If you are a mother having trouble to make your child have his glass of milk in the morning or just have a breakfast in the first place, this is just the right solution for you!
And for grown-ups also who are working out and are trying to stay on track, healthy, clean and they want to avoid taking any extra supplements and protein powders this is just the best delicious solution you can find!
I must say it is a COW Milk base recipe so it is not for vegan or lactose intolerance fellows but don’t worry I am working on a lactose free version.
I try to build recipes that is convenient with every type of diet but sometimes you need to keep it simple as much as there is people gluten free and lactose free and vegan and vegetarian there is also a lot of people who can eat all and just want to enjoy a healthy clean diet that include all the categories of food.
This recipe is easy to make with simple ingredients that you can find at any pantry. It is breakfast on the go kind of recipe that is great substituting that glass of milk you fight your kids to have it and great also for snacks and after workout recovery bite.
It is sweet, tasty, melts in your mouth and has a long shelf living so you can do a big batch and store in the fridge for up two weeks.
In this recipe I added some coffee that gave it that mocha latte or coffee candy kind of taste but for a kids version you can skip that ingredient it won’t affect the final structure.
MILKY PROTEIN BAR:
Serve 20 bars
INGREDIENTS:
- ½ cup coconut oil
- 4 cups powdered cow milk
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 ½ cup liquid fresh milk
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. instant coffee
- ½ cup crushed nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachio, cashew, … )
INSTRUCTION:
- In a deep pan, pout the powdered milk with the coconut oil and mix it all well
- On low heat, keep cooking the ingredients together until you smile the milk a little bit.
- Once you start to smell the milk, add ¾ cup of sugar and mix it all together
- In a bowl aside mix the liquid milk with the coffee and the vanilla well
- Add the liquid milk mixture to the pan and keep whisking the ingredients on low heat.
- You will notice some crumble in it but it will melt away while cooking.
- After around 10 minutes , the mixture will start to thicken and a dough will start forming
- Keep molding it with a wooden spoon for 5 minutes
- You will have a dough that is sticking all together, like bread dough.
- Turn off the heat and let it cool for a couple of minutes.
- Line some parchment paper in a 20 cm rectangle tray and spread the dough in it, molding it till you have an even thickness spread.
- Spread the nuts over it, and press down a little bit with your hands.
- Let it sit for 2 hours before you remove from tray and cut it into small bars.
- You can store it in the fridge for 2 weeks and more.
- Enjoy!