Protein Cottage Cheese Flourless Brownies

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Making Protein Cottage Cheese Flourless Brownies takes only 35 minutes. These brownies are a healthy treat for people who are on a diet. Your brownies will get ready without flour, and they are lower in carbs as well. This recipe needs simple things, and it follows basic instructions. You only need cottage cheese, eggs, unsweetened cocoa powder, peanut butter, vanilla extract, honey, baking powder, and salt to make this recipe. It has 180 calories in a serving. Store these brownies for 5 days in the fridge. Enjoy serving Protein Cottage Cheese Flourless Brownies at your family gatherings, parties, and events.

STATS:

  • Number of Calories: 180 kcal
  • Preparation Duration: 10 minutes
  • Cooking Duration: 25 minutes
  • Total Duration: 35 minutes
  • Serving size: 1 brownie
  • Cuisine: American
  • Course: Dessert
  • Diet: High-Protein
  • Serving: 9

EQUIPMENT:

  • Oven
  • Baking pan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Blender
  • Spatula
  • Parchment paper
  • Measuring cups and spoons

INGREDIENTS:

  • Eggs: 2
  • Honey or sugar-free sweetener: 1/3 cup
  • Cottage cheese: 1 cup
  • Peanut butter (or almond butter): 1/4 cup
  • Baking powder: 1/2 tsp
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder: 1/2 cup
  • Salt: 1/4 tsp
  • Vanilla extract: 1 tsp

INGREDIENT NOTES:

EGGS:

  • Eggs give softness and some lift to your brownies. It helps in the mixing of all ingredients and gives shape and texture to your brownies. Utilize flax eggs instead.

COTTAGE CHEESE:

  • Cottage cheese in your brownies cuts the need for flour. It gives a soft and balanced texture to your brownie batter. It adds protein to your brownies and makes them healthy.  Utilize Greek yogurt or ricotta cheese instead.

HONEY OR SUGAR-FREE SWEETNER:

  • Use honey to get natural sweetness in your brownies. Sugar-free sweetener lowers the total calories of your brownies. They help by including sweet taste in your brownies and adjusting the cocoa powder’s bitter taste. Utilize maple syrup, erythritol, or stevia instead.

COCOA POWDER:

  • Adding cocoa powder will give the texture to your bownies. Its chocolaty flavor adds richness to your brownies. Utilize unsweetened cocoa powder or cacao powder instead.

VANILLA EXTRACT:

  • It improves the taste of your brownies and makes them flavorful. It gives more richness to the cocoa taste. Utilize Almond extract instead.

PEANUT BUTTER:

  • Adds more softness and texture to your brownies. Peanuts give your brownies more good fats and flavor. Utilize almond butter, sunflower seed butter, or cashew butter instead.

SALT:

  • Adding a little quantity of salt improves the overall taste. It adjusts the sweet taste in your brownies. Use sea or pink salt instead.

BAKING POWDER:

  • A small amount gives rise to your brownies and makes them light. Baking powder is also important in your brownies because it gives them a good form to your brownies without flour. Utilize baking soda with a few drops of lemon juice instead.

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Warm your oven to 180°C.
  2. Cover the pan with a parchment sheet.
  3. Form a smooth mixture of your cottage cheese in a blending machine.
  4. Include in a bowl blended cottage cheese, peanut butter, eggs, vanilla essnce, honey.
  5. Make a smooth mixture of all.
  6. Include the dry things in the cottage cheese mixture and combine them.
  7. Add your batter into the warm baking pan and form an even layer with a spatula.
  8. Heat your brownie batter for 25 minutes till it gets its final form
  9. Rest your brownies for a few minutes and serve them.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

  • Eat your brownies with some berries.
  • You can serve them with coffee.
  • Add some melted chocolate on the top for extra flavor.

TIPS:

  • Utilize the parchment sheet so that your baking tray will stay clean.
  • Do not bake your brownies for a long duration.
  • Do not cut your brownies hot, or they will lose their structure.

STORAGE INFORMATION:

FRIDGE:

  • Keep your brownies in a tight box for 5 days.

FREEZER:

  • You can freeze your brownies for two months.

FAQs:

Are there no gluten in brownies?

  • Yes, they do not contain any flour and are free of gluten.

How can I prepare my brownies to be keto-friendly?

  • Utilize a keto sweetener to prepare your brownies keto-friendly.

What makes my brownies dry?

  • Your brownies are dry because you bake them for a long time.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

Number of Calories: 180 kcal

Carbs: 6 grams

Total carbs: 8 g

Fiber: 2 grams

Iron: 1.1 g

Calcium: 80 grams

Protein: 9 g

Sodium: 160 g

Potassium: 220 grams

Vitamin A: 210 IU