Unbelievable Chocolate Tahini Protein Oat Bars for a healthy meal prep breakfast or post workout treat. This healthy tahini protein baked oats uses sugar free chocolate and protein powder too!

The chocolate and tahini combination in these protein baked oatmeal bars really was beautiful! I was surprised by how much I loved them!

Really a good meal prep worthy breakfast protein oats here.

Ingredients for Chocolate Tahini Protein Oat Bars

This easy chocolate tahini protein oat bar recipe is made with protein powder and a few simple ingredients; No banana and no eggs either!

Rolled Oats – I wouldn’t recommend Instant or Quick since they’d get too soggy
Vanilla Protein Powder for high protein baked oatmeal, and also replace the sweetener.
I used part I used whey-caesin Vanilla protein powder from Quest Nutrition, and part Whey Vanilla from ProteinWorld for this recipe to keep it sugar free.; Use the code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount.
Runny Tahini
Non Fat Greek Yogurt for an extra high protein tahini baked oats recipe, but any other yogurt will also work
Egg Whites – Even more protein!
Unsweetened Almond Milk or another non dairy or regular milk
Baking powder

And for that beautiful chocolate layer in the baked oats bars:

Sugar-free chocolate bar! I used the one from Lakanto here.
Code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount here too!

How to make this Baked Chocolate Tahini Oat Bars with Protein Powder:

These easy chocolate tahini baked oats bars are a one bowl recipe and definitely very easy to make – mix and bake!

Start with preheating your oven to 350°F.

Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl: rolled oats, vanilla protein powder, Greek Yogurt, egg whites, almond milk, tahini and baking powder.
Give them a good mix.

Pour the ¾ of the mixture into a parchment lined laof pan or 5×7” baking pan.

Layer the chocolate bar on the oat mixture.
Then cover with the remaining oats mix.

Bake for about 25 minutes.
The top will be a bit soft and look slightly wet, but don’t over-bake or the center will be too dry.

Don’t forget to let the baked oatmeal cool before you slice, or it’ll be mush.

Tips for Cocoa Tahini Protein Baked Oatmeal Bars

These cocoa tahini protein baked oatmeal bars really are easy to make, and here’s some tips to get it just right!

Make sure you use Rolled Oats and NOT instant or quick oats! The latter are too fine and will make the mix to soggy.

Use completely runny Tahini so it mixes well with the oat mixture.

Use a whole bar of chocolate so its easier to make the layers in these chocolate tahini baked oats.

Remove the tahini baked oatmeal when the center is still slightly soft; It will cook completely when it cools; Don’t over-bake or the baked oatmeal bars will be too tough.

How to Store Tahini Protein Baked Oats

Yes, you can definitely store the cooked tahini protein baked oats here for a high protein baked oats breakfast recipe.

Store these tahini protein baked oatmeal in the fridge for about 5 days, for a make-ahead high protein baked oatmeal for breakfast or an easy high protein snack.

To freeze baked tahini oats, cut the baked oats into bars, wrap in plastic wrap and keep in the freezer in zipper bags. They should last 2-3 months.

Alternatives for Healthy Chocolate Tahini Baked Oatmeal Bars

These healthy chocolate tahini baked oatmeal bars are made with protein powder – and Greek yogurt for extra protein – for a sugar free and low calorie recipe, but here’s some options you can try.

Greek Yogurt – Coconut Yogurt
Almond Milk – Any regular milk
Egg Whites – Flax Eggs or Aquafaba (chickpea liquid)

Make Easy Tahini Protein Baked Oats Vegan and Dairy Free

To turn this into a high protein Vegan baked oatmeal recipe, use coconut yogurt and a plant based protein powder; ProteinWorld has a Vegan protein blend as well.

You also want to replace egg whites with 2 flax eggs instead (2 Tbsp flaxseed meal + 6 Tbsp water let rest for at least 10 minutes), or ¼ cup Aquafaba.

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