Survival Ration Bars

Step 1

Put all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl and mix them well. Set the bowl aside until you’re ready for it.

Step 2

Put your ‘wet’ ingredients in a separate bowl: honey, coconut oil, and peanut butter.

Step 3

To make it easier to stir, I melted the wet ingredients in the microwave for 1 minute. You could also do this on the stovetop in a pan on low heat. Stir well.

Step 4

Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir them up.

Step 5

To check the consistency of your mixture, see if you can form a ball. If the ball sticks together but doesn’t stick to you, it’s perfect. If the mix is too sticky and you can’t get it off your skin, you may need to add in a little more protein powder. If the mixture is too crumbly, you can add more melted coconut oil or even water.

Step 6

Place a piece of parchment paper over a cooking sheet.

Step 7

Grab a large handful of your mixture, and squeeze it together, so it compacts a little bit. Shape it into a bar and set it on your pan. Leave a little space between each bar.

Step 8

After the bars are formed, place them in the freezer for about half an hour to harden. The coconut oil will make the bars hard enough that they really stick together.

Step 9

Remove your bars from the freezer and package them for storage. You can package the bars individually wrapped in wax paper, in bags, or just layered between pieces of parchment paper. I like to put 2 bars in a baggy so they’re easy to grab when it's time to go.

Step 10

Store the bars in the freezer so that they stay fresh. They should be good for about a year.