple and clean ingredients - you can pronounce all the words on the label! The bars base is eggwhite power, dates, almonds, and cashews, plus 1-2 additional ingredients for the flavor of the bar. The other reason these bars are popular is because they taste great (especially the chocolate sea salt!)

However, these bars are getting quite expensive to buy, I made this recipe (without egg white powder) so we can all make our own RX bars. Homemade RX Bars (as well as other power bars or granola bars) are more affordable to make than buying them (ughh $3.00+ each) at the grocery store every week.

RX bars are naturally gluten free and dairy free. This recipe specifically is also vegan because there is no egg white powder (we use hemp hearts instead).

Perfect for Hiking

These homemade chocolate sea salt RX bars I like to take on hikes along with these energy balls. I will eat these bars as a snack while hiking to give my blood sugar levels a healthy boost when needed. The protein and fiber in these bars give more steady energy, unlike candy or simple carbohydrate snacks, that spike then drop blood sugar levels. Therefore RX Bars are also great to take along and eat when doing any high energy sports and activites like canoeing, running, biking, and backpacking. Other great high protein, low carbohydrate recipes you could 'pack-along' are these sweet potato brownies or cinnamon oatmeal granola bars!

Ingredients

To make these bars you need 7 whole ingredients which can easily be found at most grocery stores.

• dates, these are the sweetener in these protein bars but they also hold the bars together.
• hemp hearts, are what this recipe uses instead of the traditional recipe with egg white powder which is hard to find. Using hemp hearts instead of egg white powder also makes these bars vegan. Hemp hearts are high in protein, in 3 tablespoons there is 9.5 grams of protein.
• cocoa powder, to make these bars chocolatey!  
• almonds and cashews, these nuts increase the protein in these rx bars.
• chocolate chips, I like to use mini chocolate chips to distribute the chocolate pieces better throughout the bar. 
• chunky sea salt, for the top. 

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

There is no baking needed for RX bars! Follow these process shots to see how to make your own homemade chocolate sea salt RX bars.

Blend the hemp hearts in a blender or food processor. Then add the almonds and cashews and blend again.

Add the cocoa powder, and the dates. Stop blending, add the chocolate chips and mix with your hands.

Press bars into a 9x13 pan. Sprinkle with sea salt. Cut bars and let them set in the fridge.

Store cut bars in an airtight bag, and keep them in the freezer to stay fresh longer.

Hint: Use a measuring cup to press the bars into the pan so they stick together well and do not become crumbly.

Variations

You can change this recipe to better suit your favorite nuts, and to change the flavor!

• Almonds & Cashews - instead of using almonds and cashews try out different nuts, this will make the flavor different.
• Chocolate Chips - use dried fruit instead of chocolate chips to make these bars a different flavor!
• Coconut - you could replace ½ cup of almonds for ½ cup of shredded coconut to make these bars coconut chocolate flavor!
• To make these bars thicker press them into a 9x9 pan and get 8 rectangular bars or 9 square ones. 

Equipment

To make your own homemade RX bars you will need either a high power blender (I used my vitamix), or a food processor. A regular blender will not be strong enough to blend the nuts and grind the hemp hearts.

You will need an 9x13 baking pan. If you use a smaller pan that is fine but the bars will be thicker.

Storage

I cut the RX bars into 16 pieces then keep them in a ziplock bag in the freezer. I cut up one of those frozen fruit bags that is quite plasticky into little strips to place between bars so they wouldn't stick together. They could also be individually wrapped in platic wrap or wax paper. This way they can be taken out of the freezer one at a time, as needed. These bars can keep in the fridge for 3 weeks and the freezer for 3 months.

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Homemade RX Bars without Egg White Powder

Danika Vanderpyl

This is a copycat recipe to make your own homemade chocolate sea salt RX bars without egg white powder. These are high in protein, from the almonds, and hemp hearts which I use in this recipe instead of egg white powder like in the original bars.

5 from 7 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Fridge Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 16 Bars

Calories 204 kcal

Equipment

• 1 high powered blender
• 1 9x13 baking pan

Ingredients

  

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• 1 ½ cups dates
• 1 cup hemp hearts
• 1 ¼ cup almonds
• ¾ cup cashews
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• ¼ cup chocolate chips
• chunky sea salt for top

Instructions

 

• Loosely fill a glass measuring cup with 1 ½ cups pitted dates. Cover in hot water and let soak for 10 minutes. Then drain the water, press down to remove any excess water.
• In the blender or food processor grind the hemp heart to a corse powder. Then add the cashews and almonds and blend until they are mostly corse sand as well. Add the cocoa powder and pulse a few times.
• Then add the drained soft dates to the blender or food processor. Blend for 10-20 seconds until the machine is struggling because it’s so thick. Then stop, put the mixture into a bowl, add the chocolate chips and continue combining with your hands.
• Once everything is mixed in well put the dough into a 9x13 pan, press it in with the back of a measuring scoop. Sprinkle on chunky sea salt, then cut into 16 rectangular pieces (4x4 cuts). Place the pan in the fridge or freezer to become more firm, at least 20 minutes. Optional:individually wrap each bar in wax paper. Then store in an air tight container or bag in the fridge up to three weeks or freezer for three months.

Notes

* The chocolate sea salt RX bar you buy at the store has some chunky almond pieces in them too. To make more RX bar type put half the almonds (¾ cup) in step two and add the other half (¾ cup) with the cocoa powder so you get some large chunks of almonds.

* To make thicker bars, make them in a 9x9 pan and get 8 rectangular bars or 9 square ones.

*I love them frozen! I just cut pieces of old frozen fruit bags to place between the bars so they don’t freeze together. Then take one out when I want it!

* These RX bars texture are softer than the ones you can buy.

Nutrition

Calories: 204kcalCarbohydrates: 20.2gProtein: 7gFat: 12.2g

Keyword High Protein

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