DESIGNER PROTEIN BARS

7 scoops Designer Protein (available from GNC), Chocolate flavor (2 1/3 cups) 122.5 P, 10.5 C
1/2 cup melted butter
4 oz cream cheese, 8P, 4C
1/2 cup walnuts, 10P, 5C

**My note: these are not very sweet, so add some Splenda or other sweetener to taste if you want them sweet.

Melt butter and cream cheese.
Mix in Designer Protein. This will be pretty stiff.
Stir in the walnuts.
Press in bread pan, refrigerate, cut into 8 servings, wrap individually and store in refrig.
(**helps to spray hands with Pam and I also spray the pan) I
have made some changes that you may or may not want to try: I use a 7 cup Rubbermaid 'save N serve' container, spray with pam, chill, cut into bars about 1 1/4" wide by 2 1/2 to 3" long and approx. 1/2" thick.
I get more than 8 and have not figured the carb count for each bar. They are plenty big and very filling. I also sometimes use 2 oz of sunflower seeds (6 carbs) instead of the walnuts.
I spray my container and hands with Pam to prevent possible sticking.
I chill, cut the bars, place on a tray and quick freeze, then return them to the original container and store in the freezer.
The bars thaw very fast when I'm ready to eat and actually are good partly frozen too.
I have experimented with plain Designer Protein Powder and added Maple and walnuts and they were very good. Carb count for the original recipe of 8 bars: total Protein 140.5, Protein per bar 17.5, Total carbs 19.5, carbs per bar 2.43. From Dottie.
P= protein; C=carb.

Orange Zucchini Nut Bread

2 cups shredded unpeeled zucchini
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon unsweetened orange Kool Aid drink mix
1/3 cup Splenda
1 tablespoon liquid sweetened (Sweet'N'Low)
1 1/2 cups vanilla whey protein powder
3 tablespoons high gluten flour
1/3 cup oat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Mix Kool Aide in 1/4 cup water.
Combine zucchini, eggs, oil, cream, and orange water.
Stir to mix.
Add Splenda, liquid sweetener, whey protein powder, gluten flour, oat flour, orange peel, baking powder, and walnuts.
Mix until just moistened.
Pour into a greased bread pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes on a wire rack, then take the loaf out of the pan to completely cool.
Yield: 1 loaf @78 grams carbohydrate for the whole loaf.