Muscle Brownies
from BodyTrends.com
These chocolate brownies with an added protein punch are great
for controlling your diet cravings.
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup of mashed
ripe bananas (approx. 2 bananas)
- 1 egg or egg
substitute
- 1/4 Cup canola
oil
- 3/4 Cup brown
sugar
- 2 Teaspoons
vanilla extract
- 1/2 Cup vanilla
low fat yogurt
- 3 scoops (1oz.
each) chocolate whey or soy
protein powder
- 2 Tablespoons
unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon
baking powder
- 1 1/2 Cups
flour
You may also want to include these optional ingredients:
- 1/3 Cup chocolate
chips
- 1/3 Cup chopped
walnuts
Steps to make these brownies:
- Spray a 9"
square baking pan with cooking spray.
- In a large
bowl, combine the mashed banana and egg. Mix together well.
- Add the oil,
sugar, vanilla and yogurt. Blend in the protein powder, cocoa and
baking powder.
- Gently stir
in the flour. Mix until just blended. Do not overmix.
- Pour the batter
into the prepared pan. Top with chocolate chips and/or walnuts if
desired.
- Bake at 350
degrees for 25-30 minutes. Cool in the pan. Enjoy!
This recipe makes 16 servings.
The following nutritional information does not include
the optional chocolate chips or walnuts:
Calories per brownie: 172
Protein: 6 g
Carbohydrates: 23 g
Fat: 4.5 g
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