I know, pretty much every other recipe I post here is some sort of brownie variation. Brownies are my all-time favorite dessert, so they will keep on coming. These COSMIC PROTEIN BROWNIES are actually from a few weeks ago. I posted them on Instagram, and decided I would post the recipe here as well.

So, here we go with the Cosmic Protein Brownies

I have been making a ton of brownie recipes lately, which have involved a lot of recipe testing with some new protein pancake and baking mix that I will be coming out with later this year. I also have a good friend who eats cosmic brownies like it is his job, so I decided to make a healthier, protein-packed version.

The base of the brownie recipe is almost the exact same as my Mint Chocolate Protein Brownies that I posted last week. Then, obviously I changed up the frosting a bit to make it just a chocolate protein frosting, with the addition of sprinkles. You can’t have cosmic protein brownies without sprinkles right?

2 parts: Brownies and Frosting

Brownies

For the brownies, I used a lot of the standard ingredients that any old brownie recipe would use. Flour, cocoa powder, brown sugar, etc. However, I also made some changes. The brown sugar is actually a sugar free version from Swerve. It tastes, and bakes like regular brown sugar, but none of the sugar or calories!

Next, of course, since they are protein brownies I added a total of 3 scoops of protein. I used a combination of whey protein and casein protein. I find that by using some of both, the end result is way better than just using one or the other. Whey protein tends to dry out really easily, so I definitely don’t recommend just using whey protein. I used 2 scoops of my favorite vanilla casein, and 1 scoop of vanilla whey protein.

Chocolate Frosting

And, of course you can’t have cosmic brownies without the delicious chocolate fudge frosting on top. I made a protein frosting consisting of chocolate protein powder, cocoa powder, peanut flour, Swerve confectioner’s sweetener, and a little bit of vanilla extract.

I hope you guys enjoy these brownies as much as I do. I have found that baking has been a good way to keep myself busy during the Coronavirus quarantine time. I like to call it a bit of quarantine cooking!