NEW RECIPE - High Protein Strawberry Fudge Bars...

They look good though mate.

Just a tip for the future if you make them again. If you think the mixture looks too sticky just add some more whey into it and stir as it will help to bind the mixture together more.

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Do asda sell quark? Ive looked in a few places never seem to find it any where

Ive never seen quark in asda, no.

Tescos, sainsburys, morrisons, sell it though.

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Right ive got some and ive made them! take a few mins which is good just setting now and ill report back with my taste report

ive bought quark from asda recently it was 50 p for 250g

its 50 p in tesco and 52p in morrisons

I got it in sainsburys 52p for 250g in end :)

And these things are loooovely! I didnt lay them out in try so well so ive cut it in half and then into lil bars so have a quite a few small ones Off downstairs to grab another tho

will try making these bad boys again, my first batch wouldn't set at all and i ended up eating the mix with a spoon, was confused by the instructions and added water lol idiot!

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Ive never seen quark in asda, no.

Tescos, sainsburys, morrisons, sell it though.

Asda does indeed sell quark I know coz I bought it, but it's a different brand if I recall (I can't remember the name though), go to asda next time you're shopping and ask a member of staff.

Glad to hear you guys like them, finished off quite a big batch of them myself in the past few days.

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Hi Gaz. I made up my first batch of these yesterday (don't say - i know jelly has gelatine...).

I used the exact proportions in the original recipe to make a half batch but they did not come out right, although they did look exactly like the pictures and the mixture was like the descriptions.
Problem is that they did not set hard. They stayed as a sticky goo after a few hours in the fridge. I managed to slice one up and wrap it to take to work but after a few minutes it had almost melted and was soft like greasy play dough. Any idea of what the problem was? I think I could try adding more whey to bind the mixture next time...

Another question - are these bars made to be eaten straight out of the fridge? If they 'hold' out of the fridge, how long are they supposed to keep a solid bar from once out of the fridge?

Although my consistency was abit off, can I just say that the actual taste/texture of these bars are the best I have ever had out of any home made bar!!! I enjoyed the greasy play dough at work and I actually froze my soft goo ones and had one last night. It was amazing lol! I think I might actually prefer them frozen and have them melt in my mouth... To be fair though they do have a higher proportion of fat than most bars and fat does make most things taste good.

Well done mate. I won't be put off by the first batch not working (mixture seemed only slightly off) - definitely going to have to try again as they taste so damn good.

Hi mate glad to hear you like them.

Not sure why they should be sticky and runny, did you follow the instructions as to adding all the liquids, i.e. quark, st ivel gold and the peanut butter? ? ? i find it can be too sticky if you put all of it in at once, if you put some of the quark, st ivel gold and the peanut butter in and then mix and then add the other quark, st ivel gold and the peanut butter and then mix again, it normally works fine.

If it does look too sticky in the future then add more whey.

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I followed all the instructions and made it up properly as far as I can tell.

I have played about corrected the bars since last post. I just re melted the mixture, mixed in more whey until it went firm and put them back into the fridge. Just had a look and they have set fine in an hour. They sliced into bars easily, are no longer sticky and 'hold' as a bar. Just wonder if/how long they will hold out of the fridge (they should be fine from first looks).

Thanks for the recipe, top stuff mate. Any ideas of how it could be adapted for a bulking bar? I would love a bar with this flavour/texture but with oats in place of some fats.

Bulking bar, yes mate, just have more.



Sounds good, well, they last a fair while for me, when i am out and about and take them for my meals, etc... they have lasted 12+ hours.

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Made another batch the other night with the new 'improved' sugar free jelly that is out now.

They taste even better.

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Mine ended up as wallpaper paste which wouldn't set. Only difference I can tell is that maybe i used 2 or 3g too much honey, and i used ground brazil nuts instead of chopped almonds. Do the chopped almonds help bind it together?

They will a little bit, the whey helps to bind it though, if it gets runny, add more whey.

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Gaz mate, ive bought all the ingredients for the protein bars and im ready but the sugar free jelly I bought is the "hartley's" one where 1 sachet is kinda split up into to small sachets that you can rip down the middle, regardless of this both "mini sachets" are 23g, is this considered 1 packet or 2?

Cant wait to try these out so let me know you badman g!

Thanks :D

Hi mate.

I normally use 2 sachets, i.e. split the packet in 2 down the rip down the middle and use both.

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thx mate, cant wait to try these out, making em now, ill let you know how they go but not eating them until im at uni tomorrow (doesnt fit in with tonights diet, im on a cut!)

