Quest Bar Protein Donut Recipe

Here a simple recipe for a high protein, low carb and all natural donut using a Quest Bar. I used the Quest Coconut Cashew flavor which you can get here: http://www.704nutrition.com/Dr-Oz-Quest-Natural-Protein-Bar-Coconut-Cashew-p/6340011.htm (use Coupon Code QUEST for $4 off).

Donut Ingredients:
- 1 Quest Coconut Cashew bar

Icing Ingredients:
- 1/2 Tablespoon Cream Cheese
- 1/2 Tablespoon Almond Milk (Coconut or regular milk would be good too)
- 1 Teaspoon Natural Sweetener (Stevia, Chicory Root, etc)
- Thickener as needed (Coconut powder, vanilla protein powder, psyllium husks, etc)

Toppings:
- Crushed Coconut Chips
- Decorative Sprinkles

Microwave Quest bar for 10 to 15 seconds. You want it soft enough to form into donut shape. Bake the the bar for 4-7 minutes at 350. While it's baking whip up the icing by combining all ingredients until you have the consistency of icing. Pull the donut out, let cool, apply icing and toppings, devour right away or put in the refrigerator for later. The crushed coconut chips were a great addition. They are addictively delicious but also provided a nice little crunch too.

Approximate Macros: 190-200 calories. 10 Grams Fat. 5 Net Carbs. 25 Grams protein.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Quest Bar Sandwich Recipe

Here's an easy recipe for a high protein peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This recipe can be easily modified to be low carb too, just use low carb/sugar free jelly. 

- 1 Peanut Butter Supreme Quest Bar
- Jelly of your choice. I used Organic Grape Jelly

Start by microwaving the Quest Bar so it's soft enough to flatten (about 10 to 20 seconds). Cut in half and form into the shape of bread slices for added visual effect. Bake your Peanut Butter Quest "Bread" slices for about 7 minutes or until brown on bottom. You could actually skip this step and it would still be good. The texture would be chewy as opposed to crispy. Finally, add jelly and enjoy!

Macros: 260 Calories. 10 grams Fat. 34 Grams Carbs (13 Sugars from Jelly). 17 Net Carbs . 20 Gram Protein.

I have some other ideas for Quest Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwiches as well, I just haven't had time to try them yet. One is to use a Quest Peanut Butter and Jelly bar as my 'slices' and fill the middle with real peanut butter and jelly. The other idea is to do the same, but fill the middle with half a Quest Peanut Butter Supreme bar and half a Quest Mixed Berry Bliss bar as my 'jelly'. Both of those bars would be heated to make them gooey and that would make a 100% Quest Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich! Yum!!

You can get $4 off any of the bars listed above by using discount coupon code QUEST. Just click on any Quest bar mentioned above or click here: http://www.704nutrition.com/SearchResults.asp?searching=Y&sort=13&search=Quest+Protein+Bars&show=100&page=1&brand=QUEST