Refreshing Cranberry Orange Protein Bars with fresh cranberries for a healthy snack or post-workout treat! These cranberry energy bars use protein powder and monkfruit and have no added sugars.

Ingredients for Cranberry Orange Protein Bars

These cranberry orange protein bars are made with a few healthy ingredients, have no sugar and are gluten free too. An overall great cranberry protein dessert!

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
Vanilla Protein Powder needed for high protein bars and also replaces most of the ‘sugar’.
I used whey-caesin Vanilla protein powder from Quest Nutrition here too (its what I usually use).
Unflavored Protein Powder to replace some of the flour (and carbs) in the recipe for a slightly lower carb high protein recipe. I used a whey-caesin blend from Quest Nutrition.
1:1 Zero Calorie Brown Sugar Substitute – I use Lakanto, to keep this recipe sugar free; (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here too.
Non-fat Greek Yogurt

Unsweetened Applesauce
Orange Juice
Orange Zest
A bit of Melted Coconut Oil
An Egg
Fresh Cranberries

And then for the white chocolate drizzle on these baked protein bars:

White Chocolate Chips or Chopped Chocolate. I would recommend Lily’s to keep it sugar free.
Coconut Oil

Tips for perfect Cranberry Energy Bars

This protein powder cranberry bars recipe is really easy to make, and here’s some pointers to get it right.

Use slightly room temperature milk and yogurt;
This is so the wet ingredients and dry ingredients can mix well, and doesn’t harden the oil.

Room temperature melted coconut oil so it mixes well too and does not harden.

Don’t over-mix the batter!
Make sure you gently fold the dry mix into the wet to combine them.
If you over-mix it, the whole wheat flour or protein powder will make the cranberry energy bars tough, dense and gummy.

Taste the batter and see if you need some extra sweetener. I’d recommend using stevia powder to maintain the consistency of the batter and have low sugar cranberry dessert recipe.

How to store Cranberry Protein Bars?

This high protein cranberry bars keeps well for a meal prep dessert or post workout snack and is freezer friendly too!

Store healthy cranberry bars at room temperature in an airtight container for 1-2 days or in the fridge for a week.

To freeze cranberry orange bars, individually wrap each bar in plastic wrap and place in freezer-safe zipper bags or air tight container; The cranberry bars should keep for 2-3 months.

Alternatives for Healthy Cranberry Orange Bars

I made these healthy cranberry orange bars with the ingredients and particular brands of protein powder, and know they turn out amazing this way.

I do have some alternatives you can try, but I haven’t testing them all so I can’t say how your recipe might turn out. I’d love to know if you do.

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: All purpose flour, 1:1 gluten free baking flour or Whole Wheat Pastry Flour; The same amount by weight
Unflavored Protein Powder: More flour (⅓ cup), but also reduce Yogurt to ¼ cup, and milk to 3 Tbsp.
1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Replacement: Regular confectioners sugar or coconut sugar (this won’t be sugar free though, and also higher in calories)
Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt
Almond Milk: Any other milk
Applesauce: Mashed Banana

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