Sometimes you need a hug in the form of chocolate, and these brownies definitely do the trick. They don’t contain a ton of fat, so because of this, they are more cakey than fudgy. If you want a super fudgy brownie (not low calorie, sorry, I only can work so many miracles), go check out my Baileys brownie recipe. I highly recommend topping these protein brownies with some macro-friendly almond, cashew, or peanut butter for ultimate guilt-free decadence.
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Brownies
Macro-friendly protein brownies, light, cakey, and delicous
Baking with protein powder is finicky. If you use a different protein powder, results cannot be guaranteed.
Ingredients
Dry ingredients:-⅓ cup Lakanto golden monkfruit or regular brown sugar
-36 grams Quest chocolate milkshake protein powder
-¼ cup dark cocoa powder
-1 tsp baking powder
Wet ingredients:
-¾ cup runny peanut butter (I use American Dream peanut butter)
-½ cup plain Greek yogurt
-2 large eggs
-1 tsp vanilla
-2 to 3 tbsp fat free or skim milk
Directions
-Preheat oven to 325 and spray 8×8 pan with cooking spray-In medium bowl, whisk dry ingredients together
-In a large bowl, whisk together wet ingredients
-Dump dry ingredients into wet, whisk just until everything comes together. If the batter is too stiff, add additional tablespoon of milk.
-Don’t over mix or brownies will turn out tough.
-Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
-Cool, cut, and enjoy! Top with Cool Whip, chocolate or caramel sauce, or more peanut butter
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