This Easy and healthy Protein Brownie Recipe is super easy to make, is grain-free and loaded with goodness and some chocolate too. Made with almond flour, maple syrup and whey protein.
Preheat the oven to 170°C/350°F. Line a 10.5”x10.5” square oven proof pan with parchment paper. You may just grease with oil or butter if you like.
In a medium bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients (almond flour, protein powder, chia seeds, vanilla, cacao powder, coarse sea salt, the toasted and chopped walnuts and the chocolate chips or/chunks.
In a different glass bowl, mix and whizz the liquid ingredients - the eggs, peanut butter, milk and maple syrup.
Add the eggs and peanut butter mixture to the almond flour and chocolate mixture and stir until well incorporated. Do not overmix.
Pour the brownie batter into the prepared dish and sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips over the top. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Cool it on a cooling rack and cut it into squares. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
The best way to store walnuts is buying those in shell and break them yourself and store them in a jar for up to 2 months on the counter - they will taste nice and fresh not like the ones we buy which always taste rancid.
Chocolate - since these protein brownies are made with no added sugar, I recommend using chocolate chips containing no more than 70% cacao. The darker the chocolate, the less sweet the brownies will be. For that reason, I never recommend going above 70% cacao mass cocolate.