Love the idea of low carb, moderate fat, protein bars, the majourity of protein bars I have seen always had a significant amount of carbs coupled with some fat which didnt go down too well when trying to keep my bodyfat in check, im expecting big things out of these babys! ill give you my verdict tomorrowz :D

nice one bruv! :D

Thanks mate.

Yeh, when i made them that was the intention, trying to keep carbs low in a protein bar with decent fats in there too.

I am pretty proud to be honest.

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lol just made it, feck me its sticky as hell! I think next time I may add a tiny bit of water, it was really hard to stir,

Oh gaz you know you mix the hot (microwaved) peanut butter, butter, and quark together, then pour into a bowl with whey + jelly and mix, doesnt protein loose its protein content when heated above a certain temp? and thus could possibly loose some of its content due to the hot mix being poured on it?

Not really, unless you burn it.

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just randomly. . can you use cottage cheese instead of quark??

i ask this because apart from when im at home, i find it virtually impossible to get hold of quark as i havent found a supermarket in the headingly/leeds area that sells it

Yeh you can mate.

I have done so before as well actually.

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Now that is good news. . because i absolutely love them. would i need to do anything different due to the use of cottage cheese??

feel a new batch being made tonite

No mate, just lose the quark, and replace with cottage cheese.

Job done.

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Cheers. .

off to the shop now

Get some pics up mate.

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Gaz have you tried making these with Cadbury's highlights sachets? Few more calories I know but was interested in whether a chocolate version would be any kop?

Try it mate.

I havent tried it personally.

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Will do over the weekend and will let you know the results!

I hoping for a Snickers/Topic type result

Post some pics if you can mate, will be interesting to see how they turn out/what they look like.

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Well I made them last night and they tasted great, a bit like Big Fella's ones. The only problem was that I couldn't find any Whole Earth peanut butter in my supermarket so use regualr smooth stuff. Not sure if it is down to the setting agents in the sugar free jelly but my bars didn't really set with the Highlights flavouring, but they tasted good enough that my brother and I ate it all last night!!!

Sorry about lack of pics I don't have a digital camera

Good to hear you like them anyway.



They are rather nice to be fair.

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Just to comment on these bars... really easy to make but dont like the taste of them, way too sickly but i dont personally like peanut butter too much, perhaps if people dont like the taste it then they could replace it with other nut butters like cashew nut which is my personal fave my boyfriend "trentreznik" suggests using nutella and taking out the jelly, obviously this will boost the fat and sugar content but everyone needs a treat once in a while!! does any one think this will work? it was fun to make though

More fun to eat!

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heya mate, firstly.... cheers for the recepie, been looking for a hell of a long time for a decent protien bar.... had a fair bit of truble getting the quark... gud old tescos in the end

made them tonite.... not ideal as i only have the reflex choc orange whey.... n mixed this with strabery jelly lol.... orange didnt enter my head, who knows why

grounded armons, my right wrist feels like steal hahahaha

i had a few problems cos mine set too early... ill psot a pic, like 3/4 of the mix looks ok but i struggles with a bit because it was setting, they do actually taste very nice,

so thankyou very much mate, and let me know if you come up with any new protien bar ideas :)

cheers, mike

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Just to comment on these bars... really easy to make but dont like the taste of them, way too sickly but i dont personally like peanut butter too much, perhaps if people dont like the taste it then they could replace it with other nut butters like cashew nut which is my personal fave my boyfriend "trentreznik" suggests using nutella and taking out the jelly, obviously this will boost the fat and sugar content but everyone needs a treat once in a while!! does any one think this will work? it was fun to make though

Replacing jelly in this mix would make it not set...

maybe find flavourless jelly(not sure it exsists, you'd want geletine crystals?) then youd not have chocolate mixing with strawberry etc


Ill be making these soon, although i left quark at gf's so i guess i gotta go for a little drive first

Will get some picks up, then ill modify the ingredients to see what happens!

That St Ivel is awesome, 200kcals vs 600 in normal butter!!!! awesome!

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heya mate, firstly.... cheers for the recepie, been looking for a hell of a long time for a decent protien bar.... had a fair bit of truble getting the quark... gud old tescos in the end

made them tonite.... not ideal as i only have the reflex choc orange whey.... n mixed this with strabery jelly lol.... orange didnt enter my head, who knows why

grounded armons, my right wrist feels like steal hahahaha

i had a few problems cos mine set too early... ill psot a pic, like 3/4 of the mix looks ok but i struggles with a bit because it was setting, they do actually taste very nice,

so thankyou very much mate, and let me know if you come up with any new protien bar ideas :)

cheers, mike

Add a bit more whey if they dont look like setting and mix that in and then they will set better.

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