A delicious protein rich, nutrient rich brownie, that you can indulge in knowing it's full of goodness.
Decadent Chocolate & Black Bean Protein Brownie (GF)
Ingredients
1 can black beans drained and rinsed
¼ cup coconut oil and/or almond butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon Heilala Vanilla Extract
2 tablespoon maple syrup
½ cup Mitchells Bone Broth Protein Powder Chocolate
¼ cup cacao powder
1½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup dark chocolate chips
Tip: you might want to double this one!
Method
- Preheat oven to 180° and line an 8X8 baking tray with baking paper
- Place beans in food processor or high-power blender and pulse; add coconut oil/almond butter, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla and pulse to mix together.
- Add in Mitchells Chocolate BB Protein Powder, cacao, baking powder, and salt and pulse to combine. Remove blade from food processor and stir in chocolate chips by hand.
- Pour batter into baking tray, using a spatula to smooth and even it out.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until edges have hardened. Allow AT LEAST 20 minutes for brownies to cool before cutting and removing from pan.
Enjoy!
Nutritional Insights
Often times people reach for sweets as a ‘pick-me-up’ or in response to emotional discomfort. Well, if its chocolate you’re reaching for, your body might just be reaching for the benefits of Pure Cacao. Unfortunately though, most chocolate products are more sugar than anything else AND contain cocoa rather than raw cacao. As a result you might get a little lift from the sugar, followed quickly by a crash, and overtime dysregulated blood sugars creating a vicious cycle. Cacao however, is packed full of nourishing goodies, one of those being a good dose of magnesium. Magnesium is needed for over 300 enzymatic reactions going on within the body, everyday and many of us are deficient. Think regulating the nervous system, proper energy production, regular bowel motions, contraction and relaxation of muscles, and so on! Cacao’s nutrient, mineral and phytochemical profile is the perfect addition to minimise flatness and fatigue and promote feelings of wellbeing, happiness, and contentment.
Black beans are a nutritionally dense dietary staple and hiding them in this brownie is a great way to dose up. They offer another 16g of protein to this recipe, as well as fibre, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.
This recipe is refined sugar free, using only a little pure maple syrup and the monk fruit (Luo Han Kuo fruit) from the Bone Broth Protein Powder for its sweetness. Monk fruit is said to be up to 200 times sweeter than sugar and this unique sweetness is a result of a natural compound, mogrosides. With no refined sugar and plenty of protein, you can expect all the deliciousness without the blood sugar dysregulation!
Between the 1/2 cup of Bone Broth Protein Powder, 2 eggs, and 1 can of black beans, this recipe contains approximately 127g of protein! We cut it up into about 12 squares, making for about 10g protein per serve!
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