White Chocolate Raspberry Crispy Protein Bars

Rice crispy treat meets protein bar with a delicious tangy raspberry white chocolate twist! This recipe is gluten-free and nut-free made with SunButter, and marshmallow free with maple syrup to sweeten instead. The perfect healthy sweet protein snack!

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I shared these protein rice crispy treats last year and they’ve gotten a lot of love since their debut, so I decided it’s time for a fruit flavored spinoff. And I don’t know about you, but the combination of raspberry + white chocolate is always a favorite fruity/creamy duo to me. So I folded tangy freeze dried raspberries and creamy sweet white chocolate chips into the crispy cereal mix…and then I added a layer of both on top two because I couldn’t help myself. And created a protein bar with quite a bold POP of flavor and a delicious crackly texture too. You’re gonna love them!

How To Make Protein Rice Crispy Treats

These easy no-bake bars have the cereal crunch of a rice crispy treat, but without any marshmallows or sticky tricky mixing required. Instead of all that sweet stickiness, we are using a combination of SunButter and maple syrup which makes them refined sugar free and adds some extra protein from the SunButter too. In addition, protein powder and hemp seeds add more plant based protein so you’ll get about 8-10 grams per square (depending on what protein powder you use).

White Chocolate Raspberry Protein Bar Ingredients

• Crispy rice cereal. Toasted not puffed is key to get that classic rice crispy treat CRACKLE texture, but you could swap in other cereals if you are okay with a slightly less traditional texture (flakes, Os, even puffed quinoa!) I like brown rice crisps, but any variety will work.
• Protein powder. Unflavored or vanilla is best, personally I like unflavored since there is already maple syrup for sweetness.
• Hemp seeds. They add a fun texture and extra protein, if you don’t have them you can omit.
• Salt. If your SunButter is salted, you can skip it. I personally used an unsalted variety so a nice pinch balances the sweetness.
• SunButter. The delicious “glue” that binds these bars together, plus it packs 8g of protein per 2 tbsp so that really adds up too. I used the Organic green jar, which is made with just organic roasted sunflower seeds!
• Maple syrup. All the sweetness these marshmallow free rice crispy treats need. Honey or agave would work just as well.
• Coconut oil. Just a little bit helps the bars set quickly and hold their shape when sliced.
• Vanilla extract. Such a delicious flavor compliment to the raspberries and white chocolate to come…
• Freeze dried raspberries. I don’t recommend using fresh raspberries in these bars, they contain too much juice and will make for rice SOGGY treats instead of rice CRIPSY treats. So freeze dried works best, and packs extra tart fruity flavor too.
• Dairy-free white chocolate chips. Or if you can’t find them (although they aren’t too rare these days luckily!) dark chocolate would be delicious here too.

Tips For The Perfect Protein Rice Crispy Treats

This is an easy one-bowl style recipe with no baking required, so not much can go wrong. But I still wanted to give you a few tips to make sure your protein rice crispy treats come out as perfect as possible on the first try…

1. Measure by weight. This one pretty much always applies, but to get the ratio of wet to dry just right for the perfect protein bars measuring by weight is always more exact. And less cleanup too!
2. Mix while warm. I recommend heating up the wet ingredients just briefly for an easier time whisking them together smoothly, and if you add that to the dry ingredients and mix while it’s still warm it will be easier and coat more evenly. (Just make sure to let it cool down before adding the chocolate chips!)
3. Line the pan with parchment, and press in REALLY firmly. I like to put two pieces of parchment paper, one going each way, for easiest removal. And using another pan of the same size on top to press the cereal mixture in evenly and firmly is the best method. If not, just hands will work.
4. Let them chill overnight. If you rush the chill time, you may have a crumbly time cutting them into bars.

Substitutions and Variations

The protein rice crispy treat base could be a template customized SO many different ways. Add in a different freeze dried berry like blueberries or strawberries. Swap the white chocolate chips for dark chocolate. Add cinnamon to the bars and drizzle/swirl melted white chocolate on top for a cinnamon roll vibe. Use a flake cereal for a different texture, or chocolate rice crispies for extra decadence. Try it out, make it your own, make your next batch different from the last!

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