Almond & Chocolate Protein Squares

I felt like whipping something up with my kids after dinner, and since I'm trying to be really really good right now, I felt I could make these and if I happen to lick the spoon it wouldn't be a bad thing ;)

These bars were easy to make but you will need a food processor to pulse the ingredients together. 

Some of the ingredients this recipe calls for you can find in the health food section of your grocery store. 

• You can make your own almond and/or oat flour by pulsing oats and/or almonds in the food processor until smooth. 
• You are also able to substitute the almond butter for natural peanut butter, cashew butter, seed butters or hazelnut butter. 

You'll need:

1 cup         Oat flour, gluten-free
1 cup         Whey protein powder, vanilla flavour
1/2 cup      almond flour
1/2 tsp.      sea salt
1 cup         all - natural almond butter
2 tsp.         pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup      unsweetened almond milk (or regular milk)
1/4 cup      dark chocolate chips, melted according to directions

1. Line 8x8 inch baking pan with parchment paper.  Set aside
2. Place oat flour, protein powder, almond flour, and salt in food processor; pulse to mix
3. Add almond butter and extract; pulse for 1 minute, or until crumbly.
4. Add almond milk; pulse for 1 minute, or until mixture forms a soft dough
5. Press dough into prepared pan,  Smooth top with a spatula
6. Drizzle melted chocolate
7. Freeze, covered, for 15 minutes
8. Cut into 16 squares (2x2 inches each)
9. You can store in freezer for up to one week in an airtight container.

If you are following the fix, the container equivalents for one 2x2 square is

• 1/2 yellow and 1/2 red and 2 Tbsp.