Vanilla & Salted Caramel Protein Cake Bites

This is one bar, cut in half.

These little bars are a dream! They're moist and have a pound cake consistency. Topped with homemade caramel sauce & sea salt, they satisfy both a salty and sweet craving. They are made with vanilla LRW protein powder. I'll post another blog post about that, until then, you can visit Life Recovery Wellness at their website here.

For the bars:
2/3 C LRW protein powder (2 scoops)
3 eggs
1 15oz can garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
3 Tbsp coconut or canola oil
1/3 C sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp vanilla



Caramel Sauce:
1 C packed brown sugar
4 Tbsp butter
1/2 C half & half

*You will also need a sea salt grinder or large, flaky salt for garnishing.

Rinse and drain beans, set aside. In a blender, blend eggs, protein powder, oil, vanilla, salt, sugar & baking powder. Slowly add beans. If you used coconut oil, the batter may appear as though it is separating, but that is just the coconut oil returning to it's original state (solid) when mixed with cool ingredients. Grease a 6" square pan (I use the Wilton one) and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cooking times may vary according to oven.

For the caramel sauce, bring sugar, cream, & butter to a boil, constantly stirring. This is very important as it only takes a few seconds to burn.  Boil for 3-5 minutes and let cool.

Once cooled, flip the pan and cut into 9 segments (like a tic tac toe board). Drizzle 1/2 tsp caramel sauce on top and top with sea salt.

In each 2" square:
Calories: 141 (169 with caramel sauce)
Protein: 5.3g
Fat: 5.67g
Carbs: 16.8g
(dietary fiber - 3.25g)
(sugar - 7.73g)