When I first tasted a Coconut Cashew Quest bar, I immediately thought to pair it with pineapple. I guess I am still dreaming of everything tropical! So here you have Coconut Pineapple Protein Tartlets!

one coconut pineapple tartlet and a piece of fresh pineapple on a white plate with a quest bar and a coconut drink on a beige background — Coconut Pineapple Protein Tartlets

To be honest, I was surprised at how delicious the Coconut Cashew Quest bar is. I am a chocolate dessert kind of girl, and I don't often get excited about protein bars of other flavors. But this one is great! Totally impressed. Even better when you add some pineapple, too!

two coconut cashew quest bars, one unwrapped and cut into two pieces — Coconut Cashew Quest Bar

This is a simple recipe. Get some fresh pineapple, press out the juice to mix with vanilla whey protein, then fill your Quest bar crusts with the pineapple and whey mix. Done!

two large silicone muffin cups each with a half of coconut quest bar in them — Coconut Cashew Quest Bar

I think Quest does some fancy math with computing calories because of the high fiber content, but I calculate calories as 9*(grams of fat)+4*(grams of carbs)+4*(grams of protein), and I've done that here.

after being microwaved, two large silicone muffin cups with quest bar pressed into them as crust — Coconut Cashew Quest Bar microwaved and pressed into silicone muffin cups

And in case you're wondering, the protein cocktail (shake) you see above is a pineapple protein shake. I blended 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks with 6oz filtered water and 1 scoop of natural vanilla whey protein powder. Delicious!

two large silicone muffin cups with quest bar baked into them as crust on a silver mesh trivet on a wood table — Coconut Cashew Quest Bar baked

two mini tarts filled with vanilla whey cream filling and fresh pineapple, with two pieces of pineapple on a white plate — Coconut Pineapple Protein Tartlets

a bitten coconut pineapple tartlet on a white plate with a quest bar wrapper in the background — Coconut Pineapple Protein Tartlets

Recipe

Coconut Pineapple Protein Tartlets

Andréa Marchese

Makes 2 tartlets.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 11

Total Time 16

Servings servings

Ingredients

1 Coconut Cashew Quest bar
¼ cup vanilla whey protein powder 23g
¼ cup pineapple chunks 41g

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
Cut the Quest bar in half, and place each piece in a large silicone muffin cup.
Bake for about 6 minutes, until they puff up.
Meanwhile, press the juice out of the pineapple chunks.
Mix pineapple juice with whey protein powder, and set remaining pineapple aside.
Remove crusts from the oven, and let cool a minute.
Press the quest pieces into the cups, letting the sides come up higher than the centers.
Bake for about 5 minutes more.
Remove crusts from oven, and let cool.
Fill crusts with whey mixture, and top with remaining pineapple.
Enjoy! And store in the refrigerator.

Notes

A note about substitutions: You can use casein instead of whey, but vegan proteins would be a bit chalky or earthy here.
Also, be sure to use good pineapple!

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