PB & Chocolate Protein Brownies with Frosting

PB & Chocolate Protein Brownies with Frosting - Niyama Wellness

Created by Health & Wellness blogger Nicole (meet her on Instagram @nourishedbynic) these are really a healthy snack disguised as a rich dessert!

Sweetened with bananas, packed with plant protein and complex carbs and iced with healthy fat rich avocado frosting.  

Go ahead, have seconds....

PB & Chocolate Protein Brownies with Frosting

Nicole (@nourishedbynic)
Category

Healthy Snack

PB & Chocolate Protein Brownies with Frosting

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Niyama Chocolate Plant Protein
  • 2 TBSP cocoa powder
  • 1/3 cup nut butter of your choice
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 2 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup GF oat flour
  • 2 flax eggs - 2 TBSP ground flax + 6 TBSP water (or use two eggs if not vegan)

For the Frosting

  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 3 TBSP cocoa powder
  • 3 TBSP maple syrup
  • drop of vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Line a square baking dish or brownie pan with parchment or oil well
  3. Make the flax eggs - combine ground flax with water, stir and set aside for 10 minutes
  4. In a large bowl or stand mixer,combine the bananas, nut butter, flax eggs, and vanilla and mix
  5. In a medium bowl combine oat flour, cocoa, and protein powder
  6. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet - use a spoon or low speed on your stand mixer
  7. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 15-20 minutes
  8. Mash avocado and combine well with the vanilla, maple syrup and cocoa
  9. Allow brownies to cool before frosting

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