Description
Healthy chocolate banana protein brownies topped with banana cream protein frosting. These brownies are moist and dense just like a brownie should be.
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Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 cup (120g) whole wheat flour
- 1 scoop (35g) Musclepharm chocolate milk combat protein powder*
- 1 scoop (33g) Nutrasumma chocolate pea protein powder*
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp. granulated stevia or erythritol
- 2 tbsp. (10g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 2 large (300g) mashed ripe bananas
- 2 large whole eggs
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp. (15g) dairy free mini chocolate chips
Banana Cream Frosting
- 1 cup (130g) plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 scoop (33g) Musclepharm banana cream combat protein powder
- 2–3 tbsp. stevia or granulated erythritol (more if you like it sweeter)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Mix flour, protein powders, stevia, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, mash bananas until smooth. Add eggs, almond milk, and vanilla extract and mix.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and gently mix together until well combined. Be careful not to over mix. Add mini chocolate chips and fold into batter.
- Spray a 6×8 baking dish with cooking spray. Pour brownie batter into baking dish and bake for about 30 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
- Let brownies completely cool on a cooling rack for 35-40 minutes. Mix Greek yogurt with protein powder and stevia to make banana frosting. Spread frosting evenly over brownies. Cut into 8 large sized brownies.
Notes
* Combat powder can be substituted with chocolate whey protein powder.
* Pea protein can be substituted for chocolate casein protein powder.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 8
- Fat: 3
- Carbohydrates: 24
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 16