Chocolate Protein Powder Brownies
These protein powder brownies are fudgy in the inside and crispy on the outside. They have an intense chocolate taste, similar to a bakery-made brownie. These are made with nothing but healthy ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 1/4 cup grass-fed butter melted (or coconut oil/ghee)
- 3/4 cup cacao powder
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup vanilla whey protein powder any type (chocolate flavor will also do)
- 2 tbsp almond flour
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350F.
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Grease a muffin pan (or baking pan) with solid fat.
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Melt 1 1/4 cup butter in a microwave-safe bowl, in the microwave, until entirely melted. Do not overheat.
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Gradually stir 1 cup coconut sugar in the melted butter until very smooth. It should look like liquid caramel.
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Gradually stir in 3/4 cup cocoa powder until smooth.
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Crack the eggs, one at a time, while vigorously stirring the mixture, until smooth and properly combined.
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Gradually add the protein powder and almond flour to the mixture, constantly stirring, until smooth.
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Pour the brownie batter evenly into your muffin tin. This should give you around 9 equally sized brownies. Alternately, you could use a baking pan.
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Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the top layer starts cracking. I baked mine for 13 minutes.
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Remove the muffin pan from the oven and place the brownies on a cooling rack.
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Store at room temperature in a paper bag or on a plate. Do not store in a sealed container.
Recipe Notes
This recipe was created with whey protein powder in mind. Use plant-based protein powder at tour own risks. You will NOT get the same result. In fact, you might end up with very tasty hockey pucks. (Because plant-based protein powder soaks up a lot of moisture, your brownies will turn out really dry) If you have no choice but to use plant-based protein powder for this recipe, reduce the amount of powder used by at least a half and do not use almond flour. Again, this is at your own risks, as I have not tried it myself.