Boost your daily energy with Chocolate Brownie Protein Cookies
There are many times when people ask me where I get my protein from! Where do I start – there are so many many vegan sources of protein! You could have any nuts, seeds, pulses, grains, substitute meats, tofu and even vegetables! Did you know the garden pea has about 5g of protein per 100g. Anyway, these chocolate brownie protein cookies (or bites) were created to add more protein to a hospital diet. As I was experimenting with recipes, it made sense to make them vegan – so I could taste test and get the best possible version.
These are a great portable snack and they are also great for breakfast too! I have eaten them as they are, dipped them in yogurt and sprinkled them on crumpets with bananas and forest fruits. There is no added sugar in these and (as with most of my recipes) you can add in extras such as coconut, different nuts, chopped dried fruit and even chocolate chips if you wish.
The Protein Cookies Recipe
There are three main ingredients in these. Fresh banana – the riper the banana, the sweeter the finished result will be. Porridge oats – gluten free can be used if required. Something you may not have, but is great for adding protein, is peanut flour. You could substitute almond, sesame or coconut flour, but if you can get defatted peanut flour it adds protein without too much of a peanut taste. If you have protein powder, you can add a teaspoon of that in too, but they work just as well without. The other ingredients are milk, cocoa powder, baking powder, a bit of mixed spice and chopped hazelnuts. The result is a batch of protein bites containing around 21g of protein.
Packed full of protein, these chocolate brownie cookies (or bites) make a great snack or breakfast.
- 100 g fresh banana mashed (approximately 1 medium)
- 25 ml milk (I used unsweetened oat)
- 40 g porridge oats (gluten free if required)
- 20 g peanut flour
- 5 g cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 10 whole hazelnuts (roughly chopped)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- *optional 5g protein powder (chocolate or vanilla)
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Put the banana in a bowl, mash well and add the milk.
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Add the oats, peanut flour, cocoa poswer and mixed spice and mix well to combine. (add protein powder if using too).
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Fold the chopped hazelnuts through.
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Sprinkle the baking powder over and gently mix in.
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Either drop spoonfuls on a lined baking tray, or put into a shallow baking tin as one brownie. You want the thickness to be about 0.5cm to 1cm thick.
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Bake at Gas Mark 6 (425f / 210c) for 10 minutes. Allow to cool.
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Enjoy.
These chocolate brownie protein cookies are so easy to make there’s no step by step required! Mash the banana, mix everything in, bake!
What do I need?
As previously mentioned, you can add extras in to your own tastes. These can be made into freeform cookies or, if a more uniform shape is required, made in a shallow baking tin and cut into squares.
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Serving
I suggest eating these as they are, or sandwiching together with peanut (or almond) butter. You could also chop them and sprinkle on to other sweet dishes such as on top of some pancakes or even add to your porridge.
Storage
These store relatively well, either covered on the worktop for a few days, or in the fridge for a week. You can also freeze them for up to three months. If freezing, portion or separate with greaseproof paper, label and freeze. Allow to defrost at room temperature (unless eating hot with ice cream!)
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